Change Agent

These days we are bombarded with ways to change, be happier, be healthier, be a better leader, and be a change agent. At Partnership in Philanthropy we know all too well how much change can affect an organization. When organizations come to us for our capacity building services we ask them at the end of our initial interview, how does your organization deal with change? It’s a telling question especially when we get utter silence as the answer.

To move capacity building forward at any organization one must embrace change, in fact one must welcome it. One of our PIP clients, Alan G. Moore, then executive director of the Garden State Philharmonic Society, said it best when he stated that “The GSP Board and I credit the training we received from PIP as the major influence that enabled us to turn a tired ‘we’ve always done it that way’ organization into a vibrant cultural institution poised to lead Ocean County in the new millennium.” They embraced change.

At Partnership in Philanthropy, we too are changing. We are introducing two new capacity building programs for nonprofits. One is a month long assessment program where a PIP consultant spends 7-10 hours with your organization to determine where you are now and where you should be on your way to.

Our second new program is called Prep for PIP, a six-month engagement with 40 hours of consulting to redirect your organization and lay the foundation for long term sustainability.

Each of these new programs is a stand-alone program but can also be used as stepping stones for the organization not sure how much change their board of trustees is willing to accept. At PIP we can be flexible, we know that change doesn’t come easy and we want to make it as seamless as possible for a nonprofit organization to begin the journey, whether it’s for one month, for six months or for two years.

So contact PIP if your organization is ready to be the change agent it needs to be.