Trends in Hospital Fundraising and Expenditures

Click here to read more on The Offord Group's report on Trends in Hospital Fundraising and Expenditure, featured in the April 15, 2008 edition of Canadian Fundraiser.
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Alliance between The Offord Group
and Marts & Lundy

August 2006 - Nicholas Offord, President, The Offord Group and Michael Sinkus Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Marts & Lundy, are pleased to announce a strategic alliance between their two companies, which will provide reciprocal access to each other's clients in Canada and the US.

"This provides our growing client base access to some of the best and most experienced consultants from the US, who can provide additional perspective, knowledge and analytics expertise," says Nicholas Offord.

Both companies share a similar corporate philosophy that is focused on research-driven strategy and capacity building for organizations and institutions. Both employ senior consultants with long career experience in the charitable sector.

Marts & Lundy has served Canadian clients for many years, but says Michael Sinkus, "We are delighted that The Offord Group will represent us and improve our client service capacity in Canada. And we are delighted to represent The Offord Group's innovative and knowledgeable approach to building programs, particularly in university and health care sectors, to the US market."

Formed in 1926, Marts & Lundy is a full-service consultancy helping institutions of all sizes build a "culture of philanthropy". With experience serving in excess of 8,000 clients around the world and offices across the US, Marts & Lundy includes top specialists in capacity analysis, benchmarking, planned giving, development operations, strategic communications and specialized writing services.

The Offord Group is a Toronto-based consultancy providing counsel in growth management, performance benchmarking, strategic planning, development operations, philanthropic research, leadership giving and naming rights. Serving a wide variety of clients in all sectors, The Offord Group aims to transform organizational culture to help promote the philanthropic spirit which will drive organizational success.

PREVIOUS DEVELOPMENTS

Click here to download Robin Fowler's presentation at the AFP 2006 Fundraising Day:

"Major Gifts, It's not rocket science; it's hard work!"

Click here to download Nicholas Offord's presentation at the 2005 AHP Canada Conference:

Healthcare Philanthropy in an Era of Change and Accountability: How are we doing?