Cincy Chic - Chic Spotlight: Canine Fashionista Marianne Buttner
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Cincy Chic - Chic Spotlight: Canine Fashionista Marianne Buttner
ci ncychi c. com T heonl i nepubl i cat i onf orwomeni nGr eat erCi nci nnat i Chi cSpot l i ght :I gni t e Phi l ant hropyAdvi sors W antt omakeachangei nt heworl d?Keep readi ngt oseehow youcanconnectwi t ha l ocalphi l ant hropyconsul t i ngf i rm and bei nspi redt o"i gni t e"achange. Ci nc yChi c :Whati ns pi r e dyout ol aunc hI gni t e Phi l ant hr opyAdvi s or s ? Sus anI ngmi r e ,Pr e s i de ntofI gni t ePhi l ant hr opy Advi s or s : I gni t ewasf ounde dwi t honeve r yi mpor t ant pur pos e :t oadvanc ee ac hc l i e nt ’ suni quec har i t abl e gi vi nggoal s .Ourvi s i oni st oal i gnge ne r ousgi vi ng wi t hs t r at e gi ci mpac tt oc r e at ej oyandi gni t ec hange . Ci nc yChi c :What ’ st hec onc e ptoft hebus i ne s st oday? Sus anI ngmi r e I ngmi r e :I gni t ePhi l ant hr opyAdvi s or si sani nde pe nde ntphi l ant hr opi cc ons ul t i ngf i r mt hatwor ksc ol l abor at i ve l ywi t hi ndi vi dual s ,f ami l i e s ,or gani z at i onsand f oundat i onst ohe l pt he m ac hi e vet he i runi quegi vi nggoal si ni nnovat i veandpr ac t i c always .I gni t e s pe c i al i z e si ns t r at e gi c ,admi ni s t r at i veandgr ant maki ngs e r vi c e sandi ns hor t t e r m pr oj e c t sf orphi l ant hr opi c i ndi vi dual s .Fore xampl e ,wehe l pc oac hne wphi l ant hr opi s t sast he yl e ar nt oe val uat enonpr of i t or gani z at i ons .Se r vi c e sar ec onf i de nt i alandc us t omi z e d. Ourc ompanyi sgui de dbyt hef ol l owi ngpr i nc i pl e sandval ue s : Hi ght r us t ,hi ghi nt e gr i t y,Conf i de nt i al i t yanddi s c r e t i on,Fi e r c ec ommi t me ntt oc l i e nts e r vi c e ,Cont i nuous l e ar ni ngandc l i e nte duc at i on,Fl e xi bi l i t yandt hec apac i t yt obeni mbl e ,Unl i mi t e dac c e s st oourt e am, Upt odat et e c hnol ogy,Anunde r s t andi ngofourr ol easadvi s or s( notde c i s i onmake r s ) . Ci nc yChi c : Whobe ne f i t sf r om t hes e r vi c e sofI gni t ePhi l ant hr opyAdvi s or sandhowdot he ybe ne f i tf r om yours e r vi c e s ? I ngmi r e :I gni t ec ur r e nt l yadvi s e sonc har i t abl eas s e t sofove r$1 00mi l l i on.Ourc l i e nt sar el oc at e di n mul t i pl es t at e sandi nc l udeCEOsofFor t une500c ompani e s ,we l l e s t abl i s he dgr ant maki ngf oundat i ons r angi ngf r om $2mi l l i ont o$30mi l l i oni nas s e t s ,r e t i r e e sande nt r e pr e ne ur s ,c or por at i onss e e ki ngt oal i gn gi vi ngandc aus e r e l at e dmar ke t i ng,andnonpr of i tor gani z at i onsr e adyt of oc usandgr owt he i rmi s s i on. Weof f e rs e r vi c e si nt womaj orc at e gor i e s : Shor t t e r m phi l ant hr opi cpl anni ngpr oj e c t sf orne wort r ans i t i oni nggr ant maki ngor gani z at i ons . Ongoi ngs t r at e gi c ,gr ant maki ng,r e s e ar c h,e