“I want to express our continued gratitude for the work HBS has done with CIRI over the years. When I started, almost 7 years ago, HBS was completing CIRI’s 3-year strategic plan Additionally, the deep dive into CIRI’s Immigration Legal Services program resulted in recommendations three of which we have implemented – online appointments, collecting fees prior to the first consultation, and hiring a part- time Legal Assistant for our Director of ILS.”

We truly cannot begin to express our gratitude for taking the time to provide guidance to Winning Ways. The insights you and your team provided were invaluable and will not only contribute to the growth and expansion of Winning Ways, but also the personal and professional growth of the three of us. We are eager to implement the suggestions and increase positive change in our communities.”

Community Partners exceeded our expectations in every way! Your team provided the expertise and vision to guide The Community Fund of Darien into the next three years by developing a detailed strategic plan based on initiatives. It was time for our treasured 70-year-old organization to focus on its future and HBS delivered. We could not have done it without the HBS team.”

We are grateful for the expertise and support provided by our CP team. Because of this project, we now have measurable strategies to put into place that will increase our impact on our student population.

At the tender age of eight months, our new 501(c)3 organization adopted its first strategic plan with CP's support. CP's help was invaluable as the plan was designed, edited and re-edited. Our CP team was smart, focused, respectful and economical with everyone's time, for which this overworked ED is very grateful. Thanks, CP!

Thank you for an engaging discussion on the ALICE Marketplace. We walked away with great ideas as well as some cautionary steps to take…These brainstorming sessions are a wonderful service to the community, and we feel fortunate to have had this opportunity…I will keep you all posted as we build momentum!

I wanted to let you know that based on the HBS project we did together, we implemented your feedback and executed a Susan M. Ross New Executive Director Institute in September 2020 that served 20 new Executive Directors of Fairfield County nonprofits. We collaborated with the Nonprofit Support Center to run this program.

We can't think of a more-worthy recipient [of the Humanitarian Award sponsored by the donor-advised Thumbelina Fund] than the HBS Community Partners. Their commitment to elevating the performance of the nonprofit sector is having a positive impact on the thousands of lives that are touched by these agencies each year.

“The CP team did their homework to learn about our organization and presented ideas that helped us focus our efforts. The engagement was just the right amount of big picture strategy discussion to help direct our growth.”

I can say that we would not have moved as comprehensively and rapidly as we have without their guidance and leadership. They support the executive level work of the initiative through countless hours of meetings and documenting and organizing the movement along with the backbone staff.

“The CP team took the time to get to know our team, organization, work, and specific needs and goals. They provided us with guidance and assistance to create an achievable strategy and plan for organizational success and sustainability.”

“Starting with the questions you asked us and the documents you requested and up to and including your final report, you have given us much to think about and a clear roadmap of how we can recover from the pandemic and strengthen our marketing and fund-raising for the future. I am so glad – and SOS so lucky – that after our first Zoom meeting you were kind enough to take us on, and you have been with us from that first Zoom to the final report.”

“The Community Partners team were a delight to work with, very sensitive and receptive to our organization’s needs, and provided invaluable guidance on how to improve our operations. I will work with them again in a heartbeat if the need arises and they are willing to take us on.”

“We are deeply grateful for the opportunity to work with the Harvard Business School Community Partners on our strategic plan. We appreciate the in-depth process they conducted which collected input from all key stakeholders, both internal and external. The plan allows us to strengthen our foundations while leveraging innovative practices.”