“Jonathan facilitated a strategic planning process for our organization over a six month period. He exceeded our expectations, producing a comprehensive and well-thought-out strategic plan. He worked with us to determine the best way to effectively engage our entire organization. I’ve never worked with such an organized, competent, and helpful facilitator.”
-Angela Schreffer, Executive Director, Denver Regional Mobility and Access Council
“Jonathan guided our passionate, yet inexperienced board of directors through a successful strategic planning process. Thanks to his skill, knowledge, and patience, we now have an invaluable blueprint for growth laid out in a direct way. Jonathan helped turn ideas and dreams into a solid strategic plan.”
-Lynn Fitch, Board Member, Fences for Fido
“Our board members — including several who have served on many other boards — said the strategic plan produced by Jonathan was one of the best they have seen in terms of readability, a realistic approach, and a clear blueprint to take a small non-profit to the next level.”
-David Weinberg, Executive Director, Texas League of Conservation Voters
“Working with Jonathan on our strategic plan was a great choice. Jonathan facilitated the process smoothly and gave us new ideas that will help us in real-world situations.”
- Ben Gregory, Deputy Director, Colorado Conservation Voters
“At our staff retreat, Jonathan provided the perfect balance of facilitation and advice. He understands the real-life dilemmas that nonprofit staff face.”
-Sandy Buffet, Executive Director, Conservation Voters of New Mexico
“Our organization needed more than just general fundraising advice. Jonathan was able to assess our current situation and make specific recommendations on how we can grow our program successfully.”
-Lisa Guthrie, Executive Director, Virginia League of Conservation Voters
“With Jonathan’s help, we are prepared to launch an ambitious expansion of our major donor program for 2011.”
-Emily Francis, Development Director, Virginia League of Conservation Voters
“We hired Jonathan to help our coalition protect high quality conservation areas in our state forests. I found his advice and concepts for our plan very useful, and the coalition is using the communications plan moving forward. He is easy to work with, a great communicator, and draws on many years of experience.”
- Tom Wolf, Oregon Council Trout Unlimited
“I was very impressed with Jonathan’s ability to move conversations along, adapt to issues that came up and to generally move us very quickly and relatively painlessly through a strategic planning process. We have ended up with a document that is readable and useful for guiding our work and growth over the next few years.”
- Cindy Pieropan, Board Member, Denver Regional Mobility & Access Council
“Our Board wasn’t totally sure they could raise money. After a series of training sessions with Jonathan, they found that, not only could they could do it, but that it actually was a positive experience.”
- Anna Goldrich, Executive Director, Sauvie Island Center
“Working with Jonathan proved to be a wise investment. After an assessment of our financial management systems, he worked with us to make improvements that streamlined our budgeting, financial reports, and 990 tax preparation processes. He was very responsive in creating systems that worked for our small organization, yet were sophisticated enough to suit our needs in the coming years.”
- Lee Flinn, Executive Director, Conservation Voters of Idaho
