Case studies
We “zoom out to zoom in.”
A contextual landscape analysis of each client’s environment, then a zoom in to strengthen — or change — the critical elements of its operations, leading to greater impact and sustainable long-term funding.
Museum · Funding Strategy
Funding strategy and events for Ralph Nader’s museum
Roster · Georgia
Sixteen Atlanta-area organizations, one standard of governance
Public Health · Spin-out · 1+ year engagement
Spinning out the National Forum for Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention
Foundation · Rare Disease · 2019 – ongoing
A customized learning system for 67 rare-disease grantees
Corporation · Youth Development · 2004–2010
From an internal initiative to a community-owned youth foundation
Education · Capital Campaign · 5-year engagement
$50 million raised — and a fundraising engine built to last
Events
Lightshows, galas and visionary-award programs
Corporation · Community Investment · Multi-year engagement
A community-investment strategy for a headquarters relocation
Research · Strategy
Connecting research, advocacy and philanthropy to prevent cancer
Roster · Capital Campaigns
Capital campaigns led by Laurie Kirkegaard
Foundation · Education · 9-year engagement
Rebuilding a 30-year-old education network for the 21st century
Roster · Chapter Models
Leadership training for chapter-based organizations
Roster · Global
A global practice, client by client
Roster · Rare Disease
Foundations racing to cure rare disease
International NGO · Fundraising · 2012–2014
A case for investing — built across three continents
Global Health · Startup · 2-year engagement
Structure, board and case for a new global health corps
Storytelling · Film
Six filmmakers. Stories that move donors.
Investors · Due Diligence
Diligence and partnership design for foundations and family offices
Healthcare · Brand & Board · 1-year engagement
Beyond the Harvard name: a brand that attracts transformational donors
Healthcare · Capital Campaign · 4-year engagement
A $65 million tower of care — and a national pediatric network
Education · Board Development · 4-year engagement
Board training and sustainable funding across seven institutes
International Charity · Chapters · 6-year engagement
Major-gift systems for a global charity serving 42 countries
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