Strengthening Organizations That Serve Communities
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| CLIENT STORIES–Experience The Managance Way |
East Baltimore Development, Inc.–Strategic planning with a neighborhood revitalization effort |
| “Right from the beginning, Managance understood that this plan had to be a living document,” said Jack Shannon, EBDI’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “We needed a fairly detailed framework, yet it also had to be something we would use in the future.” Read their story + |
National Coalition of STD Directors–Strategic planning with a national assocation of public health professionals |
| “What sets Managance apart is that they really do their homework,” said Tom Bertrand, who chaired the Board during the transition period. “From her first meeting with our Board, everyone could tell that Denice (Rothman Hinden, Managance’s Founder and President), already knew who we were, and what our issues were.” Read their story + |
Live Baltimore–Transition planning and management review with a community marketing organization |
| “This was a time of anxiety for us,” said Betsy Nelson, who chaired the Transition Committee. “We didn’t know how much of what we were going through was standard, and how much was unique to us. Mangance really helped anchor us, and helped us to clarify the issues we needed to deal with.” Read their story + |
The Marion I. and Henry J. Knott Foundation–Strategic planning with a family foundation |
| “We wanted to do a lot of this work in-house, and they (Managance) had no problem with that,” said Greg Cantori, Executive Director. “They provided us with the guidance and materials we needed, and they let us continue our own process from there. They really wanted what was best for us.” Read their story + |
| The Arc of Maryland–Strategic planning with a state-wide association working on disabilities |
| “I was always the type of person who just likes to get in and do things, and I thought it was just going to be a waste of time,” Executive Director, Cristine Marchand said. “Now, I think it’s probably the best investment of funds we’ve ever used.” Read their story + |
| CHAI–Strategic planning with a community development corporation |
| “They (Managance) are highly skilled, and they really understand what the role of a consultant is. They knew when to push and when not to push. And when it was their turn to drive, they drove,” said the chair of the strategic planning committee. Read their story + |
| Chesapeake Bay Trust–Strategic planning with a foundation focused on the environment |
| “Managance was able to get everyone on the same page. Managance, through the leadership of Vice President, Paige Teegarden, really went to our people and asked us to identify what we think our most critical issues are.” Read their story + |
| Public Campaign–Strategic planning with a progressive advocacy organization |
| “…the votes are already in on the plan’s success. After just eight months, Public Campaign has begun seeing impressive results.” Read their story + |
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