GivingWorks - Who We Serve: Nonprofits

WHO WE SERVE

GivingWorks helps leading nonprofit organizations maximize their social impact — for today and for tomorrow.

Using an evidence-based, results-oriented approach, GivingWorks helps nonprofits thrive today while preparing for the challenges of tomorrow. We believe the key to lasting success is “adaptive capacity,” the ability to adapt to changing circumstances while retaining a focus on the ultimate goal. Adaptive capacity requires an effective but flexible organizational framework that maximizes the abilities of its staff.

We understand the distinctive issues facing nonprofit institutions and help each organization create strategies that will withstand the inevitable challenges to come. We are committed to helping organizations pursue their missions more effectively by clarifying priorities, improving decision making, and developing viable long-term strategies.

Find out below how we’ve helped a major membership association improve its sustainability to achieve greater social impact. Also see What We Do to find out how we can help your nonprofit turn insight to impact.

Highlight: Helping A Major Nonprofit Create Social Value
One of the nation’s largest membership organizations engaged GivingWorks to develop an independent assessment of its for-profit activities, which account for more than half of the organization’s operating budget. These activities also play a vital role in the organization’s social mission—not just in funding its nonprofit work but also in developing dynamic partnerships that tap into underserved markets and foster healthy private-sector competition.

GivingWorks helped the client's leaders assess and pinpoint areas in which the organization could obtain better results by broadening and rethinking its business models. The work culminated in a presentation and lively discussion with the board of directors. By challenging long-held beliefs, presenting new alternatives, and helping to outline a path to a new and entirely different business paradigm, GivingWorks’s insights augmented the organization’s ability to spur positive change.