Whom We Help

We’re able to assist a wide range of organizations in the nonprofit, for-profit, private and public sectors. But we get especially excited about working with people and organizations that align with our own mission and values, and who share our commitment to healthy communities

Non Profits, Foundations and Community Organizations

We recognize the hurdles nonprofit organizations all too commonly encounter in pursuit of their mission – such as sparse resources, unexpected or too-frequent turnover in leadership, insufficient planning and a host of other unforeseen crises. We help organization leadership contend with short- and long-term challenges and immediately begin taking steps to limit their damage or recurrence.

Government Agencies

Federal, state, county and municipal organizations are often challenged by the need to hold funded agencies accountable for dollars they’ve received. We assist any government-level agency in achieving timely, critical and measurable analytics and results from funding recipients.

Educational Institutions

Education and academics are especially important to our team, and our expertise is deep. We assist with teacher recruitment; diversity-related issues; and reduction and elimination of achievement gaps. We also can show how to effectively nurture innovative learning across public, charter and private schools.

Given their customary array of stakeholders, issues like budget limitations, morale problems and resistance to change can prove daunting challenges for educational institutions. Educators can rely on us to help build effective plans and programs, freeing time for them to focus on efficient resource allocation and effective improvements in academic performance.

Businesses

Education and academics are especially important to our team, and our expertise is deep. We assist with teacher recruitment; diversity-related issues; and reduction and elimination of achievement gaps. We also can show how to effectively nurture innovative learning across public, charter and private schools.

Businesses of any size or scale will benefit from our ability to work successfully with municipal, county, state and federal governmental entities to arrange critical conversations or presentations, to meet any requirement or to capitalize on any opportunity. We can help you reach into previously untapped networks and opportunities to augment or replace any of your existing efforts.

Our Work

  • Case Study

    Developing a business model for a project

    Summit was asked to help prepare a business model for a small nonprofit seeking to establish a group home and expand its services. This task entailed a review of the proposed operational plan and participant rules for the building, the proposed budget and revenue history. This was followed by a meeting with the organization’s [...]

  • Case Study

    Interim Leadership

    After a frustrating, long and unsuccessful search for its new executive director, a southern Nevada nonprofit asked Summit principal Bart Patterson to serve in the position on an interim basis, while a second search was conducted. Bart agreed to do so. Recognizing the realities of the organization’s budget, Summit structured its contract so that [...]