How We Work . . .
Unlike many firms, we enjoy the luxury of being
selective in choosing our clients. We
feel one can only do one's best work when their passion is aroused for that
cause. It is often argued that the
sign of a true professional is in being able to
rise above their personal feelings and consistently deliver for the client no matter
what they personally feel . . . which we say is proven on many dark city
street-corners any evening. We will
only work for causes that we fully believe in.
We strive to work as quickly as the client
organization can bear. We believe
there are but three things any counsel can provide:
objectivity, candor and experience.
Our experience is long and deep, having served the
full spectrum of philanthropy from major international charities to small
emerging causes, including
foundations, Fortune 500 corporations, municipalities and associations.
Our service covers all aspects of planning, public relations, fund
raising and marketing. We
have developed teaching papers over decades of continuing professional education presentations we have provided.
We freely share these with clients as appropriate.
Our "bottom line" is not our fiscal
bottom line, but to provide a service that will leave our clients stronger and
more self-reliant than before we became friends. We expect to frequently hear the easiest question
in the world to ask and the hardest to answer:
"Why?" It is
our job to know the "why's"
of our profession.
We bring vast experience which produces objectivity
that is only possible from someone outside an organization.
The hallmark of our service is our candor - our
clients must be prepared to hear it like it is, and not expect us to tell
them what they want to hear.