Our Services
MGS Consulting specializes in working with nonprofit, public, and private sector clients to enhance their capacity sustainably, in service of their clientele and organizational missions. We believe that an organization’s mission impact, operational efficiency, and stakeholder commitment are successful when strategy is integrated, planned, and evaluated, and when the results are communicated meaningfully to stakeholders. As such, we approach our work utilizing a whole systems perspective, working with clients to clarify their goals, refine steps towards meeting them, and act efficiently at each point along the way. We partner with clients to provide services in areas such as the following:
Boards of Directors – Customized Training – Train-the-Trainer – Evaluation – Fund Development
Management and Leadership Development – Meeting and Retreat Facilitation – Strategic Organizational Analysis and Planning
Boards of Directors
MGS helps boards work and grow successfully. We work with boards to proactively and strategically engage with the intersecting operational, financial, program, and stakeholder considerations they are faced with, in order to promote the missions of their respective organizations.
Read more about our Boards of Directors work with the Greater Seattle Business Association.
Customized Training
MGS develops and delivers customized trainings to organizations at the local, regional, national, and international level. Our trainings are designed to be engaging, interactive experiences, providing learning outcomes and materials that participants can immediately apply to their jobs. Examples of MGS training areas include Change Management, Constructive Engagement, Decision Making, Facilitation Skills, and Organizational Influence.
Read more about our Customized Training work with Microsoft.
Train-the-Trainer
MGS also works with clients to develop their own internal capacity to deliver training in key content and skill areas through our train-the-trainer services. We partner with clients to develop relevant curriculum and assessment materials, and then train a core group of organizational representatives on how to effectively teach key skill-sets to other primary audiences such as staff or field members, board members, or clients.
Read more about our Train-the-Trainer work with InsideNGO.
Evaluation
MGS is skilled at conducting all aspects of comprehensive evaluation, including design, implementation, analysis, and reporting. Our evaluation services support clients in leveraging quantitative and qualitative data regarding programs, products, or portfolios into an informed understanding of effectiveness, impact, and related opportunities for strategic refinement.
Read more about our Evaluation work with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Fund Development
MGS understands the importance of secure funding to the success of organizations. We work with clients to enhance their fundraising activities through grant-writing services, including budget development, prospect research, and proposal development, as well as reporting support. In addition, our strategic planning expertise is useful for clients seeking to integrate various fundraising activities into a comprehensive approach and implementation strategy.
Read more about our Fund Development work with Clever Kids.
Management and Leadership Development
At MGS, we believe that individuals and teams ultimately have the capacity to resolve the challenges they face. Our management and leadership development services include team training and individual coaching to enhance the mindset, skill-set, and capacity of personnel at all levels of an organization.
Read more about our Management and Leadership Development work with Seattle Public Schools.
Meeting and Retreat Facilitation
MGS is a frequent designer and facilitator of meetings and retreats, for boards, executive leadership members, special committees or departments, and entire organizations. These are where individuals come together to share insights and ideas, to generate new thinking, to solve problems, and to plan for the future. MGS is highly regarded for our effective and interactive facilitation approach. We work with clients to understand the desired outcomes of their meeting or retreat, and develop an engaging, cohesive agenda to move the meeting towards the outcomes while promoting participant investment.
Read more about our Meeting and Retreat Facilitation work with the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative.
Strategic Organizational Analysis and Planning
MGS has a detailed understanding of the interconnected components of effective organizational analysis and strategic planning, including requirements for internal and external analysis, stakeholder engagement, visioning and prioritization activities, operational and resource consideration, and supporting communication materials. These services allow clients the opportunity to identify and leverage existing organizational expertise and resources, while setting clear priorities for forward momentum.
Read more about our Strategic Organizational Analysis and Planning work with Peace Community Center.
