10 THINGS ABOUT ASG ADVISORS
10 things that help set ASG Advisors apart from the competition.
Our reach is global
We have professionals working from New York, Newark, Princeton, London, and Park City, UT. And we’ve worked on client projects affecting social change in Bahrain, Egypt, Brazil, Mexico, Honduras, Kazakhstan, Russia, Swaziland, South Africa and Newark, NJ, among others.
Our clients have come in all sizes
From members of the Fortune 500 to members of the local chamber of commerce. We have clients that “have arrived” and ones that “are going places.” They includes utilities, a healthcare management start up, the world’s leading rental car company, an insurance giant, the preeminent global health philanthropy, the Egyptian diaspora in America, a chairman emeritus of Xerox, two former state governors.
It’s the idea that matters
Memos, presentations, strategic plans, evaluation protocols, we do all those, and we do them well. But what our clients are really after, and look to us for, is the big idea. Something that helps them move the needle.
Implementation
Clients are not left with a plan to execute on their own. We leverage our network, subject area expertise and philanthropic program management experience to help turn ideas into programs that work.
Prove It
Whether it’s research that informs the counsel we give our clients or the information they simply ask us to provide, sound research is critical to decision-making. Bench marking, outcome measurements, logic models. We’ve invested heavily in our evaluation practice and would put it up against any competitor.
Clients are always right — until they are wrong
We are excited about helping our clients make a positive contribution to the world. But we try to be dispassionate advisors giving sound, research-based advice geared toward our client’s goals. And we speak up if we think our client is headed in the wrong direction.
We don’t know everything
So beyond our staff, we have ASG Fellows – subject area experts contracted to provide us and our clients with the most up to date information in specific fields and best practices. Education, health, development, security, microfinance, and lots of other areas are covered.
Tell me a story
We endeavor to help not just fashion a philanthropic initiative or public program, but also help weave it into the broader narrative. It’s one of our core strengths, actually – helping clients communicate how their good work is an expression of a broader commitment to making the world a better place.
Well-rounded
Philanthropic programs aren’t created in a vacuum, but rather in complicated business and political environments. We get that, and it’s why our experience in politics, media relations, and strategic planning informs our thinking on designing programs that work.
Collaborative
We have formal strategic alliances with branding, creative, and alternative media firms so we can seamlessly offer a full suite of services to our clients.
