Client List

Ruins in Mountains
Machu Picchu, in addition to being a temple and fortress, was an agricultural R&D center growing over 300 types of corn. Visiting this magical place reminded me that we’ve all been trying to make our world a better place for a LONG time! The organizations I’m privileged to work with are making contributions that will affect all future generations.  Photo MJA 2007.

Advocacy and Activism
Drug Policy Alliance
Equal Justice Alliance
Lambda Legal
Oakland Community Organizations
San Francisco Organizing Project

Arts and Museums
Chabot Space and Science Center
Fort Mason Center
New Langton Arts
San Diego Museum of Art

Community and Economic Development
Bernal Heights Neighborhood Association
California Statewide Certified Development Corporation
Chinatown Community Development Center
Community Focus
East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation
Mission Economic Development Association
Northern California Community Loan Fund

Health Care
Asian Community Mental Health Services
Planned Parenthood Golden Gate
Planned Parenthood of America
San Francisco Community Clinic Consortium
The Marin Institute
Walden House

Youth Development
Aim High
Alum Rock Community Counseling
California Coalition for Youth Development
East Bay Asian Youth Center
Kid’s Turn
Sports 4 Kids
Youth Leadership Institute

Government Offices
Nevada Health Resources Services Administration
San Diego Health Resources Services Administration
San Francisco AIDS Office
University of California San Francisco
Santa Clara Status Offender Services

Intermediaries, Management Support Organizations
Resource Center for Nonprofit Management; Riverside, CA
Center for Nonprofit Management; Dallas, TX
Nonprofit Governance and Management Centre; Sidney, AU
Nonprofit Support Center; Santa Barbara, CA
Resource Media
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
CompassPoint Nonprofit Services
Social Venture Network
Youth Services Provider Network

Foundations
Hawai’i Community Foundation
Hartford Community Foundation
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund
James Irvine Foundation
The Asia Foundation
The MS Foundation for Women
Great Valley Center
United Way of Silicon Valley
Northern California Grantmakers

Capacity Building Initiatives
AIDS Agency Management Assistance Program; San Francisco AIDS Office

Capacity LEAP; Centers for Disease Control

Community Bridges; San Francisco Mayors Office of Community Development

Executive Coaching Project; Richard and Rhoda Goldman Foundation, Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund

Initiative on the Effective Use of Consultants; David and Lucile Packard Foundation

Organization Capacity Grants Initiative; Pennisula Community Foundation, Schwab Family Foundation, Sobrato Family Foundation

Organizational Development Grants Program; Sierra Health Foundation

  • Testimonials

    Chuck Greene
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    As an interim executive director at 10 different Bay Area nonprofits, I know that effective and custom-designed strategic planning is a must.  I brought Mike in four times at different organizations to lead strategic planning.  And although Mike literally wrote THE book on nonprofit strategic planning, each time we used an approach tailored to the [...]

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  • Blog

    Good strategic plans provide resilience in the face of change!
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    There has been a lot of talk, books written and speeches given about how dramatic environmental change makes strategic planning and strategic plans obsolete and irrelevant.  I want to offer a counter perspective.  While tactics and even significant decisions need to be adapted to changing circumstances, rather than becoming irrelevant a good strategic plan should [...]

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  • Publications

    STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
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