Clients

do good Consulting works primarily with small to medium-sized non-profit organizations and occasionally with individuals, government units, and small and mid-sized businesses. We specialize in grassroots-types groups who are poised to and seek to expand their fundraising skills, membership, and impact. Here are a few highlights of do good Consulting's current work.

Charles W. Christie Foundation

The Charles W. Christie Foundation was founded in 1975 to improve the quantity and quality of health care education available to the public. The organization’s vision is a healthy, fulfilling life for all. In pursuing its mission of enhancing medical knowledge, education, and medical services for citizens and health care practitioners in east central Illinois, the Foundation focuses giving on:

• Promoting education and training to increase medical knowledge for health care practitioners and the general public;
• Sponsoring symposia and programs on health care topics;
• Providing scholarships to individuals in the medical sciences and allied health fields;
• Offering management and funding for medical services; and
• Making grants to community organizations supporting medical research and education.

do good Consulting is working with the Charles W. Christie Foundation on strategic planning, fundraising, marketing, and systems upgrades.

Generations of Hope

Generations of Hope was formed in 1993 to develop and sustain the intergenerational neighborhood Hope Meadows. Hope's mission is deceptively simple: to create a diverse intergenerational neighborhood to support families of adopted foster children. In direct contrast with traditional foster-care programs, Generations of Hope has created a place where adoptive families can get the support and information they need, children can finally find a place to call home, and elders find real purpose and meaning in their everyday lives. Through Hope Meadows, Generations of Hope is promoting permanency, community, and caring relationships for adoptive families of foster children while offering safety and meaningful purpose in the daily lives of older adults. The non-profit organization is based in Rantoul, Illinois and is a licensed foster-adoption agency.

do good Consulting is working with Generations of Hope on a hiring search for a new Executive Director as well as to develop a transition and on-boarding plan for the new hire.

Urbana Free Library

Founded in 1874, The Urbana Free Library is one of the oldest public libraries in Illinois.

The Library has a reputation for the quality of its collections and for outstanding service to patrons of all ages and was named one of "America's best public libraries" by The American Library Association. Based in downtown Urbana, the facility is a well-loved and well-used institution serving tens of thousands of residents of the community.

do good Consulting is working with the entire Urbana Free Library staff to run an in-service facilitation session on customer service strategies in February 2010.

Associated Firefighters of Illinois (AFFI-IAFF)

The Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois (AFFI), affiliated with the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), is a state-wide labor organization representing 200 Illinois locals comprising 15,000 professional firefighters and retired members. The organization was founded in 1935 and has lead in the fight for improved working conditions for firefighters statewide. The AFFI provides three main services to firefighters in Illinois: education, service (including organizing, collective bargaining, legal advice, and communication and data services), and legislative services. They are based in Springfield, Illinois.

do good Consulting is working with the Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois on goal setting and strategic planning as well as streamlining processes and business practices.

Prairie Center Health Systems

Prairie Center Health Systems is a comprehensive substance abuse education and treatment non-profit agency located in East Central Illinois, providing both outpatient and in-patient services. The 40-year-old Prairie Center’s mission is to provide the highest quality of prevention, intervention, and treatment services for alcoholism and chemical dependency, other addictions, and associated conditions to individuals, families, and communities in East Central Illinois. Prairie Center, open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, serves over 6,000 individuals annually, through a full range of fee-based programs including residential treatment, detoxification, crisis intervention, outpatient, intensive outpatient, DUI evaluation and education, and prevention programs for schools and the community. The organization manages three facilities in the community for residential, detoxification, outpatient, and day treatment, and intake.

do good Consulting is working with Prairie Center on market research and marketing planning, and hiring assistance.

University of Illinois Extension

The University of Illinois Extension is coordinating the 2010 Holistic Family Wellness Seed Grant Program, a program to advance interdisciplinary research-based education programs in support of Illinois families. The goals of this project are to improve the lives of families and individuals, connect families and individuals to their communities, and improve overall psychological, emotional, social, financial, nutritional, physical, and environmental health and wellbeing.

do good Consulting is working with University of Illinois Extension grant awardees to develop basic grantwriting skills to further their work and research, offer hands-on grantwriting support to the subgroups, and create workplans, timelines, and assignments among members to accomplish desired outcomes.

Jesus Is the Way Prison Ministries

Jesus is the Way Prison Ministries was founded in 1977 by Reverend Jesse Mathes. The organization’s mission is to go into Illinois prisons and other correctional facilities across the U.S. and other countries to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ to inmates. As inmates are released, Jesus is the Way assists them in becoming productive and responsible citizens. The organization’s goal is to reduce recidivism and increase successful reintegration into the mainstream by minimizing the causes of criminality by providing material, vocational/educational, and spiritual needs.

The organization’s flagship program is Freedom Christian Transitional Aftercare. This is a three-phase residential discipleship program for men who chose to begin a new life based upon the love of Christ in action. Based on a 2.8-acre site in Rantoul, Illinois, the program’s design reduces stress that parolees and releasees experience as they become integrated into society. Programming includes: Bible education and spiritual guidance, counseling, drug and alcohol rehabilitation, and job and life skills development such as parenting classes and GED preparation.

do good Consulting is working with Jesus is the Way Prison Ministries to develop a marketing and outreach plan, develop a website upgrades report, conduct a marketing and media training, and assist with fundraising. 

