On behalf Seattle Colleges Board of Trustees, my staff, and all foundation volunteers, I want to thank Jan Glick & Associates for effective and professional assistance to our work of integrating our separate college philanthropic foundations into a single foundation over the past 12 months. The depth and breadth of your experience with non-profit mergers, your combined skills skills in bringing people together and threading difficult but candid conversations with diverse perspectives, and your styles have proven to be just what we needed for this work.

I don’t think our search could have been run more effectively! The partnership between Jan Glick & Associates and Third Sector Company was excellent. Jan Glick & the Third Sector team skillfully guided us through the process, including outreach to and screening of candidates, thorough reference checks, and insightful facilitation of interviews.

At Social Venture Partners, Jan Glick & Associates kept our Executive search focused and on-track. His emphasis on change management made what can be a difficult transition following a founding Executive, much smoother. We are grateful for his help.

When I sought a consultant for my agency, I knew I wanted something different.  The issues were pressing - we needed really, concrete, substantive change – a clear path forward.  I was so fortunate to have found Jan Glick & Associates! During the entire duration of our project, Jan was always accessible.  In individual meetings, board meetings, phone calls, and emails, Jan and his team worked with me and my board toward the goal that they helped us define; in our case, it was either agency turnaround or partnership.  Additionally, the fact that Jan has on his team the extraordinary benefit of both financial and legal expertise was an enormous help. Glick & Associates’ understanding of nonprofits and nonprofit boards and their dynamics lent the expert guidance we needed (Jan literally “wrote the book” on nonprofit turnarounds and partnerships – highly recommended reading).  After my 30 years working in nonprofit leadership, I can say without hesitation that Jan is unlike any consultant that I have ever known and his group are the people to call if your organization is need of help and/or a new direction.

Jan Glick & Associates guided and coached us through the processes of developing a letter of intent, structuring an agreement, and negotiating the details of an excellent agreement.  We now have a legal affiliation with MultiCare Health System and are happily discovering how to be even better as a partnership than I had hoped could be possible.  If you are considering a similar journey I highly recommend Glick & Associates as thoroughly professional, personable, experienced, resourceful and tactful experts to help you succeed.

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Our department had been grappling with escalating utility costs for many years. Jan Glick & Associates quickly and collaboratively assessed our situation, designed a process and developed a strategic plan that addressed our department’s barriers and opportunities.  Jan Glick & Associates then conveyed the essential elements of the necessary changes clearly and compellingly to internal and external stakeholders in order to build buy-in to the initiative.  Glick & Associates achieved powerful results and buy-in to change initiatives--a rare combination for a consulting company in the public sector.

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We are fortunate that Jan Glick & Associates was recommended to us. Their approach helped us to listen to each other, facilitated our conversation and used our energies effectively to lead us through our reinvention process. Jan has an ability to create space for the difficult conversations that lead to growth. We would not be where we are today without Jan Glick & Associates' assistance. We wholeheartedly recommend Glick & Associates as a consultant for organizations that want to adapt to these challenging times while being true to their history, values and vision.

Our board and staff loved how Jan kept us focused on the most critical strategic issues within the business planning process. He also seamlessly facilitated the Executive Director succession, balancing the interests of the board with those of the incoming and outgoing Directors. As a new Executive Director myself, Jan’s insightful coaching has given me the tools to better develop and empower my staff in order to meet the business plan’s objective of being an industry leader.