"The staff and board of the folk festival have finished the hard work part of our strategic session with Framework Partners Inc. It was a great experience and those participating very happy with the process and the results. Our 'winning' Donna was a Godsend: we had reached a point in our maturation where we needed a firm hand to guide us. I have just completed my first course at the Haskayne School. It was called High Performance Negotiating. It was very, very useful and stimulating. I guess simply put - it was invaluable as it gave me a simple framework that will help in the festival’s day to day business. Steve Eichler, Chair Calgary Folk Music Festival I also wanted to thank you for the opportunity to work with Donna. While les' award was something very personal to him--and very much deserved, we think--please know that the benefits from that award have enriched many of us, which will in turn allow us to enrich the lives of others. From the AB School of Ballet regarding Vital Business Solutions: People have been talking about the outlook presentation and how much they’ve learned and all that they need to start doing. It was great and we appreciate it.
"The Rozsa Award for Excellence in Arts Management has had an immediate and lasting positive effect on the Art Gallery of Alberta and on my own approach to leadership within that organization. Donna Finley of Framework was able to join the Board retreat and bring not only a business strategy building expertise but the so-important “outsider” perspective to the review. Her questions and insights from other non-profit arts organizations undergoing high risk transformations were valuable. The most successful element in the Award benefits package was without a doubt the Marketing Audit by the Haskayne School MBA class."
"One Yellow Rabbit found good value in the Haskayne Business School marketing audit. The students who participated were organized, well informed in advance, and did a lot during the process to enhance their understanding of our company (including attending a couple of performances). They also showed good insight, and asked excellent questions. Although some of them were not as knowledgeable about the not-for-profit sector at the beginning of the project, they quickly adapted their thinking appropriately. Interestingly, the students' conclusions tended to support the direction of OYR's own internal strategic planning, which is currently underway. It is very useful to have an objective analysis conducted by a third party in conjunction with internally-driven strategic planning." Mr. S. Schroeder.
"Decidedly Jazz used the Rozsa Award funds towards our Customer Relations Management program. We were successful in refining our strategic marketing plan; making considerable and valuable investment in developing and building the capacity and core competency of our Marketing/Development staff and gained immense insight through the research we conducted. On the consulting side, the expert legal opinion rendered has enabled us to deal with the changes to the Canada Revenue act which directly effected our HR practises. I thank you personally and on behalf of Decidedly Jazz for what the Award has helped us to achieve".
"I have been working with the Centre for Non Profit Management on refining an organizational design. This is process that is a luxury, and we are finding it to be valuable in and of itself. It has already been very beneficial for my staff... The expertise of the Centre is a unique contribution in that it does not duplicate any expertise in that area within our Board or staff...With regards to the Haskayne Case Study, a marketing study is a perfect use of this element of the Award in that it is both a practical project with immediate useful information and one that has not diverted too much energy away from the essential aspects of running the organization".
"I want to reiterate how useful I found the seminar at the Banff Centre...entitled 'Governance for Canada's Not for Profit Cultural Organizations". Stephen McHolm, current CEO, Honens.
"For someone like me whose education has been focused
totally on accounting, the Haskayne Management Essentials
Program has been an excellent overview of management
strategies in all areas. Some of the course underscored
things we're good at already, and some have highlighted
where we can improve a little bit too. Overall, it's been a
very good experience for me".
Sherri
Rau, CFO, Calgary Opera
"The Centre for Non Profit Management has been an excellent resource for our organization....(They) worked extensively with our Board on the delicate subject of leadership transition". |
