Increasing impact for a corporate client

The Brief

Our client, a major corporation with multiple entities and significant name recognition, had consolidated its grantmaking into one corporate foundation several years ago. The foundation was donating significant funds annually, but the organization’s leadership felt that there was a larger impact that could be made. They brought in Wachs Strategies to:

  • Assess the current activities and engagement led by the Foundation
  • Interview multiple stakeholders across the company to understand their knowledge of the current strategy
  • Identify opportunities for better alignment and increased impact

Our Approach

Wachs Strategies scoped out a several month project timeline that would allow for enough time for thorough review of current processes, research into other similarly structured entities programs, multiple interviews with internal and external stakeholders, and development of a potential path forward for the company and the foundation.

Value Delivered

Our project resulted in a streamlined strategic focus for the foundation that allowed for better stakeholder engagement, increased employee participation, thought leadership opportunities for the executives and stakeholders, and a clearer set of metrics by which to consider impact beyond dollars granted.
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