​We align philanthropic impact with entrepreneurial and social change goals, working to accelerate the greater good by providing tactical and strategic know-how to cities, foundations, entrepreneurs, and NGOs. We help design, implement, and manage change efforts, often tackling large scale, intractable problems.​ We amplify the impact of any chosen cause, while strengthening the social sector and the nonprofit leaders that make it great. ​ We work to​ create massive amounts of positive change, locally and globally, at the intersection of the for-profit and the non-profit worlds. ​People call when they need a path towards solving difficult problems.

We provide knowledge and methods for success. On a day to day basis, we mix a pragmatic business perspective with a commitment to community issues and environmental health at the intersection of the for-profit and non-profit worlds. We are effective on projects where small teams are called to create deep change, and we get a kick from knowing that we see opportunities and intersections most people don’t stop long enough to notice.

We really love working on building partnership, digging for solutions to Grand Challenges (diseases, dictatorship, the impact of automation, global problems, community or systemic issues, etc.) and taking start-up efforts to scale – be it foundations, nonprofits, or enterprises looking at creating a social impact.

What happened yesterday in Europehas an effect on what happens today in California and vice-versa. As a result, we look at change strategies that incorporate tested methodologies while going beyond. We are open to working with everything from traditional grantmaking to business design, constantly tweaking a blended impact formula, building collaborations, and creating strong alliances that can galvanize resources and co-create change. It is not about innovation for innovation’s sake, it is about adapting, listening, learning, and arriving at what works.

WE HAVE A 30 YEARS STRATEGIC AGENDA
With a California + Europe lens, we are working on building NGO financial, strategic and programmatic prowess, and on solving global challenges. Our current focus is on public/private partnerships and innovating initiatives with European entities, while solidifying our local market share. We are investing time and effort in strengthening the relationship between the US and EU at the level of civil society, infusing action from California eastwards, and using social entrepreneurship to push the nonprofit field from bootstrapping to affluence while generating progress towards the advancement of the Sustainable Development Goals, specifically, SDG 17: Partnership for the Goals.