Clients

MGI is one of the leading North American consultancies providing philanthropic services and counsel to a range of non-profit organizations across the non-profit voluntary sector. Our primary mission is to assist clients in the improvement and acceleration of their fundraising programs, to align those programs with their core mission, and ensure their sustainability.

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Education

Upon establishment in 1981, MGI’s first client was a private, independent school. MGI was selected as counsel for one of the earliest philanthropic campaigns in higher education. Since that time, the firm has established itself as leader in North America providing counsel on all aspects of fundraising for educational institutions, from private schools, business and law schools to private and public universities.

Education Philanthropic Consulting Practice

  • Organize for philanthropic success in converting supporters of the institution—and its specialty areas—into donors
  • Create an integrated, life cycle-based fundraising strategy that runs from student years through alumni careers and retirement years
  • Formulate effective philanthropic goals and objectives that are informed by donor research and integrated with academic priorities and planning
  • Assess the capacity and propensity of alumni, family members of students, and other prospective donors to give
Education Clients
Atlantic Baptist University
Balmoral Hall School
Bishop Strachan School
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Canadore College
Centennial College
Century College
The Collingwood School
Fanshawe College
Frontier College
Georgian College Foundation
Groves Academy
Hilton Head Preparatory School
Huronia Education Foundation
Keyano College
King's College—University of Western Ontario
Kwantlen College
Laura Baker School
Legacy Christian Academy
Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific
Literacy of the Low Country
Loyalist College
Okanagan College
Queen's University
Red Deer College Foundation
Rocky Mount Academy
The Salvation Army Catherine Booth Bible College
Seneca College
Sister of St. Benedict
St. John's - Ravenscourt School
St. Michael's University School
St. Paul's High School
Scottsdale Artists' School
Scottsdale School District 48
Trent University
Trinity College School
University of King's College
University of Lethbridge
University of Western Ontario Foundation
York University, Osgoode Hall Law School
York University, Faculty of Administrative Studies

Healthcare

MGI has provided philanthropic management consulting services to leading hospitals and healthcare organization in the US and Canada. Among our clients are dozens of teaching hospitals, community hospitals, specialty facilities, research institutes, voluntary health long-term care and hospices in Canada, Mexico and USA.

Healthcare Philanthropic Consulting Practice

MGI understands the increasing need for transformational philanthropy in healthcare. We are well versed in the complexities of the sector and help institutions to build their bases of private philanthropic support through grateful patient programs, and annual, major, and planned giving strategies. We help healthcare institutions in:

  • Engaging volunteer boards, executives, and physicians in fundraising initiatives
  • Building a culture of philanthropy
  • Campaign feasibility and planning studies for achieving philanthropic goals
  • Capital Campaign Management
Healthcare Clients
Ajax and Pickering General Hospital
Akron City Hospital
Almonte General Hospital
American British Cowdray Hospital, Mexico City
The Arthritis Society of Canada
Barrie Royal Victoria Hospital Foundation
Bethesda Health
Bethesda Foundation
The Brantford General Hospital Foundation
Bruce Peninsula Health Services Centre
Cambridge Memorial Hospital
Camelback Mental Health Center
Camp Hill Medical Centre
Campbellton Regional Hospital
Canadian Diabetes Association
Canadian Kidney Foundation
Canadian Liver Foundation
Canadin Red Cross Society—Ontario Division
Chaleur Regional Hospital
Covenant Medical Centre, Urbana, Illinois
Deaconess Hospital Foundation, St. Louis
Dellcrest Children’s Centre
The Donwood Institute
Durham Memorial Hospital
Etobicoke General Hospital
Deaconess Hospital Foundation, St. Louis
Dellcrest Children’s Centre
The Donwood Institute
Durham Memorial Hospital
Episcopal Homes Foundation
Etobicoke General Hospital
Fairview Health
Fairview Foundation
Fairview Southdale
Fort Washington Medical Center
Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital
Grenfell Regional Health Services
Guelph General Hospital
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario
Jones Harrison Residence
Knute Nelson
Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital
Grenfell Regional Health Services
Guelph General Hospital
Heart and Stroke Foundation
Ontario Ministry of Health
Mount Sinai Hospital
The Niagara Peninsula Rehabilitation
North Bay & District Health Centre
North York General Hospital Foundation
The Palliative Care Foundation
The Parkinson Foundation of Canada
Penetanguishene General Hospital
Queensway-Carleton Hospital
Lakeview Hospital Foundation
Nexus Health
People Incorporated
Phillips Eye Institute Foundation
Rainy River Valley Health Care Facilities
Saint John Regional Hospital
St. Joseph's Hospital, Blind River
St. Joseph's Villa Home for the Aged, Cornwall
St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver
St. Thomas-Elgin General Hospital
The Salvation Army/Grace Hospital
Sarnia General Hospital
Sudbury General Hospital
Trenton Memorial Hospital
University of Alberta Hospitals Foundation
Victoria Hospital, Renfrew
Walker Methodist
Whitby General Hospital
Women's College Hospital
York-Finch General Hospital