val uat i on,andadmi ni s t r at i ves e r vi c e sc us t omi z e dt ot hene e dsof t heuni quec l i e nt swes e r ve . Ci nc yChi c :Whatar es omenot abl es uc c e s s e syou’ vee xpe r i e nc e dwi t hyourbus i ne s s ? I ngmi r e :Ourgr e at e s ts uc c e s s e sc omei nt hef or m ofs at i s f i e dc l i e nt s .Wear epas s i onat eaboutourwor kand ourc l i e nt s ’ s uc c e s s e sbe c omeourown.He l pi ngs ome oneac hi e vet he i rvi s i onf orc hangei saf abul ous l i f e af f i r mi ngoc c upat i on!Fore xampl e ,I gni t er e c e nt l yhe l pe dapr i vat ef oundat i onc l i e ntac hi e vemor e i mpac tbys e t t i ngupar e que s tf orpr opos alpr oc e s s .Thi sr e s ul t e di nne wi de as ,be t t e rr e s e ar c h,an as s e s s me ntoft hes t r e ngt hsandwe akne s s e sofappl i c antor gani z at i ons ,andt i me l yf i nanc i alr e por t sf r om our gr ant smanage me nts of t war e .Asar e s ul t ,t hef oundat i ons uc c e s s f ul l yal l oc at e dove r$300, 000t o1 3 or gani z at i onst hats e r vei ndi vi dual swi t hme nt alandphys i c aldi s abi l i t i e sandt he i rf ami l i e s .AtI gni t e ,we e mpowe rbot hne wands e as one dphi l ant hr opi s t st oe xpe r i e nc et hej oyofgi vi ngbyt hought f ul l yi mpr ovi ng t hewor l dar oundus . Ci nc yChi c :Whyi sI gni t ePhi l ant hr opyAdvi s or sa“ gr oupt oknow” ? I ngmi r e :Fi r s tofal l ,we ’ r eaf unandt al e nt e dt e am.Wear ee ac hmot i vat e dbyourpe r s onalc ommi t me ntt o maket hewor l dbe t t e r .Weal lvol unt e e raswe l laswor ki nphi l ant hr opy.Andwe ’ r ee xpe r i e nc e datwhatwe do.Wegode e pwi t hourc l i e nt s–be c omi ngt he i rphi l ant hr opi cs t af fandt r us t e dadvi s or s .Ourl ongt e r m c l i e nt sf r e que nt l ys ay,“ Howdi dwege tal ongwi t houtyou? ”Wel ovewhatwedo-andi ts hows ! Ci nc yChi c :What ’ sne wont hehor i z onf orI gni t ePhi l ant hr opyAdvi s or s ? I ngmi r e :Gr ant maki ng,l i kemanypr of e s s i ons ,i snots t at i c .Be s tpr ac t i c e se me r gec ons t ant l y.Par tofourr ol e i st os t ayabr e as toft r e ndsi nt hef i e l dandt obr i ngne wi de ast oourc l i e nt s .Fore xampl e ,wehopes oont o of f e rane ws of t war et oolc al l e dFi nanc i alSCANwhi c hal l owsust oas s e s sanor gani z at i on’ sf i nanc i al c ondi t i onandf ut ur er e s our c ene e dsi namul t i ye arr e por tt hatal s oc ompar e sanor gani z at i on’ spe r f or manc e t oi t spe e r s .AtI gni t eweknowt hatunde r s t andi nganor gani z at i on’ sf i nanc i alhe al t hi si nc r e as i ngl y i mpor t antt oourc l i e nt s . Ci nc yChi c :Whe r ec anourr e ade r sgot ol e ar nmor eaboutI gni t ePhi l ant hr opyAdvi s or s ? I ngmi r e :Pl e as evi s i tourwe bs i t eatwww. i gni t e phi l ant hr opy. c om,c al lusat( 51 3)351 1 945,ore mai lat s i ngmi r e @i gni t e phi l ant hr opy. c om. Wr i t t e nbySar aEl l i ot t ,Ci nc yChi cAs s i s t antEdi t or .Or i gi nal l ypubl i s he donSe pt .3,201 2