NonProfit Consulting: Clients & Testimonials
We take great delight and pride in the clients we have served over the years.
Here's what they're saying about us…
Resource Development
"The Del E. Webb Center for the Performing Arts is a young not for profit with limited funding in a rural area and carefully spends its resources. Susan Walling was retained in our second season, 2002-2003, to design and implement our first membership drive. We found her assistance to be invaluable, as she worked equally well with volunteers, board members and staff, and our campaign was highly successful. Her model and research will be valuable for many years. We have again retained Susan's consulting services in 2003-2004 to assist us with development and grantseeking and are confident that her abilities and professionalism will guide us through another successful campaign."
Cathy Weiss, Director, Del E. Webb Center for the Performing Arts
"Mrs. Walling has been a Philanthropy Consultant
to Royer-Greaves School for Blind since 1994.
The School is small with a very unique population.
Through the years Mrs. Walling has assisted the
School by researching and developing grant proposals
for several major projects. The results have been
extremely gratifying with an increase in grant
funding each year. This professional relationship
has been most beneficial to the School and the
students it serves."
Carol T. Dale, Executive Director, Royer-Greaves
School for Blind
Leadership Development
"Board members were inspired and re-energized as a result of
participating in the board retreat facilitated by
Susan Walling. Planning for the overnight retreat
was a breeze due to Susan's professional assistance
in planning our work; the smooth implementation of
the well thought out and formatted agenda enabled
us to learn, grow and accomplish a great deal in a
short period of time."
Mickie White-Carstens, President, Mental Health
Advocates of Arizona
Executive Search
"I would like to thank you for the extraordinary service you provided Camp fire USA Greater Arizona Council in our search for our new President/CEO. I must commend you for your guidance and direction in the executive search process. I believe the process was managed by you with precision and appropriate flexibility in working with the Search Committee and Management staff to facilitate a decision on our new leader."
Thomas Avery, CFO and former Interim Executive Director, Camp Fire USA Greater Arizona Council
Seminars
"Participation in the Executive Director Roundtable, facilitated by Susan Lee Walling, has met and exceeded all of my expectations. Susan's expertise and her ability to share information in a direct, concise manner, as well as provide sample documents on a wide variety of topics has saved me invaluable time and aided tremendously in the advancement of our organization."
Dee Mitten, Executive Director, Waste Not, Inc.
Here are some ways in which we work with our nonprofit clients …
Leadership Development
- Arizona Native Scholastic & Enrichment Resources Foundation (ANSER), Phoenix, AZ - executive coaching
- Carelift International, Inc. (PA) - board/staff retreat
- Community Service Council of Chester County (PA) - executive coaching, board retreat
- Center for Outreach and Services for the Autism Community (NJ) - executive coaching, board/staff retreat
- Gnosis, Ltd., Cave Creek (AZ) - executive coaching
- Lourdes HomeHealth Services (NJ) - executive coaching
- Mental Health Advocates Coalition of Arizona (AZ) - board retreat
- Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania (PA) - board/staff retreat
- Royer-Greaves School for Blind (PA) - executive coaching
- Scottsdale Foundation for the Handicapped (AZ) - board/staff retreat
- St. Luke's Health Initiatives (AZ) - roundtable seminars for executive directors
- Tempe Community Council (AZ) - board evaluation workshop
- Waste Not (AZ) - board/staff retreat
- The Wellness Community - Philadelphia (PA) - executive coaching, board/staff retreat, board development
- Valley Leadership (AZ) - board governance
Fundraising, Resource Development & Communications
- Adult Care of Chester County (PA) - capital campaign, annual report
- America-Israel Friendship League (NY) - grantseeking
- Arizona Native Scholastic & Enrichment Resources Foundation (AZ) - special events, collateral materials
- Archdiocese of Philadelphia-Catholic Health Care Services (PA) grantseeking
- Camden-Wyoming Fire Company (DE) - feasibility study for capital campaign
- Carelift International (PA) - case statement development, grantseeking, inaugural report
- Community Service Council of Chester County (PA) - resource development planning, annual giving, grantseeking, data base selection
- Lourdes HomeHealth Services (NJ) - implementing resource development and marketing plans, newsletter development
- Center for Outreach and Services for the Autism Community (NJ) - grantseeking
- Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PA) - proposal writing
- Royer-Greaves School for Blind (PA) - grantseeking, image development, newsletter development
- St. Luke's Health Initiatives (AZ) - fundraising workshops
- Tri-City Jewish Community Center (AZ) - grantseeking
- The Del E. Webb Center for the Performing Arts (AZ) - inaugural membership campaign, grantseeking
- The Wellness Community - Philadelphia (PA) - grantseeking, annual giving, newsletter development, capital campaign, marketing, special events
- VOX, The Renaissance Consort (PA) - grantseeking, marketing
(Note: Grantseeking typically includes funder research, developing the organizational overview, proposal writing and stewardship.)
Organizational Development & Planning
- BHHS Legacy Foundation/Boys & Girls Clubs of the Colorado River (AZ & NV) - organizational assessment, strategic planning
- Carelift International (PA) – strategic planning
- Center for Outreach and Services for the Autism Community (NJ) – strategic planning
- Classroom, Inc. (NY) – establishing a development office
- Community Service Council of Chester County, West Chester, PA – resource development planning
- Gnosis, Ltd. (AZ) - resource development planning and marketing planning
- Lourdes HomeHealth Services (NJ) - resource development and marketing planning
- Mental Health Advocates Coalition of Arizona (AZ) – organizational assessment
- Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania (PA) – strategic planning study, development performance audit, resource development planning
- Mission of Mercy (AZ) - strategic planning
- Mountain Park Health Center (AZ) – resource development planning
- Nueva Esperanza (PA) – resource
development and marketing planning
- Scottsdale Foundation for the Handicapped (AZ) – development performance audit
- St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children (PA) – special events
- Stewart Huston Charitable Trust (PA) – strategic planning study
- Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation (AZ) – planning and facilitating a collaborative-building meeting
- The Wellness Community – Philadelphia (PA) – strategic planning
- VOX, The Renaissance Consort (PA) - resource development planning
- The Del E. Webb Center for the Performing Arts (AZ) - resource development planning
Executive Search
- Camp Fire USA Greater Arizona Council (AZ) - President/CEO
- Center for Outreach and Services for the Autism Community (NJ) – Director of Development
- Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania (PA) – Vice President of Development
- New Directions Institute for Infant Brain Development (AZ) – Chief Operating Officer
- Nueva Esperanza, (PA) – Director of Development
- Scottsdale Foundation for the Handicapped (AZ) – Executive Director
- United Methodist Outreach Ministries (AZ) - Director of Development
Please Contact Us for more information. We'd love to talk with you about how our work in organizational capacity building will benefit you, your staff, board and volunteers.