Cliff Consulting ( www.cliffconsulting.net ), a Bay Area management consulting firm, is celebrating 40 years in business by donating to local nonprofit organizations nominated by its clients and staff as vital contributors to the Bay Area community.
"While throwing a big bash would certainly have been fun, we felt inspired to celebrate by doing what we love doing most -- partnering with our clients to do meaningful work in our own community," said CEO Robin Nasatir, who announced the firm's 40th Anniversary Community Giving Program. "As business consultants, we decided to give back in ways that deliver tangible results that truly meet the needs of Bay Area residents."
Cliff Consulting, which counts major Bay Area corporations and nonprofits among its clients, has already donated to over 40 charitable organizations in honor of its clients and consultants. In addition, six organizations will receive more substantial "impact" donations.
"In selecting the six 'impact' donations, we chose charities in which at least one client is actively involved and where the gift can provide sustainable and long-term impact, a core tenet of our consulting approach," said Nasatir.
The six "impact" donations fund everything from technology upgrades to training and special events at nonprofits across the Bay Area. Recipients include:
-- Family Bridges, Oakland -- Cliff's gift buys equipment required to create a new computer learning center for this organization, which serves the Asian community with a broad range of vital programs from child daycare to senior health care, immigration services to in-home and on-site social assistance.
-- Marin Humane Society -- Funding for extra staff time to solicit donated goods and services from local vets, groomers, pet-food suppliers and others for the "SHARE" program. This program offers a variety of services with the common goal of pairing companion animals with people for therapeutic and educational purposes.
-- Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley -- Funding to purchase scanners and other equipment required to launch a new membership card bar-coding system for UC Berkeley's public science center, whose mission is to inspire and foster learning of science and mathematics for all, especially those who have limited access to science. This equipment will allow "The Hall" to provide better service to its members and increase its efficiency as an organization. Cliff Consultants will also provide volunteer support to help make this transition successful.
-- Larkin Street Youth Services, San Francisco -- Support to create an internship position in the technology group of a long-time client of Cliff Consulting for the Larkin Street Youth Services' "Hire Up" program, which is a collection of education, employment and career services for homeless and at-risk youth in San Francisco.
-- First Place for Youth, East Bay -- Funding for two professional early childhood instructors to develop workshops providing pregnant and parenting youth with critical information about safety, nutrition, positive discipline and developmental milestones. These professionals will also train First Place staff to run similar workshops in the future.
-- San Francisco Senior Center -- Volunteer and staff support for a "Fitness Field Day" at the San Francisco Senior Center with senior fitness testing and other health and fitness related activities. One of Cliff Consulting's healthcare client organizations will staff the event with 23 volunteers, who will be joined by volunteers from Cliff consulting.
More information about the giving program and the 42 charities selected is available at http://www.cliffconsulting.net/community-giving/ .
About Cliff Consulting
Cliff Consulting, a woman-owned and operated business based in Oakland, was founded in 1972 by Robert Cliff, a former professor in Berkeley's Operations Research and Industrial Engineering department. Cliff Consulting specializes in helping clients plan and lead large, critical projects such as business process improvements, compliance initiatives, mergers and integrations, and technology implementations.
The company's success is due in large part to its unique business model, which offers clients the ability to bring in one or two senior consultants rather than a whole team, and provides Cliff Consulting senior professionals the opportunity to focus on exciting assignments without the politics, long hours and travel typically found in partnership and executive roles.
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