Let Justice Roll Down Like a River

This is part of our 2023 “Holiday Highlights” series to showcase some of the 

partners and projects Chrysalis Lab has worked with this year.

 

“The Chrysalis Lab team is amazing! They delivered usable analysis in a timely and cost-effective manner.  Their process was thoughtful, respectful, and thorough. They were able to glean relevant organizational needs and trends, while delivering suggestions steeped in sector wisdom and best practices. They were a joy to work with.” Doug Ammar, Executive Director, Georgia Justice Project

 

Chrysalis Lab understands the profound need for co-created social solutions that are adaptable and sustainable to help transform leaders, organizations, and communities for the greater good. Because of this, the Georgia Justice Project (GJP) invited Chrysalis Lab to assess the current and future needs of the organization to maximize impact and outcomes. The goal of our assessment was to determine the most effective organizational structure and systems that align with the way forward for GJP.

 

The Georgia Justice Project has been extremely successful in fulfilling its mission of breaking down barriers to opportunity for Georgians impacted by the criminal justice system. GJP has won numerous awards and has been recognized for its innovative and transformative work in criminal justice reform. The holistic approach – casework, advocacy, and social services – to reducing recidivism and supporting the families of their clients makes GJP perfectly positioned to demonstrate the type of disruptive impact needed to tackle the issues within the judicial system. As GJP prepared to set its path for future growth, they acknowledged a need to assess and re-tool aspects of its core infrastructure critical to sustaining impact. 

 

Our assessment process included reviewing key documents – annual reports, job descriptions, organizational charts, the previous strategic plan, and other key resources – to help us gain useful context on the organization. We also surveyed key internal stakeholders to distill assumptions, old and new perspectives, and helpful insights. In addition, we interviewed GJP board members and senior leadership. This data set allowed us to provide recommendations that addressed GJP’s operational structure, new or re-tooled systems, and key performance indicators that aligned with desired operational excellence.

The Chrysalis Lab team acknowledged the work that GJP had done to establish a strong reputation and culture. But with such influence comes a deep responsibility to build an organization that can continue to foster and nurture organizational growth. Now that our recommendations are fully implemented, GJP will be perfectly positioned for sustained success for many more years. We look forward to even greater enhancements in program outcomes and organizational culture, operations that improve delivery of impactful services and information to key stakeholders, and a brand that will be worthy of sizeable strategic investments in the future. More importantly, GJP is clearly poised to continue to be successful and impactful in the lives of its constituents.