In Our Client's Words

For a client's perspective on working with MAG, we offer these brief stories from our clients.

Advocates for Youth and other national organizations address the challenges common in collaborations to engage in joint state policy work. 

Center for Reproductive Rights unifies organizationally and develops responsive strategies to domestic and international changes.

Civil Liberties and Public Policy Program has a proactive, healthy leadership transition.

Education Trust makes the organizational changes necessary to support its rapid growth.

Education Trust's managers gain a common foundation for effective management and become a cohesive supportive team.

Equal Justice USA moves from being anchored in one leader to a collective.

Equal Justice Works revitalizes its strategy, its board, and its fundraising.

Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues host a national retreat where grantmakers address the need to increase racial equity in their work.

Funders Network on Population, Reproductive Health and Rights finds the commonalities necessary to successfully bring together different groups of foundation for collaborations.

Hope House transitions from a good idea into a real, "grown-up" organization.

The John Merck Fund improves its governance cohesive functioning after a major board transition.

La Clinica del Pueblo learns that serving their clients effectively includes managing their staff better.

Land Trust Alliance refines its strategic plan and fosters a whole series of new successes and leaders.

The National Women's Law Center builds a strong enduring development team that translates into a continuously growing bottom line.

National Youth Employment Coalition creates a powerful shift in the effectiveness of board-staff relationships.

SisterSong finds its shared vision as a collective and restructures itself to take the steps toward realizing it.


Detailed Case Narratives

For a deeper look at a typical MAG client engagement, we offer the following in-depth case narratives. To provide specificity and detail while honoring client confidentiality, we have disguised the identities of the clients mentioned.

Growth and Change
A small legal organization breaks through obstacles and sets an aggressive path for growth.

National and Affiliate Capacity-Building
A venerable national organization harnesses the power of its affiliate network.

Building a Cohesive, Effective, and Diverse Culture
A major human rights organization powerfully realigns its strategy and enhances cohesion and diversity.

Comprehensive Strategic Planning, Fundraising, and Management Assistance
A funder's request to diversify its funding sources becomes a powerful opportunity to realign strategy for a national service provider.