Corporate & Foundation Giving

LBG Associates employs a proven and highly successful methodology for developing strategic community involvement programs that create a “win-win-win” scenario for companies, their employees and the communities in which they live and work.  Our experts provide “soup-to-nuts” advice on how to plan, design, implement, manage and evaluate overall contributions programs, as well as individual grants and program components.  The following is a sample of the types of services we offer and our areas of expertise:

Strategic Planning

  • One-day strategic planning/program evaluation sessions
  • Employee surveys and focus groups
  • Senior management interviews
  • Community needs/attitude assessments
  • Stakeholder analysis
  • Benchmarking studies

Program Development

  • Overall goals and objectives
  • Mission statements
  • Giving priorities/focus areas
  • Giving guidelines, policies and procedures
  • Articles of Incorporation/By-Laws
  • Governance, transparency and compliance
  • Budget development
  • Staffing analysis and training
  • Contributions committee/foundation board development and training

Program Design & Implementation

  • Application/RFP development
  • Signature programs
  • Disaster relief programs
  • Scholarship programs
  • In-kind and product donations
  • Vendor analysis and recommendations

Relationship Management

  • Identification and vetting of nonprofit partners
  • Review of grant requests/applications
  • Site visits
  • Correspondence and communications

Measurement & Evaluation

  • Overall program evaluation
  • Volunteer tracking systems and procedures
  • Individual grant evaluation and impact assessment

Areas of Expertise

  • Arts and Culture
  • Children and Youth
    • At-risk programs
    • Mentoring
  • Community Development
    • Capacity building
    • Safety
  • Disaster Relief
    • Employee disaster relief funds
  • Education (both K-12 and higher education)
    • Literacy
    • After-school programs
    • Competitions and scholarships
    • Financial and economic literacy
    • Math, science and engineering
  • Environment
    • Conservation
    • Education
  • Health and Healthcare
    • Access/"The Uninsured"
    • Mental health/learning disorders
    • Obesity
    • Technology
  • Human Services
    • Domestic violence
    • First responders/emergency services
    • Job training/school-to-work/welfare-to-work
  • International
  • Volunteerism