Selected Philanthropy & Capacity-Building Service Projects Development of entire new grantmaking, knowledge building and sharing program, The Philadelphia Foundation. OMG and Patti Patrizi are advising The Philadelphia Foundation with the redesign of its entire program services. The team is working with senior leadership to better align a set of grantmaking funds, evaluation, research and convening services to increase impact in the community and to advance regional sector effectiveness. In addition, to increase philanthropic impact, the new approach will better integrate donor and program services. Development of an action plan and logic model to sizably increase impact and scale of a demonstration portfolio, The Civic Design Program, The Heinz Endowments. OMG is currently advising a planning group of the Civic Design Taskforce of the Heinz Endowments to significantly increase its scale and impact of the Civic Design Portfolio. A compelling actionable work plan, and a revised logic model are the products of the engagement. Capacity Building Program, The Pew Charitable Trusts' Pew Fund OMG recently launched the Capacity Building Program for the Pew Charitable Trusts' Pew Fund in the Philadelphia region. Specifically designed to support agencies currently receiving service delivery support, the new program will provide grants, workshops, and other guidance to help agencies identify their organizational capacity building needs and to implement projects that address them. Evaluation Training, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation OMG continues to provide evaluation training to Robert Wood Johnson grantees to help them develop their internal capacity to conduct research that informs program planning and operations, and to be able to report on program outcomes to external audiences. Schuylkill River Watershed Restoration Cluster Grantmaking, William Penn Foundation OMG is conducting a third round of grantmaking for the William Penn Foundation's Schuylkill River Watershed Restoration program. For this cluster, we prepare a RFP and review proposals that respond to the Foundation's goal of promoting sustainable watershed assets along the Schuylkill River. The Pew Charitable Trusts Vulnerable Adult Program OMG served as an intermediary for The Pew Charitable Trusts' grantmaking program to nonprofit human services agencies that serve vulnerable adults in the five-county Philadelphia metropolitan region. As the Trusts' intermediary, OMG solicited proposals for both service-delivery and capacity-building grants; reviewed proposals and made funding recommendations to the Board of the Trusts; provided ongoing fiscal and administrative oversight to grantees; and offered training and technical assistance to grantees on outcome assessment, organizational development, fiscal management, and best practices. The Pew Charitable Trusts' PACE Seminar Series OMG assisted The Pew Charitable Trusts in the development, implementation, and assessment of its quarterly seminar series, “Programs Adjusting to a Changing Environment,” for Pew Fund grantees in the Philadelphia region who serve vulnerable adults, the elderly, and children, youth, and family. OMG personnel focused each session on an emerging capacity building need of nonprofit human services agencies; provided compelling speakers and supplemental materials; coordinated each session; and developed summary and evaluation materials. Program Management Assistance for the Making Connections Initiative, Annie E. Casey Foundation OMG is providing assistance to the Foundation in managing Making Connections in Miami. A multi-site, multi-year initiative, Making Connections seeks to develop strategies that respond to the challenges facing families in troubled communities with the aim of strengthening families and improving outcomes for children. Capacity Building, Southern Rural Development Initiative The Southern Rural Development Initiative (SRDI) is a collaboration of community-based institutions working together in the rural South to leverage financial capital and build the capacity of nonprofits engaged in community and economic development. SRDI asked OMG to help its member groups build a shared understanding and approach to program evaluation. OMG staff used pathway mapping as part of a series of workshops that aimed to foster an understanding of basic evaluation concepts, help participants think through theories of change underlying their work, and engage in peer learning and coaching. Management Assessment, National Park Service OMG conducted a management assessment for the Division of Park and Resource Planning for the Mid-Atlantic Office of the National Park Service. Through interviews with all staff and senior administrators, and through data analysis, OMG developed recommendations for improving Division management policies, and for gaining greater staff involvement and team development. Action strategies based on critiques of the recommendations during staff retreats were subsequently designed to move the organization forward.