We made an IMPACT!

The response to Deloitte’s contribution of skills on IMPACT Day was tremendous. The comments below are just a sampling of the many we received.

“This is absolutely not only a state model for us, but obviously a national model. They're fabulous! This is exactly the gold standard that everyone is looking to.”
Karen Baker
Secretary of Service and Volunteering, State of California

“What a great informative, fast paced seminar on Friday. Deloitte Impact Day was very well organized with excellent content. I have already used the material from the first session on succession planning with our Board chair.”
Executive Director, San Francisco nonprofit

“Please know to date this has been one of the best workshops I have attended.  In part it allowed one the opportunity to discuss their operation needs, one-on-one, with individuals who have true knowledge and skills on how to prepare a Continuity of Operations plan.  Although I went in thinking we had a lot to do, it appears that we are on the right track.  Your critique and guidance has left us with insight on how to better develop and improve our plan; not only for our Department but for the University as a whole.”
Interim Deputy Chief, DC nonprofit  

“On behalf of our organization, I am writing to thank you and your staff for providing an innovative and challenging inaugural class for the Deloitte Center for Leadership and Community. Four of our executives were among your class of approximately 50 not-for-profit leaders from the Los Angeles area, and our team came away impressed and energized from what we learned.  The Deloitte teaching team provided us with a very practical “how-to” in the areas of executive coaching and feedback.  The information was concise and logical, and provided in a manner that was easily absorbed. I cannot thank you enough for Deloitte’s commitment to the not-for-profit community.  We are very excited about the future of our partnership.”
President/CEO, Los Angeles nonprofit

“We can’t say thank you enough for the time you spent with us on Friday.  You did make an IMPACT on our organization and we are very grateful.  We will be digesting the information internally and begin identifying both the steps we can implement right away and how we can craft the information so that we can communicate the need to funders.  Having your input on our analysis gives our proposal to funders greater credibility and thereby increases our chances of funding. It was a pleasure working with such a great group of professionals.”
Vice President of Operations and Strategic Initiatives, Texas nonprofit

“Thank you so much for sharing your love of writing with the Grant Writing Class attendees.  I truly appreciate all of the time and effort it took you to prepare for the grant writing class.  It was definitely one of the best grant-writing classes that I’ve attended over the past 20 years.”
Development Director, San Jose nonprofit

“What a wonderful offer of support you gave in allowing each of us to be a part of this valuable day of coaching.  Of course, we all know and experience much of what we heard, but rarely have time to stop and reflect and refresh on best practices.  We rarely have time to take stock of habits we are falling into that might be setting up less than successful outcomes.  You gave us that chance today, and we thank you so much.”
Executive Director, California nonprofit

“As the Development Officer of a small 502(c)(3) non-profit organization still in its early stages of development, it is encouraging and comforting to have established for-profit organizations taking the time and resources to assist us in becoming better business organizations.  The IMPACT Day that your organization has established and to which you are fully committed, truly directly helps those of us in non-profit America; and in so doing, you indirectly and directly help those we serve -- the community-at-large.  Be assured that the lessons learned, the information shared and the support expressed will be put to use, not in only in our organization, but with our partners as well. Thank you for encouraging your employees to share their knowledge and talents.  My day spent at the Emergency Preparedness Work Shop exceeded my expectations and has equipped me with the necessary tools to do my job more effectively and confidently.”
Development Officer, DC nonprofit  

“Your trainers used a variety of adult learning methods to get us all to the place where we left with clear ideas about how we’d implement what we’d learned and reflected on. Today was a HUGE win for the attendees and we are already looking forward to next year.”
Director, Atlanta nonprofit

“The session on emotional intelligence was terrific.  Thank you so much for including me in this program – I think it is so valuable to all of the nonprofits that were invited to participate.  With our crazy schedules and limited budgets, we typically do not have access to this type of training.  Deloitte is providing an incredible service to our nonprofit community.”
Senior Vice President & COO, Los Angeles nonprofit

“How proud we are to have such fantastic partners in our work to improve lives in the community.  Your Impact Day ties so beautifully with our organization’s agenda, focused on Education. Income. Health.  Thanks for a brilliant investment of intellectual capital; we know the ROI will be tremendous in the community.”
Director, Volunteer Services, San Francisco nonprofit

Additional anonymous survey feedback from 2008 IMPACT Day Hub event participants:

• “Individuals who work for non profits do not have the opportunity to attend workshops to better themselves or the organization, often times due to money. By offering them opportunity to enhance their skills and better their organization at no cost to the nonprofit, makes the world a better place.”
  
  
• “They [the sessions] were very applicable and came from a fresh perspective. I’ve been to so many workshops that say the same basic information over and over again. I was pleasantly surprised that these workshops gave me new information from a fresh perspective that challenged me to grow and learn.”
  
  
• “The information provided was straightforward and directly applicable to the day-to-day work of a nonprofit. I feel that I have more tools available to me in order to make a greater contribution to my organization. Yes. It was absolutely wonderful!”
  
  
• “Skills-based volunteering is good for the giver and the receiver! When businesses want to send employees to agencies for more general labor, such as planting gardens, there is a lot of management time required by the agency.”
  
  
• “It’s great to have these tools and best practices shared with nonprofits who could not otherwise afford to pay for such training.”
  
  
• “I think as nonprofits, the work is so overwhelming and extremely fast paced. Often times, there are not enough resources to provide staff with professional development. This was a great opportunity to learn from experts. The ultimate benefactors from the workshops are the communities whom we serve.”
  
  
• “Nonprofits do a very good job with their mission; however, resources such as those offered at your day of service don’t come along very often - especially at no cost! Also, being treated to breakfast, lunch and snacks was a great treat! Knowing that Deloitte cares so much about helping us better achieve our mission by improving our work skills is very impressive.”
  
  
• “Content wise, this training is a must for those who are into proposal writing. This will definitely help all those nonprofits, especially those with low budgets for training. Deloitte is not only sharing their knowledge but also indirectly helping the disadvantaged communities attain quality and deserving programs and projects.”
  
  
• “Our organizations are short on funds, so cannot afford much training, and this is a wonderful opportunity for us to obtain that additional training.”
  

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