I've sat on both sides of this table.

The story

An executive first, an advisor second.

As a nonprofit chief executive, I built boards, led fundraising and campaigns, and owned the metrics that proved what worked, including growing annual revenue, implementing operational structure, and building team culture. I know what it costs an organization to make a real turn, because I've done it with a staff and a board watching.

And I've been the executive on the other side of the table, hiring consultants and learning firsthand which ones strengthen an organization and which ones just bill it. The good ones left the team more capable than they found it. The rest left a deck.

Marque exists because most nonprofits need to make every dollar count. A consultant that lands and then expands inside a nonprofit may lead to diminishing returns. A consultant that is oriented towards building something in partnership with the client and then handing it back to be carried forward by the organization is a strong, durable, and successful relationship.

That's where Marque lives and I hold myself to that standard.

Andy Rathmann-Noonan