“I have had the good fortune to work with MGS Consulting on a variety of projects for a few different organizations with which I am involved. I found the experience to be very effective and most enjoyable. These people really know what they're doing, and they have the uncanny ability to assist groups getting to the heart of things and move forward in positive and constructive ways. They are smart, strategic, inventive facilitators and guides and are so engaging and fun, they are invited back again and again to continue working with groups. I for one am anxious to work with MGS again!”
';Quotation[1] = '“I hired Barbara to provide management coaching to my leadership team and to me. We were going through a growth period and significant organizational change. Barbara was excellent to work with. She was instrumental in helping us through our organizational change process and strengthening both our individual leadership and management skills and our ability to work together effectively as a group.”
';Quotation[2] = '“I think of you often and am forever grateful for the fabulous foundation you helped us build. The Board Governance work - to help us define a structure, a communication strategy to build support for that structure and a follow through plan to ensure its successful implementation - was the key to move FTF forward to the next stage of our strategic plan.”
';Quotation[3] = '"I worked closely with Barbara Grant and MGS Consulting on a particularly difficult board issue at a not-for-profit. Success in this area involves a deep understanding of the politics involved and setting up the processes and forums that allow strong personalities to resolve an issue without coming to blows. Barbara does this as well as anyone."
';Quotation[4] = '“I am a champion for MGS because of the success we have received from their organizational approach to grant writing. We have a 95% success rate and I attribute this success to MGS. I have been working with MGS for the past two years and I would work with them forever if I could possibly do so. They have written successful grants for our organization.”
';Quotation[5] = '“While looking into the possibility of a merger I desperately needed guidance. Thank you MGS Consulting, for being a great “marriage counselor” for my business!”
';Quotation[6] = '“MGS Consulting guided us through the critical tasks of building a sustainable organization to developing tools for assessment in our Hilltop community. As a result, they have freed us to be the change we wish to see in the world.”
';Quotation[7] = '“Great today, thank you so much. You do such a nice job, and this was honestly one of the most enthusiastic sessions we've had with the board around these issues. It was great, thank you.”
';Quotation[8] = '“I came to MGS seeking assistance with the exploration of a merger. The other business owner and I had scratched the surface enough to know that the opportunity was intriguing, but kept getting stuck with how to advance the conversation.
MGS first crafted a plan and then facilitated a series of conversations that allowed us to explore the merger – considering not only the business opportunity at hand, but also the personal, financial, and logistical aspects of doing this successfully. In the end, MGS was able to take, what to us felt like a very overwhelming and complicated process, and break it down into logical and concrete steps. The end result was a process that was not only relatively pain-free, but which also got us considering the substantive issues that would either make or break the merger.”
';Quotation[9] = '“MGS put together a fabulous workshop for us on Outcomes Measurement and Evaluation. Her explanation of the logic model and why it's important to think about outcomes was very clear and made it all seem doable, even fun! Workshop participants praised their presentation style and depth of knowledge.”
';Quotation[10] = '“MGS worked with us to design an evaluation of our statewide training program for Community Technology providers. With their guidance on the evaluation design and goals, we created an evaluation process that has provided invaluable feedback as we head into Year 2 of the program. And they kept it within our budget!”
';Quotation[11] = '“Maureen MacCarthy and MGS have provided thoughtful, strategic, and timely planning assistance for my organization and board. During her six-month contract, Maureen helped us clarify the organization's niche and examine how our programs and services and governance structure can better support our mission.
Maureen's outsider perspective, inquiry approach, and outcomes focus, combined with her friendly, down-to-earth style and facilitation skills, made her a valuable and trusted resource during our strategic planning process. Her attention to my thinking and “moves” as a leader amounted to excellent executive coaching that helped me enormously.”
';Quotation[12] = '“Maureen facilitated a major part of our Board Retreat this last year, and focused particularly on diversity and team building. She did a marvelous job of bringing various points of view into joint focus. Her coaching the group on the raising of their individual and collective awareness regarding Intent, Impact and Communication was brilliant."
';Quotation[13] = '“I cannot tell you how amazing and gratifying it was to work with all of you on the Vision project. I got much more than I ever hoped for from your work, and the process (especially compiling and analyzing the results) was incredible. I am so pleased with the results which will really help guide some of the next steps. I have worked with a lot of contractors over time, and believe me it was such a pleasure to work with all of you. I appreciated your professionalism, your expertise and mostly your sense of humor when things got a little bogged down or timelines were tight.
';Quotation[14] = '“I wanted to send a thank you for the fabulous job you did in facilitating the retreat on Saturday. We made real progress in understanding how to more forward on these issues, and I can not imagine how we would have done it without your helping us to "clarify, refine, and act." You did a fantastic job of reining us in and getting our attention focused where it needs to be, and I really appreciated it!
';Quotation[15] = '“Thank you so much for your work with the Board, the Advisory Councils and your many sessions at the Annual meeting. As ever, I am amazed by how much quality you are able to pack into a short period of time. I think we accomplished more than could have been expected with the strategic planning sessions, and the Advisory Councils are off to a good start thanks to your enthusiasm and skill. As ever, you helped make the Board meeting and Annual Meeting a hit. Your help with the integration committee, the organizational statement, and bringing the two organizations together so seamlessly make our jobs so much easier. Thanks for being such an important part of InsideNGO.
';Quotation[16] = '“I just wanted to say thank you. I left your office feeling relieved and once again, feeling so supported by you. I have a strong sense of your commitment to our success in the work of equity, race and social justice.
';Quotation[17] = '“Thanks so much for your facilitation of our team offsite yesterday. I appreciated your insights and understanding of our group’s members & activities. You helped us raise issues, focus our discussions, and get to our key outcomes. And Liz’s notes are great!“
';Quotation[18] = '“The MGS training on Outcomes Based Evaluation eliminates the misconception that program evaluation and measuring outcomes is something only professional statisticians are able to truly perform. You are given a practical body of information that is usable by the amateur in approaching the subject of evaluating and measuring outcomes. This training if applied will enhance your program efficacy and can make it more competitive with funders and supporters it terms of acquiring their investment of resources."“
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