Onward with Courage and Kindness

COVID-19 Advice for Funders and nonprofits

IMPACT WITH INSIGHT

We provide insightful philanthropic solutions to maximize impact and tackle urgent social challenges through donor collaboration, cutting-edge innovations, and community-building techniques.

Presenting the Sander Prize to Dr. Henry Jarecki with Deutsches Haus for his work in Scholar Rescue and advancing US-German relations

Participating in a panel discussion on Science and Diplomacy with Ambassador Susan Elliott and Mary Collins at the EastWest Institute

Speaking on investment in refugee entrepreneurship, friendly public policy and positive media narratives on multiple panels at the R Ventures Forum in Berlin

Our Areas of Expertise

 

• Program Startup and Implementation
• Family Foundation Management
• Donor Advising
• Nonprofit Management Consulting

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We transform philanthropic programs from idea to implementation.

• Revenue Stream Identification
• Policy and Procedure Development
• Establishment of Administrative Infrastructure
• Project Management

Value: We develop systems and processes to advance your organizational mission, expanding beneficiary impact.

We manage all aspects of family foundations, building cohesion and removing administrative burdens so that you can focus on impact.

• Goal Alignment
• Philanthropic Model Development
• Business Process Improvement
• Grant Portfolio Administration
• Group Giving Management

Value: We help your family foundation establish a strong and cohesive infrastructure to streamline grant-making processes, strengthening family bonds and catalyzing interest and activity on behalf of the family members to maximize long-term philanthropic impact.

We leverage cutting-edge practices to enable you to maximize social returns on your philanthropic investments.

• Grantee Evaluation
• Strategic Partnership Development
• Communication Campaign Design

​Value: We enable you to achieve high-impact objectives by strengthening your connection to the grantees and beneficiaries and leveraging cutting-edge research and best practices.

We maximize philanthropic return on investment and strengthen non-profit capacity through management consulting.

• Resource Development
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Fundraising
• Strategic Partnerships
• Communications and Public Relations
• Program Development and Planning

Value: We maximize your organization's return on investment as well as strengthen non-profit infrastructure and capacity to achieve your mission.

Our Core Values

Trust and Discretion

We believe that maximum impact begins with cultivating a close and trusting relationship with discretion on all matters.

Collaboration

We leverage strategic partnerships across diverse sectors to develop tailored and forward-thinking responses to social challenges.

Learning

We are constantly learning, exploring and innovating for maximum returns on your philanthropic investments.

Equity

We believe all beneficiaries are equal and should be invested in programs that seek to improve their lives.

Recent Publications

• Onward with Money and Love
• Girls' Education in India
• Advancing the Four Freedoms

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Photo credit: Kate Felsen Di Pietro (Feed the Frontlines NYC)

Onward with Money and Love: Help for our Frontline Medical Workers

Several weeks into the COVID-19 crisis in the United States, we are all very worried about frontline medical workers. Whether you are a small donor or a big giver, an ordinary citizen or an established philanthropist , there are several important things you can do to help. Here is a round-up of ideas, sourced from family and friends and especially the doctors, nurses, and other medical workers we know and love.

Girls' Education in India and the Maharaja Bhagwat Singh

​Published in The Diplomat “Girls’ Education in India and the Maharaja Bhagwat Singh of Gondal: How a progressive Indian Maharaja revolutionized girls’ education in the early 20th century.” Read the article here.

Advancing the Four Freedoms: The Power of Small Things

Published guest blog Advancing the Four Freedoms: The Power of Small Things on personal philanthropy's power to help advance freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.