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Empowered Organizations,
Vibrant Communities,
Changed Lives.

At Harsany & Associates we seek to create resilient organizations and communities that use plans and adaptivity to create a culture that empowers their people to successfully navigate change.

Learn About What We Do

Our Practice Areas

Community Development
and Housing

A sense of community, or belonging, is vital to us as human beings. A part of that sense of belonging is a place of safety, shelter, and family, a place called home. At Harsany & Associates, creating and improving homes and communities for people is what we do.

Our Areas of Focus:

Community Revitalization5
Housing Development/Sustainability5
Planning5
Disaster Recovery & Resilience5

Organizational Development

The continuously changing needs of a client reflect the necessity of a continuous improvement upon an organization’s processes. Harsany & Associates helps organizations improve and reinforce their strategies, structures, and processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness. Our combined expertise and your vision are used collaboratively to create a simplified Strategic Planning process and achieve the level of elasticity and resiliency required throughout a dynamic environment.

Our Areas of Focus:

Organizational Resiliency 5

Strategic Planning and Organizational Assessment 5

Financial Strategy and Analysis 5

Why We’re Different

Seeing the Big Picture

We think broadly about programs and projects from their conception through their final use and utilize a holistic approach to connect you to best practices in the fundamental areas of planning, program management, and performance evaluation.

Integrating Management & Program Expertise

We help you to achieve effective results by integrating the core competencies of organizational management and leadership skills with practice area expertise.

A Personal Approach

Our extensive history of applicable experience provides for a better understanding of the challenges facing your organization, and the successes you wish to achieve. We know that both your community and organization are unique, and through an individualized approach, we strive to work together to guide you through processes and change.

Why We Do What We Do

We do this work because we want to make a difference, we care about the people that we work for, and we love the work that we do. Thank you to all our clients for the good years together.

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The Ohio CDC Association (OCDCA) engaged Harsany and Associates in 2019 for our three-year strategic plan (2020 – 2022). This was the first time I worked with Cindy and Doug and I can sincerely say it was an effective, eye-opening, and thoughtful process that resulted in the right direction for our association. Our Board of Trustees and staff enjoyed the facilitation and participation was strong. Most importantly the end result, the strategic plan, is working for us. Even in these troubling times we’ve been able to keep our eye on the ball, follow the plan, and thrive during these troubling times. That wouldn’t be possible without their insight and passion for the work of non-profits and community developers.

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Nate Coffman
Executive Director, Ohio CDC Association
{Harsany and Associates worked with the City of Lima to ensure we were meeting complicated HUD HOME Investment Partnership Program regulations on a multi-million dollar housing project that resulted in the renovation of a vacant but iconic historic building in the heart of our downtown. The expertise that Harsany and Associates brought to the project helped us to effectively monitor the project and avoid costly compliance issues. Most recently, Harsany and Associates completed a thorough housing assessment for our community which has provided a blueprint for our strategy to improve housing quality in the City of Lima. Their ability to work with detailed statistics and survey information to provide a clear analysis of the current situation and generate data-driven solutions has gone a long way to both inform the public and to incorporate citizen input, which is critical for the success of our long-term plan.{
Susan Crotty
CEcD Director, Department of Community Development, City of Lima
{The Butler County Community Development office contracted with Harsany & Associates, LLC., for the past several years to assist our three-person operation with many important HUD reporting requirements such as, our Con Plans, CAPER's, the AFFH AI which made a tremendous difference and ease to present these items since we annually administer around $1.9 million. Also, our most recent collaboration regarding the new construction Rental HOME project that I personally would not have navigated this challenging project so seamlessly had it not been for their professional experience and hands on approach to assist us and which ultimately won Butler County recognition by the Ohio Conference of Community Development{
Karen Gabbard
Community Development Specialist, Butler County
{Harsany and Associates has worked with the City of Brunswick successfully, thoughtfully and fully engaged. Harsany was hired as a third party, to review, examine and report on multiple developments throughout the city. Each time, the report(s) have been thoroughly examined, and offered insightful direction for the future of these projects. Doug Harsany, was extremely professional, offered insightful comparisons and a depth of knowledge, that was outstanding. The projects, all of which were for Special Planning Districts, contained many challenges, from the topography to the buildings themselves. The process performed by Harsany and Associates gave texture, guidance and focus, aiding to the success.{
Grant Aungst
Community and Economic Development Director, City of Brunswick

Recent Impact

At Harsany & Associates we strive to make a difference, to improve the lives of people, to better communities, and to strengthen organizations and help them reach their goals. Here are examples of our efforts

1570 Grand Blvd.

The ever-present need for safe and supportive spaces is a vital aspect of community. The YWCA has championed this notion for years. Through the direct confrontation of social justice issues, the emphasis on empowerment and economic advancement, and the promise of health and safety, the YWCA continuously advances their mission to empower women and eliminate racism. Across the country, the YWCA coordinates and collaborates with various like-minded organizations to achieve these ideals and further advance the cause. And such is the case in Hamilton, Ohio.

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