Arts and Culture

The Arts and Culture Practice has worked with more than 100+ art organizations, including some of North American’s leading art museums, performing arts centers, botanical gardens, zoos and aquariums, on capital and endowment campaigns including case statement preparation and philanthropic feasibility studies.

Arts and Culture Clients
The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
The Ballet-Opera House Corporation
Burlington Performing Arts Centre
Canadian Curling Hall of Fame
Canadian Railroad Historical Association
Canadian Stage Company
Friends of the Band Shell, Two Harbors
The Maritime Museum
Mill Pond Learning Foundation
Metro Toronto Reference Library
Minnesota Sports Center, Inc.
Moonlight Amphitheater, California
Osceola Public Library
Orillia Sports Complex
Performing Arts Centre Today for London
The Phoenix Zoo
Prairie Theatre Exchange
Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
Royal Winnipeg Ballet Building Fund
Tecumseh Sports and Recreation Complex
The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
The Ballet-Opera House Corporation
Burlington Performing Arts Centre
Canadian Curling Hall of Fame
Canadian Railroad Historical Association
Canadian Stage Company
The Maritime Museum
Metro Toronto Reference Library
Self-Family Arts Center
Theatre Aquarius, Hamilton
Town of Milton Leisure Centre
Twin Cities Public Television
Up With People
West Vancouver Library
Woodstock District Community Centre
The World Monuments Fund, Paris

Non-Profit

The non-profit sector is vast. It includes organizations with missions focused on the environment, social services, sports, community and advocacy, and civic and public affairs, as well as a wide range of charities, associations, membership organizations and faith-based institutions. One of our first two clients in 1981 were the Salvation Army and the YMCA. All of these organizations depend heavily on charitable giving to carry out their important societal missions. MGI can assist them in building sustainable annual, major and planned gift programs.

Non-Profit Clients
Aeon - Non Profit Housing
Arlington Hills Lutheran Church
The Aga Khan Foundation, Canada
Amity Goodwill Industries of Hamilton
Bereaved Families of Ontario
Boys and Girls Club of Canada
Boys and Girls Clubs of the Low Country
Boys and Girls Club of Minneapolis
Boys and Girls Club of San Francisco
Boys and Girls Club of Washington DC
Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church
Canadian Association for the Mentally Retarded
Canadian Diabetes Association
Canadian Mental Health Association
Canadian Paraplegic Association
Episcopal Homes of Minnesota
FamilyMeans Girl Guides of Canada
Global Teen Challenge
Goodwill Industries of Minnesota
Goodwill Rehabilitation Services of Alberta
Indianhead Council/Boy Scouts of America
Junior League of Metropolitan Toronto
Laura Baker Services Association
Lifetrack Resources
League of Women Voters Minnesota
North American Baptist Conference
Northern Star Council Boy Scouts
Oakville Family YMCA
Payne Maryland Partnership
Sisters of St. Benedict
St. Christopher House
The Salvation Army
Special Olympics of Minneapolis