Formed in 1980, TCC Group provides strategic planning, program development, evaluation and management consulting services to foundations, nonprofit organizations, corporate community involvement programs, and government agencies. Its consulting staff includes individuals with wide-ranging expertise and experience in a diverse range of issues including education, arts and culture, community and economic development, human services, health care, children and family issues, and the environment.
From offices in New York City, Philadelphia and Chicago and San Francisco, the firm works with clients nationally and, increasingly, internationally. Services to our clients include strategic planning, organizational assessment and development, feasibility studies, program and organizational evaluation, board development, restructuring and repositioning, as well as grant program design, evaluation, and management.
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Leadership in Times of Change: Strategies to Help Nonprofit Leaders Manage During Difficult Times
Even in good times, nonprofit leaders must make tough decisions, and many struggle with how to do so in a way that will protect their organizations best interests. For most of us, 2009 is not the best of times, and what 2010 will bring is anyone's guess. Please join Vice President Shelly Kessler and Associate Director, Anne Sherman as they lead a workshop addressing how the decisions we make today, difficult though they might be, can help us in our efforts to preserve the mission and vision of our organizations, and even prepare us to emerge stronger. This free workshop is directed at teams of senior executives and board members of nonprofits and will take place at TCC Group's New York office on Monday, July 13, 2009 from 9:30am-12pm. Please click here for more information and RSVP to aahlquist@tccgrp.com.
What is Core?
This presentation will focus on helping nonprofit leaders determine "what is core" for an organization, even in the most challenging of times, by staying true to your mission and values; reworking program strategy for desired results and understanding how the market influences your strategy. Finally, workshop leader TCC Associate Director Anne Sherman will help participants put it all together to decide "What is Core" for your own organization. This presentation will take place on July 15, 2009 from 8-9:30 am at TCC Group's San Francisco office. Space is limited. If you would like to attend please register by sending an email to rhuey@tccgrp.com.
Value Added Grantmaking: Increasing the Impact with Limited Funds
On July 16, 2009 at 11am, Vice President Tom Knowlton will serve as moderator for a panel at the Conference Board's Corporate Community Involvement Conference in Chicago titled "Value Added Grantmaking: Increasing the Impact with Limited Funds". The panel will include Bobbi Silten, Chief Foundation Officer at the Gap Foundation and Jennifer Jones, Director of Community Relations at Ameriprise Financial. Please click here for more information.
Partnering with Funders to Develop Capacity Building Programs
Please join Senior Vice President Paul Connolly and Senior Consultant Susan Misra on July 17, 2009 at The Alliance for Nonprofit Management's Annual Conference in Palm Springs, where they will present on "Partnering with Funders to Develop Capacity Building Programs." Please click here for more information.
Creative Strategies for Limited Resources
On July 29, 2009 Vice President Tom Knowlton will present a session to the corporate members of the Minnesota Council on Foundations titled "Creative Strategies for Limited Resources" in Minneapolis.
The Sustainability Formula
The size of a nonprofit's operating budget is not necessarily the best metric for determining its sustainability. This couldn't be more apparent in the current economic climate where many nonprofits have to make tough decisions about cutting programs and staff or shutting their doors altogether. TCC Group conducted a statistical analysis of the factors that correlate to organizational sustainability for approximately 700 nonprofit organizations that used its Core Capacity Assessment Tool (CCAT). The paper highlights the three main factors that determine a nonprofit's sustainability: leadership, adaptability, and program capacity.
Click here for more information on the Core Capacity Assessment Tool, an online assessment tool that allows an organization to analyze its four core capacities, in addition to its organizational culture.
