Past Projects
Uptown People’s Law Center, Nourishing Hope, Inspiration Corporation, Northside Housing and Supportive Services
Grant Year: 2024
Grant Amount: $5,000
Grant Type: Exploration
Partnership Type: Coalition
Administrative costs associated with the exploration of a formalize coalition establishing an integrated service model.
Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, About Face Theatre, Raven Theatre, Steep Theatre, Jackalope Theatre
Grant Year: 2024
Grant Amount: $5,000
Grant Type: Exploration
Partnership Type: Shared Staffing
Consulting and meeting facilitation for the exploration of a shared staff model.
Center on Halsted & Brave Space Alliance
Grant Year: 2024
Grant Amount: $5,000
Grant Type: Exploration
Partnership Type: Merger/Acquisition
Consulting and project management to support the exploration of a merger or acquisition.
Chicago Alliance of Film Festivals
Grant Year: 2023
Grant Amount: $67,860
Grant Type: Implementation
Partnership Type: Joint Venture
Branding and marketing integration for a newly launched coalition of film festivals.
Chicago Public Media & Chicago Sun-Times
Grant Year: 2023
Grant Amount: $50,000
Grant Type: Implementation
Partnership Type: Merger/Acquisition
Branding integration to create a unified public identity for a recently merged media organization.
Brightpoint & El Hogar del Niño
Grant Year: 2023
Grant Amount: $75,000
Grant Type: Implementation
Partnership Type: Merger/Acquisition
Cultural integration to create a unified staff and board culture for a recently merged human service organization.
The Josselyn Center & Family Service of Lake County
Grant Year: 2023
Grant Amount: $48,540
Grant Type: Implementation
Partnership Type: Consolidation
Contract termination and marketing integration to support the implementation of a consolidation between two human service organizations.
South Side Weekly & Hyde Park Herald
Grant Year: 2022
Grant Amount: $49,000
Grant Type: Implementation
Partnership Type: Merger/Acquisition
Process integration for two media organizations developing a “hub and spoke” model with a consolidated back-end and two public-facing brand identities.
One Voice for Arts
Grant Years: 2017, 2019 & 2022
Grant Amounts: $21,000, $23,500 & $19,500
Grant Types: Pre-Exploratory, Exploratory & Implementation
Partnership Type: Joint Venture
Readiness assessments, exploratory consulting, and marketing integration for a coalition of arts organizations working together to advocate and fundraise for local arts participation.
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Outreach House & Lombard / Villa Park Food Pantry
Grant Years: 2020 & 2022
Grant Amounts: $15,000 & $27,261
Grant Types: Exploratory & Implementation
Partnership Type: Merger/Acquisition
Partnership planning consulting, moving expenses, equipment, and branding integration to support the merging and co-location of two human service organizations.
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Family Focus & Child Care Society
Grant Year: 2021
Grant Amount: $50,000
Grant Type: Implementation
Partnership Type: Merger/Acquisition
Technology, branding, and cultural integration to support the merging of two education / youth development organizations.
Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse & Rebuilding Exchange
Grant Years: 2019 & 2021
Grant Amounts: $39,386 & $21,320
Grant Types: Exploratory & Implementation
Partnership Type: Merger/Acquisition
Partnership development consulting, HR planning, and data integration to support the merger of two environmental and workforce development organizations.
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Anderson Humane (Anderson Animal Shelter & Fox Valley Wildlife Center)
Grant Year: 2020
Grant Amount: $25,000
Grant Type: Implementation
Partnership Type: Merger/Acquisition
Branding integration for a recently merged animal welfare organization.
HANA Center (Korean American Community Services & Korean American Resource and Cultural Center)
Grant Year: 2019
Grant Amount: $42,000
Grant Type: Implementation
Partnership Type: Merger/Acquisition
Data and website integration for a recently merged immigrant justice organization that combined the resources of a human service and a community organizing organization to provide more holistic support to the Korean, Asian American, and multi-ethnic immigrant communities.
Aspire & NorthPointe Resources
Grant Year: 2019
Grant Amounts: $21,500 & $35,500
Grant Types: Exploratory & Implementation
Partnership Type: Merger/Acquisition
Partnership development consulting, budget modeling, due diligence, and human resource and cultural integration to support the merger of two organizations serving people with developmental disabilities.
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