Collaboration: What is the role of a consultant?

Some projects can be handled by your in-house team. For others, you’ll need to hire specialized companies to provide specific services. Some projects, especially those that require building a shared vision, often benefit from the expertise provided by a consultant who can bridge strategic planning, design, and implementation. A consultant who has worked through similar projects can bring experience from peer institutions, anticipate and solve challenges, and work objectively with all stakeholders. A consultant can lead complex projects and integrate best practices. They can help get the work done faster, keep it on budget and on schedule, and provide creativity and practical know-how. And when done right, they free internal team members up for other important tasks.

Emily HardyFebruary 11, 2022consulting, philanthropic placemaking, project management, naming opportunities, donor recognition, collaborationComment

Complex Projects: What are They and Why is Donor Relations Often Complex?

A project may be difficult but that doesn’t necessarily make it complex. Difficulty is encountered when expectations around one or more of the three traditional factors in project management – quality, schedule, and budget – are hard to meet. Complex projects are, on the other hand, inherently complicated. They have factors that don’t exist in the traditional project management model.

PlacemakingEmily HardySeptember 3, 2021donor relations and stewardship, project management, Staffing, goals, strategic plan, complex projectsComment

Donor Recognition Displays Stay Current with Community Stories

The Phoebe Foundation has been providing opportunities to give in southwest Georgia for decades. In the mid-1990s, during a substantial facility expansion, the Foundation launched the six bay donor recognition display known as the Distinguished Leadership Gallery. The bays are on the first floor connector between the main lobby and the outpatient center, a path travelled by patients, family, visitors and staff at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. The displays are visible through the peaceful trees in the memorial plaza and on the second floor, elements of the Centennial Museum echo the design of the bays below.

Digital Storytelling Platform Gives Hospital Foundation New Donor Communication Tools

Phoebe Health is familiar with the creative donor recognition displays and tailored philanthropic placemaking experiences Heurista provides. Through various iterations, we’ve been working with the Phoebe Foundation since 1996 and have had the joy of working on several Phoebe campuses. New leadership, a growing service area, and the need to engage audiences remotely during the pandemic paved the way for an experiment – truly virtual donor recognition.