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  "They tailored their advice to the needs of our association."

Former Executive Director     The NATSO Foundation

 

"Barbara's presence at our board meeting enabled us to find a new path of cooperation and mutual support between the association and its foundation."

Elisa Lanzi and                  Kathe Hicks Albrecht       VRA Foundation Board

 

"Donor Strategies took the time to learn about our industry and our members. The end result was a report and recommendations that made sense for us to implement - not just a pie-in-the sky wish list that is unattainable. They gave our volunteer leaders a reality check - something that is much more palatable coming from an outside observer rather than from staff. Our organization can now develop realistic fundraising strategies to help us attain achievable goals."

Melanie McKee, Director, ATSS Foundation
American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA)

"The guidance we received from Donor Strategies during our foundation's formation was invaluable. Barbara Ciconte's recommendations were critical to our early success as a credible non-profit organization and a wise investment of resources. After Barbara completed her work for the foundation, she continues to take an active interest in our organization's progress and serves as an enthusiastic cheerleader of our staff. Clearly Barbara sees her work not just as a job but an avocation."

Donna Englander
Executive Director
Falls Church Education Foundation

"We hired Donor Strategies to conduct a board strategic planning meeting. Barbara Ciconte researched our organization in considerable depth and designed a survey for the Board to gauge their opinions. She spent time talking with individual members and directors from which she formulated a plan and agenda for the one-day meeting to maximize our goals and time. Her skills were impressive and the meeting was flawless. Much was accomplished in that session and my Board of Directors could not have been happier with its outcome. A finalized strategic plan was unanimously adopted in February 2003 and has been implemented."

Sharon Corigliano
Former Executive Director
The NATSO Foundation

"Barbara Ciconte facilitated an important conversation between the executive boards of the Visual Resources Association (VRA) and the Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) at our annual meeting. There were several fundamental issues that needed to be resolved between the newly created foundation and its parent organization.  Barbara's expert facilitation helped us understand the challenging relationships between associations and their foundations in general, and our organizations specifically.  She suggested relationship models that we might consider, ways the two organizations could support each other and present a unified message to the community, and discussed strategies and fund-raising protocols to guide us in our work.  Frankly, Barbara's presence at our board meeting enabled us to find a new path of cooperation and mutual support.  The session was extremely helpful to the Visual Resources Association and its new Foundation."

Elsa Lanzi
Chairperson                                                                                                   Visual Resources Association Foundation

Kathe Hicks Albrecht                                                                  Director, VRA Foundation