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Phone (202) 659-1963
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Client Stories

In Our Client's Words
For a client’s perspective on working with MAG, we offer these brief stories from MAG clients.

Equal Justice Works revitalizes its strategy, its board, and its fundraising.
National Youth Employment Coalition creates a powerful shift in the effectiveness of board-staff relationships.

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.

Creating 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.

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2008-11-23 10:08:59 (DEBUG) [1] 38.103.63.58:54068 [Mysql.class.php] - Executing SQL select: 'select min(id) as id from mass_cat where dataset='catproduct' limit 1'
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2008-11-23 10:08:59 (DEBUG) [1] 38.103.63.58:54068 [Mysql.class.php] - Executing SQL select: 'select distinct c.id, c.name, c.title, c.description, sc.publish, i.id as image_id, i.thumbbytes, i.imagebytes from mass_cat c left join mass_sitecat sc on ( sc.cat_id = c.id ) left join mass_datasetcat pc on (pc.cat_id = c.id) left join mass_product p on (pc.dataset_id = p.id) left join mass_catcomponent cc on (c.id = cc.cat_id_in) left join mass_catcomponent cp on (c.id = cp.cat_id_for) left join mass_siteprod sp on (p.id = sp.prod_id) left join mass_image i on (i.dataset_id = c.id) where cc.cat_id_for = '9' and (c.id = 9 or sc.site_id = 1 or sc.site_id = 1 ) and (c.dataset='catproduct') and sc.publish = 'Y' order by c.title'
2008-11-23 10:08:59 (DEBUG) [1] 38.103.63.58:54068 [Mysql.class.php] - Executing SQL select: 'select min(id) as id from mass_cat where dataset='typeproduct' limit 1'
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2008-11-23 10:08:59 (DEBUG) [1] 38.103.63.58:54068 [Mysql.class.php] - Executing SQL select: 'select c.id, c.name,c.email,c.website from mass_organization c left join mass_dataset ds on (ds.id = c.id) where ds.site_id=1 order by c.id desc limit 1'
2008-11-23 10:08:59 (DEBUG) [1] 38.103.63.58:54068 [Mysql.class.php] - Executing SQL select: 'select p.*, if(b.public_display is null, b.details_display, b.public_display) public_display, b.details_display, b.public_cat_varname, b.parameters bead_parameters, l.name as layout, l.major as major, l.colcount as colcount, l.areacount as areacount from mass_page p left join mass_bead b on (b.id = p.bead_id) left join mass_layout l on (l.id = p.layout_id) left join mass_sitedatasetmemtype sdm on (p.id = sdm.dataset_id) where p.id=395 and p.site_id=1 and p.publish='Y' and (p.expireson is null or p.expireson > now()) and (p.publishon is null or p.publishon < now()) and ((sdm.memtype_id is null and p.membersonly <> 'Y') or (sdm.memtype_id is null and p.membersonly = '')) and (sdm.site_id is null or sdm.site_id =1 ) limit 1'
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2008-11-23 10:08:59 (DEBUG) [1] 38.103.63.58:54068 [Mysql.class.php] - Executing SQL select: 'select distinct p.*, if(b.public_display is null, b.details_display, b.public_display) public_display, b.details_display, b.public_cat_varname, b.parameters bead_parameters from mass_page p left join mass_bead b on (p.bead_id = b.id) left join mass_sitedatasetmemtype sdm on (sdm.dataset_id=p.id and sdm.site_id=1) where p.floating <> 'Y' and p.publish = 'Y' and (p.publishon is null or p.publishon < now()) and (p.expireson is null or p.expireson > now()) and p.site_id=1 and ((sdm.memtype_id is null and p.membersonly <> 'Y') or (sdm.memtype_id is null and p.membersonly = '')) and (sdm.site_id is null or sdm.site_id =1 ) order by p.navloc, p.parent_id, p.rank'
2008-11-23 10:08:59 (DEBUG) [1] 38.103.63.58:54068 [Mysql.class.php] - Executing SQL select: 'select * from mass_page where id=178 limit 1'
2008-11-23 10:08:59 (DEBUG) [1] 38.103.63.58:54068 [Mysql.class.php] - Executing SQL select: 'select h.* from mass_home h left join mass_dataset ds on (ds.id = h.id) where ds.site_id=1 limit 1'
2008-11-23 10:08:59 (DEBUG) [1] 38.103.63.58:54068 [Mysql.class.php] - Executing SQL select: 'select distinct sb.*, i.id as image_id, i.imagefile, i.imagew, i.imageh, i.imagebytes from mass_sitesidebar si left join mass_sidebar sb on (si.sidebar_id = sb.id) left join mass_sitesidebarpage sp on (sp.sitesidebar_id = si.id) left join mass_image i on (i.dataset_id = sb.id) where si.site_id = 1 and si.publish = 'Y' and (sp.page_id=395) order by si.rank'
