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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Reimagining Service, a national organization that believes volunteerism can help solve some of society's most pressing problems, has published TCC Group's research summary that correlates strong volunteer management practices with overall organizational effectiveness in their Resource Guide on Volunteer Management Funding.
TCC Group's research on effective volunteerism is highlighted in The Nonprofit Times.
Philanthropy New York recently held a panel discussion to help funders consider how to strike their own balance between direct services and advocacy in a way that best matches their goals and achieves the greatest impact. Senior Consultant Ashley Blanchard shares her thoughts with Smart Assets.
Why Just 50 Volunteers Make a BIG Difference
TCC Group's new research confirms that nonprofit organizations that engage 50 or more volunteers and manage them well significantly outperform those without volunteer assistance.
Vice President Thomas Knowlton discusses The Increasing Importance of Employee Involvement.
What's Next for Strategic Planning
Some nonprofit leaders argue that strategic planning is on its last legs. However, in the latest issue of the Philadelphia Social Innovations Journal, TCC Group Vice President Shelly Kessler says planning is far from obsolete.
Charity vs. Change
Senior Vice President Paul Connolly guest blogs on social innovation and social justice for Philanthropy 411 from the Council on Foundations Conference.
More Compassion in Philanthropy?
Read Senior Vice President Paul Connolly's guest blog "The End to a Technocratic Approach to Philanthropy?" on Sean Stannard-Stockton's popular blog, Tactical Philanthropy.
Smarter Outsourcing for Grantmakers
This paper explores which funders are outsourcing, the functions that can best be farmed out and, most importantly, how can funders delegate the work most effectively.
The Role of Foundations in the New Economy
Consultant Chris Cardona is the guest blogger on the Foundation Center's blog, "Philantopic"; he reviews a recent event at the Foundation Center where TCC Senior Vice President Paul Connolly and other panel members discussed the role of foundations in the new economy.
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.
