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Strategic Planning


Comprehensive and practical, our plans support organizations at any stage in the life cycle, from start-ups, to those seeking substantial change, to those looking to cement their strength.

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THE ARTS AND BEYOND


The DeVos Institute of Arts and Nonprofit Management assists arts, culture, and humanities organizations, as well as universities, public media, medical, K-12 education, and science non-profits.

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The Cycle


THE CYCLE is the DeVos Institute’s proprietary methodology for assessing, supporting, and empowering non-profits – in any discipline – to optimize service, sustainability, and impact.

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EXPERIENCE WORLDWIDE


Wherever you are based, the DeVos Institute is ready to work with you. With experience in over 80 countries, the DeVos Institute has the track record to help you thrive, anywhere and anytime.

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GLOBAL CLASSROOM


The DeVos Institute’s online classroom and prestigious Global Fellowship introduce participants to The Cycle, the Institute’s proprietary management approach.

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Who We Are

Top-performing nonprofits deserve practical, high-energy, empathetic support to fulfill their missions and thrive in today’s rapidly evolving environment.

That’s where we come in. With over 20 years of experience in nearly 90 countries, we’re here to help you envision a bold future and ensure that the right people, programs, systems and capital are in place to bring it to life.

We are proud to support a wide range of mission-driven organizations – including those in the arts, humanities, film, public media, festivals, sciences, education, and social services.

Our approach is grounded in The Cycle, a practical management framework designed to optimize organizational performance in five essential areas: market position, programming, marketing, governance, and revenue development.

This Cycle is the foundation upon which we build each engagement – one that is then customized to address your specific needs, goals, and local context.

We offer three core services: consultation, implementation, and training.

  • Consultation: We’ll partner with you to optimize your work in governance, operations, human resources, and capitalization. From strategic planning and capital campaign planning to executive search, infrastructure projects, and building the “Ideal Board”, we’re here to help you go next level with confidence.
  • Implementation: Need transitional support, a start-up team, or an extra hand to break through a capacity roadblock? We offer interim executive management and departmental support in areas like marketing, fundraising, and programming, helping you move forward seamlessly. And, what we can’t provide, we will help you find amongst our network of trusted providers.
  • Training: Through our Global Arts Management Fellowship, community-based capacity-building programs, online classroom, and day-long board intensives, we create high-intensity, potent learning environments to supercharge today’s leaders, and catalyze the next generation of nonprofit managers.

Today, we all share an environment shaped by rapid changes in technology, demographics, governance, geopolitics, and economics. Here at the Institute, we know these changes can add up – and overwhelm. We also know the thrill of leveraging them to our advantage. We obsess over these trends day and night, so that you don’t have to. We do so to fulfill our mission – to turn insight into lean, practical, effective strategies to help you flourish with confidence amidst change.

We’re ready – just let us know how we can help.

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Services & Solutions

We are ready to work with you to envision a bold future, and ensure the proper people, programs, systems and money are in place to bring it to life.

Whether you’re a manager, board member, government official, foundation representative or advocate for stronger communities, we are ready to partner with you to improve your community through your mission.8

  • For Organizations

  • For Communities

  • For Individuals

Leadership

President


Brett Egan


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Chairman


Michael M. Kaiser


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