2008-11-23 10:08:59 (DEBUG) [1] 38.103.63.58:54068 [Mysql.class.php] - Executing SQL select: 'select distinct sb.*, i.id as image_id, i.imagefile, i.imagew, i.imageh, i.imagebytes from mass_sitesidebar si left join mass_sidebar sb on (si.sidebar_id = sb.id) left join mass_sitesidebarpage sp on (sp.sitesidebar_id = si.id) left join mass_image i on (i.dataset_id = sb.id) where si.site_id = 1 and si.publish = 'Y' and sp.page_id is null order by si.rank'
2008-11-23 10:08:59 (DEBUG) [1] 38.103.63.58:54068 [Mysql.class.php] - Executing SQL select: 'select distinct sb.*, i.id as image_id, i.imagefile, i.imagew, i.imageh, i.imagebytes from mass_sitesidebar si left join mass_sidebar sb on (si.sidebar_id = sb.id) left join mass_sitesidebarpage sp on (sp.sitesidebar_id = si.id) left join mass_image i on (i.dataset_id = sb.id) where si.site_id = 1 and si.publish = 'Y' and sp.page_id is not null limit 1'
2008-11-23 10:08:59 (DEBUG) [1] 38.103.63.58:54068 [Mysql.class.php] - Executing SQL select: 'select * from mass_faq f left join mass_faqcat fc on (fc.id = f.faqcat_id) left join mass_dataset ds on (ds.id = f.id and ds.site_id = 1) where fc.publish='Y' and f.publish='Y' limit 1'
2008-11-23 10:08:59 (DEBUG) [1] 38.103.63.58:54068 [Mysql.class.php] - Executing SQL select: 'select distinct fc.id, fc.name from mass_faq f left join mass_faqcat fc on (fc.id = f.faqcat_id) left join mass_dataset ds on (ds.id = fc.id and ds.site_id = 1) where fc.publish='Y' and fc.parent_id is null and f.publish='Y' order by fc.name'
2008-11-23 10:08:59 (DEBUG) [1] 38.103.63.58:54068 [Mysql.class.php] - Executing SQL select: 'select distinct tc.id, tc.name, 'programcats' as thing from mass_siteprogram si left join mass_program tb on (tb.id = si.program_id) left join mass_issuecat tc on (tc.id = tb.issuecat_id) left join mass_siteissuecat sic on sic.issuecat_id = tc.id and (sic.site_id=1 or sic.site_id=1) left join mass_sitedatasetmemtype sdm on (sdm.dataset_id = tb.id and sdm.dataset = 'program' ) where sic.publish='Y' and (sic.site_id=1 or sic.site_id=1) and tb.id is not null and tb.id <> 0 and si.publish='Y' and (tb.publishon is null or (tb.publishon is not null and tb.publishon <= now())) and (tb.expireson is null or (tb.expireson is not null and tb.expireson >= now())) and ((tb.membersonly <> 'Y' and sdm.memtype_id is null) or (sdm.memtype_id is null and tb.membersonly = '')) union select distinct tc.id, tc.name, 'linkcats' as thing from mass_sitelink sl left join mass_link tb on (tb.id = sl.link_id) left join mass_linkcat tc on (tc.id = tb.linkcat_id) left join mass_sitedatasetmemtype sdm on (sdm.dataset_id = tb.id and sdm.dataset = 'link' ) where sl.site_id=1 and tb.id is not null and tb.id <> 0 and sl.publish='Y' and (tc.parent_id = 0 or tc.parent_id is null) and ((tb.membersonly <> 'Y' and sdm.memtype_id is null) or (sdm.memtype_id is null and tb.membersonly = '')) union select distinct tc.id, tc.name, 'issuecats' as thing from mass_siteissue si left join mass_issue tb on (tb.id = si.issue_id) left join mass_issuecat tc on (tc.id = tb.issuecat_id) left join mass_siteissuecat stc on stc.issuecat_id = tc.id and (stc.site_id=1 or stc.site_id=1) left join mass_sitedatasetmemtype sdm on (sdm.dataset_id = tb.id and sdm.dataset = 'issue' ) where stc.publish='Y' and (si.site_id=1 or si.site_id=1) and tb.id is not null and tb.id <> 0 and si.publish='Y' and (tb.publishon is null or (tb.publishon is not null and tb.publishon <= now())) and (tb.expireson is null or (tb.expireson is not null and tb.expireson >= now())) and ((tb.membersonly <> 'Y' and sdm.memtype_id is null) or (sdm.memtype_id is null and tb.membersonly = '')) union select distinct tc.id, tc.name, 'eventcats' as thing from mass_event tb left join mass_eventcat tc on (tc.id = tb.eventcat_id) left join mass_siteevent se on tb.id = se.event_id left join mass_sitedatasetmemtype sdm on (sdm.dataset_id = tb.id and sdm.dataset = 'event' ) where se.site_id=1 and tb.id is not null and tb.id <> 0 and se.publish='Y' and now() < date_add( tb.start_date, interval 2 day ) and ((tb.membersonly <> 'Y' and sdm.memtype_id is null) or (sdm.memtype_id is null and tb.membersonly = '')) order by thing, name'
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2008-11-23 10:08:59 (DEBUG) [1] 38.103.63.58:54068 [Mysql.class.php] - Executing SQL select: 'select * from mass_datasetdetails where dataset='freeform' limit 1'
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