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| Two Trusted Multi-Sector Leaders Unite in Support of Community-Wide Engagement Effort January 17, 2012 |
Thank you for facilitating a
great forum. I really learned A
LOT and I have gotten excellent
feedback from the other
members. People say it was
one of our best meetings. I think
founders/founding directors
leaving is such a taboo topic
that people say they felt
relieved to learn how to do it
right and to view it as a normal
part of strategic growth.
- Workshop participant
great forum. I really learned A
LOT and I have gotten excellent
feedback from the other
members. People say it was
one of our best meetings. I think
founders/founding directors
leaving is such a taboo topic
that people say they felt
relieved to learn how to do it
right and to view it as a normal
part of strategic growth.
- Workshop participant
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Olive Grove Consulting, a leader in consulting to mission driven organizations and leaders, has been selected as the
preferred provider for consulting services by the Institute for Ethical Leadership (IEL) at Rutgers Business School –
Newark and New Brunswick. Olive Grove, collaborating with the IEL, will now be available to the mission driven
organizations in Northern New Jersey for a broad range of consulting services.
The IEL, which now encompasses the Center for Nonprofit and Philanthropic Leadership, focuses on leaders, and is
dedicated to research-based programming combined with practical application. To that end, it provides the education,
training and critical-thinking tools to businesses and governments, nonprofit and philanthropic organizations, and
across the University to create more effective and ethical leaders. Rutgers University has received special recognition
for their efforts in their business programs, attaining the #34 ranking in the Aspen Institute’s Beyond Grey Pinstripes
2011-2012 survey, which assesses business programs internationally based on their commitment to integration of
issues concerning social and environmental stewardship into the curriculum.
As part of this new collaboration, Olive Grove Consulting and the IEL will provide hands-on experiences that will help
Rutgers students be more engaged in the surrounding community. The collaboration between the two organizations
will thus give students a rich, multi-layered learning environment and will help local nonprofits derive maximum value
for their investment in consulting services that support them in effective mission delivery. It will also expand the
Institute’s reach, depth and breadth of expertise.
James Abruzzo, IEL Co-founder, stated “The Institute for Ethical Leadership selected Olive Grove Consulting among a
number of firms because of its reputation for yielding high-impact results among diverse organizations and for its work
with students at other universities. Also, Olive Grove’s vision of transformative change embodies what we at the IEL
hope to achieve with nonprofit organizations as they increasingly look to us for support, information and guidance. We
continue to move beyond transactional relationships to build opportunities for collective, community impact.”
Olive Grove Consulting founder and CEO, Emily Hall, is similarly optimistic and believes the collaboration will help
leverage the skills and expertise of local nonprofit consultants and management support organizations, applied
research, and a vast, diverse student body to support local nonprofits.
Ms. Hall stated of the collaboration "We work with nonprofits, foundations, social entrepreneurs, and individual and
corporate philanthropists to achieve the firm's vision of a vibrant and just society. This opportunity feels like a perfect
fit. I started my work twenty years ago in the New Jersey/New York region, and I am excited about the role my firm
will play in helping the IEL become a beacon that leaders and organizations can turn to for guidance, expertise and
support.”
Olive Grove Consulting and the Institute’s collaboration will focus primarily on the local community, working with local
consultants, organizations, and students. Moreover, they believe that the lessons learned from this effort may
transform the way the sector approaches educating ethical leaders. It can also become a model that impacts the
entire social sector.
About Olive Grove Consulting: Since 2002, Olive Grove Consulting has helped organizations and individuals in the
nonprofit sector realize their full potential through a unique networked structure. In 2011, the firm quadrupled in size
and completed over 100 projects. Clients include San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Habitat for Humanity Greater
San Francisco, and the Schwab Charitable Fund.
About the Institute for Ethical Leadership at Rutgers Business School-Newark and New Brunswick: Founded
originally in 2005 as the Center for Nonprofit and Philanthropic Leadership, the Institute’s mission is to strengthen
ethical leadership to enhance civil society. Its goal is to transform how leaders are evaluated and rewarded – based
on ethical behavior that leads to sustainable, high performing organizations.
preferred provider for consulting services by the Institute for Ethical Leadership (IEL) at Rutgers Business School –
Newark and New Brunswick. Olive Grove, collaborating with the IEL, will now be available to the mission driven
organizations in Northern New Jersey for a broad range of consulting services.
The IEL, which now encompasses the Center for Nonprofit and Philanthropic Leadership, focuses on leaders, and is
dedicated to research-based programming combined with practical application. To that end, it provides the education,
training and critical-thinking tools to businesses and governments, nonprofit and philanthropic organizations, and
across the University to create more effective and ethical leaders. Rutgers University has received special recognition
for their efforts in their business programs, attaining the #34 ranking in the Aspen Institute’s Beyond Grey Pinstripes
2011-2012 survey, which assesses business programs internationally based on their commitment to integration of
issues concerning social and environmental stewardship into the curriculum.
As part of this new collaboration, Olive Grove Consulting and the IEL will provide hands-on experiences that will help
Rutgers students be more engaged in the surrounding community. The collaboration between the two organizations
will thus give students a rich, multi-layered learning environment and will help local nonprofits derive maximum value
for their investment in consulting services that support them in effective mission delivery. It will also expand the
Institute’s reach, depth and breadth of expertise.
James Abruzzo, IEL Co-founder, stated “The Institute for Ethical Leadership selected Olive Grove Consulting among a
number of firms because of its reputation for yielding high-impact results among diverse organizations and for its work
with students at other universities. Also, Olive Grove’s vision of transformative change embodies what we at the IEL
hope to achieve with nonprofit organizations as they increasingly look to us for support, information and guidance. We
continue to move beyond transactional relationships to build opportunities for collective, community impact.”
Olive Grove Consulting founder and CEO, Emily Hall, is similarly optimistic and believes the collaboration will help
leverage the skills and expertise of local nonprofit consultants and management support organizations, applied
research, and a vast, diverse student body to support local nonprofits.
Ms. Hall stated of the collaboration "We work with nonprofits, foundations, social entrepreneurs, and individual and
corporate philanthropists to achieve the firm's vision of a vibrant and just society. This opportunity feels like a perfect
fit. I started my work twenty years ago in the New Jersey/New York region, and I am excited about the role my firm
will play in helping the IEL become a beacon that leaders and organizations can turn to for guidance, expertise and
support.”
Olive Grove Consulting and the Institute’s collaboration will focus primarily on the local community, working with local
consultants, organizations, and students. Moreover, they believe that the lessons learned from this effort may
transform the way the sector approaches educating ethical leaders. It can also become a model that impacts the
entire social sector.
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About Olive Grove Consulting: Since 2002, Olive Grove Consulting has helped organizations and individuals in the
nonprofit sector realize their full potential through a unique networked structure. In 2011, the firm quadrupled in size
and completed over 100 projects. Clients include San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Habitat for Humanity Greater
San Francisco, and the Schwab Charitable Fund.
About the Institute for Ethical Leadership at Rutgers Business School-Newark and New Brunswick: Founded
originally in 2005 as the Center for Nonprofit and Philanthropic Leadership, the Institute’s mission is to strengthen
ethical leadership to enhance civil society. Its goal is to transform how leaders are evaluated and rewarded – based
on ethical behavior that leads to sustainable, high performing organizations.