CASA of Champaign County

Champaign County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) is a non-profit organization that trains and supervises community volunteers to serve as appointed advocates for the best interests of abused and neglected children in the juvenile court system. Every new child abuse petition in the Champaign County juvenile court is automatically referred to CASA. Each year, almost 700 children, most under the age of seven, are served by over 100 CASA volunteers who provide an extra set of eyes and ears for the court and child welfare agencies.

After gathering information, CASA volunteers provide a report to the court that speaks to what is in the child's best interest. No other agency provides community volunteers to serve as child advocates in juvenile court proceedings. CASA volunteers ensure children don't get lost in the overburdened legal and social service system or languish in an inappropriate group or foster home. CASA volunteers are actively involved in their assigned cases, adopting roles that include not only advocacy, but also frequent contact with the children and caregivers, and coordination and involvement with involved parties, including schools, law enforcement, psychologists, foster and biological parents, caseworkers, counselors, case managers and the State's Attorney's office. Advocates remain with their appointed children until their case is closed. For many children, CASA means the difference between homelessness and a safe home, between dropping out and completing school, between unemployment and success, between jail and becoming a productive member of society.

do good Consulting is working with CASA on professional development for its staff. 

Douglas-Hart Nature Center

Douglas-Hart Nature Center & Foundation, based in Mattoon, Illinois, offers 65 acres of native habitats for the public to enjoy through a Visitor Center, trails, and educational programs.

The Visitor Center is open seven days a week, year round and features interpretive exhibits, sensory displays, and live critters to be enjoyed by all ages. Other Nature Center amenities include a bird observation area, the Discovery Den and Badger Burrow (both very popular with kids), a bat cave, a puppet show area, an x-ray machine, a nature library, a cozy fireplace, a nature gift shop, classroom space, and a picnic area.

do good Consulting is working with the Douglas-Hart Nature Center to develop an employee handbook to effectively manage the organization and staff now and in the future.

Parkland College Business Development Center

do good has partnered with Parkland College Business Training in Champaign to offer a series of grantwriting courses and workshops at the Parkland Business Development Center. These low-cost, high-return sessions help attendees identity grants for their organizations, write winning proposals, and better understand the world of grantmaking. Choose between two 2-hour workshops or an 8-week course, or attend all sessions to really get you ready.

Classes for the 2009 semester are currently full, but classes for 2010 are already in the works. If you are interested in learning more about or attending these great grantwriting courses or workshops, contact do good Consulting at dogood@dogoodconsulting.org or 217-778-1687.

Common Ground Food Co-op

Common Ground Food Co-op is a 34-year-old community-owned grocery store specializing in natural, organic, and local foods. The Co-op features local produce, meat, eggs, dairy, honey, and grains, as well as natural and organic grocery items, frozen foods, an extensive bulk selection, health and beauty products, and home cleaning products. Staff meticulously research products for their health and environmental impact so shoppers can buy guilt-free. In response to increased consumer demand for healthy, organic, and local foods, Common Ground moved to a new, larger location on the east side of Lincoln Square Village in downtown Urbana in August. Featuring a new deli and a wider array of healthy, local foods, the Co-op is now open to the public 8AM-8PM daily.

do good Consulting is working with the Common Ground Food Co-op on on-going operational needs after their move and expansion.

Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District (MTD)

The Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District (MTD) is a mass transit system serving the Champaign-Urbana-UIUC metropolitan area. The MTD is working to form a non-profit entity to help provide programs and resources to children, parents, and the community on pedestrian and bicycle safety, educational information on transit and mode shift to active transportation, health related information on the need for more physical activity, and related educational information and activities. Through public awareness campaigns, advocacy, educational programs, referral services, and subsidized transit programs the new organization seeks to increase usage of active transportation methods.

do good Consulting is working with the MTD to develop the internal structure, a clear and compelling vision, strategic approach, and benchmarks for their new organization.

Center for Training & Business Development (UIUC)

The University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign’s Center for Training & Business Development (formerly Training for Business Professionals, or T4B) is the premier business and professional development organization throughout Central Illinois. The Center’s workshops, business training, and certificate programs help employees at all levels from a wide variety of organizations attain their professional and personal goals by offering learning opportunities that are flexible, responsive, and innovative.

do good Consulting is working with UIUC’s Center for Training & Business Development on a number of professional development initiatives, including teambuilding and group dynamics trainings, small business consulting, and supervisory curriculum development.

A+ DUI Services

A+ DUI Services is an IDHS-licensed, private alcohol and substance abuse treatment facility located in Springfield, Illinois. A+ DUI provides private, professional, and prompt DUI evaluations, risk education, and substance abuse intervention and treatment services. A+ DUI offer real help without judgment and without pretense. Clients are heard, understood and respected.

do good Consulting is working with A+ DUI Services on marketing initiatives, developing a long-range business plan, and creating streamlined business procedures.

Illinois Food Allergy Education Association

The Illinois Food Allergy Education Association supports Illinois residents living with food allergies by providing educational materials to schools, juvenile courts, airlines, parents, recreational camps, caregivers, restaurants, health departments, and other relevant groups. Many do not understand the importance food allergy education and do not have access to food allergy information. IFAEA is committed to bridging that gap.

do good Consulting is working with the Illinois Food Allergy Education Association on preparing for Health Awareness week in May 2010.

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