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Strategic Planning RFP!

Help KDO complete their next 3-year strategic plan:

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Completion of Strategic Plan

Klondike Development Organization hereby requests proposals from consultants with experience in the Not-for-Profit Sector to complete a 3-year strategic plan.

  • Review board input and other engagement materials already gathered during in-house planning activities over the past year.
  • Conduct new contextual interviews with board and new and outgoing staff.
  • Identify areas where aspirations for the organization do not align and facilitate building consensus and/or pathways to assist the achievement of diverse goals concurrently.
  • Write a 3-year plan which confirms guiding vision and mission statements, identifies clear goals, and provides direction and focus for the organization as well as financial stability planning.

The deadline for receipt of proposals is July 12, 2026, 11:59 PM. 

Qualifying proposals will be evaluated in the best interests of Klondike Development Organization by Committee based on a combination of methodology, qualifications, experience and price. Klondike Development Organization reserves the right not to accept the lowest price or any proposal as submitted. 

Proposed Project Start Date: August 1, 2026
Proposed Project Completion Date: September 30, 2026

To register you interest in the RFP and to request any clarifications, contact: klondikedevelopment at gmail.com

KDO RFP for Strategic Planning ConsultantDownload
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Come And Work With KDO as Operations Director!

We are seeking a community builder with experience organizing projects, delivering high-impact programs, and a breadth of knowledge of Dawson City’s stakeholders, characteristics and dynamics.  This role is about building relationships, identifying community needs and delivering impactful initiatives.

As Operations Director with the KDO, you will lead the organization through a transitional phase in terms of staff/board membership and organizational focus in the context of a challenging funding landscape. The ideal candidate would be someone who has a passion for seeing your community thrive, energy to coordinate a volunteer board, and drive planning into action. 

The Operations Director must also be able to split their attention between new initiatives and ongoing responsibility for effective operation of our rental housing and solar power farm while managing day-to-day organizational requirements. You’ll leverage strong organizational and communication skills to deliver on annual projects and ongoing activities that support community and economic development.

Key Activities

  • Strategic organizational stewardship
  • Manage KDO’s social enterprises (rental housing and solar power)
  • Community Economic Development support and engagement
  • Project coordination
  • Financial management and administration

Apply by May 27, 2026!

For more information, please see the job posting and job description:

Job Posting_KDO Operations DirectorDownload
Job Description_KDO Operations DirectorDownload
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SMOL TALK Builds Community!

What a wonderful evening! Thanks to everyone who came out to our very first smol talk event at Bonton & Company!

Credit to Lana Welchman and Charlotte Luscombe for coming up with the concept and letting KDO run with it.

BRAVISSIOMO to the brave guest speakers who shared their stories of PLACE, PASSION & PURPOSE: Shelby Jordan, Christopher MacIntyre, Aubyn O’Grady and Dr. Adam Sherrard!

Gratitude to event sponsors, City of Dawson and Government of Yukon, Economic Development!

Thanks to Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (KIAC) for loaning the technical gear.

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Supporting Farming in the Klondike

KDO has partnered with Klondike Farmers Forum on a project to gather information to get to know the Klondike area farming community better and to provide a basis for planning.

We’ve launched a survey that aims to find out about current farming and agricultural processing activity, and learn about the needs of farmers for infrastructure, organizational frameworks, and other supports that would foster sustainable development of local food production.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TSQ7B6Y

You may have completed a similar survey in 2020 (thanks, if so!). Any repetition in this survey is intentional and necessary to generate comparative data that will eventually demonstrate trends over time, and track important changes within the sector.

Following closure of the survey, data will be analyzed and shared with the public and the farming community through online and in-person formats. Information gathered will support planning and organizing of actions to benefit the sector.