Testimonials
Hear from the nonprofit leaders and organizations who have partnered with me to strengthen their strategy, build capacity, and achieve meaningful change.
"We were at a critical inflection point as a young organization scaling rapidly. We needed clarity around leadership roles, board development, funding strategy, and how to build a sustainable national structure.
Working with Anne was highly collaborative and efficient. Through structured prep meetings and a well-facilitated retreat, Anne helped us clarify our priorities and ensure meaningful decision-making. She struck a balance between honoring our deep knowledge of our organization and pushing us to consider broader perspectives.
We left the process with a clearer understanding of our leadership and governance needs, a framework for funding and scenario planning, and concrete next steps we could act on immediately. Anne's emphasis on scenario planning—thinking beyond optimism to consider 'best case, worst case, and most likely' futures—has helped us feel more prepared for uncertainty.
Anne's ability to quickly understand the complexities of a growing nonprofit, ask the right questions, and structure a productive planning process makes her an invaluable thought partner."
– Brett Stark, Executive Director, Terra Firma
"Anne made it clear from the outset that she was listening to everyone's perspectives and committed to restoring a healthy working relationship.
She set a positive and respectful tone for our retreat, listening to everyone's thoughts, gently guiding people to clarify their own ideas, and shepherding the group towards consensus on each matter at hand. I found her to be an excellent, neutral, and non-judgmental listener. I liked how she involved everyone in the process and then used her own judgment and experience to take what we gave her to write the final plan.
As a result of our work with Anne, the board and staff of ACMP are looking towards the future with a renewed passion and excitement about our shared mission. We are a small organization that probably still does too many things, but working with Anne helped us narrow the focus of our work.
Only a few months since approving the strategic plan, we have already made significant changes to our grants program and embarked on new member engagement and fundraising initiatives."
– Stephanie Griffin, Executive Director, Associated Chamber Music Players
"Support Center partnered with the Tepper Foundation to provide organizational coaching to foundation grantees. We needed to understand the most effective elements of the program and identify areas for improvement.
Anne met with us, interviewed stakeholders, reviewed key documents, and authored a comprehensive review of the program.
Together we produced a logic model, a 15-20 page evaluation with analysis and quotes from participants, and created more of a culture of inquiry to explore program improvements. Anne left us with these tools to continue the work in her absence.
Anne gets it. She knows how nonprofits work, the demands upon our time, the need to make meetings productive, and the importance of setting clear milestones and working towards deadlines. The structure and clarity of working with Anne was invaluable.
I remember when Anne suggested we include a logic model in the evaluation. We were excited to see this graphical representation of a program we care deeply about. Anne didn't have to do this, but she thought it would lead to a better finished product. That speaks volumes about Anne and why she does the work."
– Keith Timko, Executive Director, Support Center
“Having led many rounds of strategic planning since our time working together at GMHC, I always hearken back to how much I learned from Anne about the importance of building out a theory of change, making tough choices and really working through to get to the other side.
Also, the importance of building out a plan with clear goals and objectives that can be monitored and evaluated. While these now sound like basic concepts, she was the first to really model how to do this well."
– Robert Bank, President and CEO, American Jewish World Service, and former COO, GMHC
"Support Center partnered with the Tepper Foundation to provide organizational coaching to foundation grantees. We needed to understand the most effective elements of the program and identify areas for improvement.
Anne met with us, interviewed stakeholders, reviewed key documents, and authored a comprehensive review of the program.
Together we produced a logic model, a 15-20 page evaluation with analysis and quotes from participants, and created more of a culture of inquiry to explore program improvements. Anne left us with these tools to continue the work in her absence.
Anne gets it. She knows how nonprofits work, the demands upon our time, the need to make meetings productive, and the importance of setting clear milestones and working towards deadlines. The structure and clarity of working with Anne was invaluable.
I remember when Anne suggested we include a logic model in the evaluation. We were excited to see this graphical representation of a program we care deeply about. Anne didn't have to do this, but she thought it would lead to a better finished product. That speaks volumes about Anne and why she does the work."
– Keith Timko, Executive Director, Support Center
"Anne made it clear from the outset that she was listening to everyone's perspectives and committed to restoring a healthy working relationship.
“As a new CEO, I was working closely with our Board to clarify a strategy that would enable us to fully live into our mission and build the organizational capacity to support it. Anne guided us through the development of our first-ever strategic plan—an experience that went so well I brought her back three years later to lead a second planning process.
From the start, I genuinely enjoyed working with Anne. She brings deep knowledge of the nonprofit sector, especially organizations rooted in public health. Her presence created the space for meaningful, long-overdue conversations with our Board. She is also exceptionally candid in the most constructive and discreet way—flagging concerns or sensitive issues I needed to be aware of, which proved invaluable as a leader.
Anne is thorough, thoughtful, and a true listener. We built a strong and trusting working relationship, and I knew she could navigate the sensitive dynamics that inevitably surface during strategic planning. And we genuinely had fun along the way.”
-ruth browne, former ceo, arthur ashe institute for urban health
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