Summit Consulting Group

Tactical, strategic and operational support
for Nevada social impact organizations

Why choose Summit?

For the leadership of any social impact organization, an unexpected operational setback can all too quickly escalate into a full-blown crisis. The reality is that resource, staffing and budget limitations often make it difficult, if not impossible, to keep operations, funding and services running smoothly during the recovery from such an event.

If you’re a social impact organization facing such a challenge, you know how critical it is to sustain your services and programs through any crisis. Especially with clients, stakeholders, staff and board all counting on you.

We’re here to help with any operational challenge you encounter. And we offer much more than crisis response. We’re also skilled at expanding capacity, improving board relationships, and implementing sustainable programs that will grow your future.

About Us

As a social impact organization or nonprofit, your mission is treasured by your community and stakeholders.

We formed Summit Consulting Group for the sole purpose of helping you fulfill that mission.

Our seasoned team of professionals brings deep experience, a diverse array of resources, and a network of highly specialized partners to purpose-driven organizations desiring to expand capacity, contend with unexpected challenges, or chart a course to long-term sustainability.

With extensive and successful non-profit and for-profit backgrounds, and we offer a broad array of support services, with a focus on coaching, mentoring and hands-on operational help.

Think of us as a lifeline in an environment that’s becoming increasingly more difficult for nonprofit and mission-based organizations to navigate.

We offer affordable and effective support in virtually every operational area of your organization:

  • Development and fundraising

  • Human resources, including personnel issues, organizational culture, leadership training and staff development

  • Accounting and general operations

  • Branding, messaging, communications, marketing and public relations

  • Lobbying and government relations

Our Core Values

Our Work

  • Case Study

    Developing a business model for a project

    Summit was asked to help prepare a business model for a small nonprofit seeking to establish a group home and expand its services. This task entailed a review of the proposed operational plan and participant rules for the building, the proposed budget and revenue history. This was followed by a meeting with the organization’s [...]

  • Case Study

    Interim Leadership

    After a frustrating, long and unsuccessful search for its new executive director, a southern Nevada nonprofit asked Summit principal Bart Patterson to serve in the position on an interim basis, while a second search was conducted. Bart agreed to do so. Recognizing the realities of the organization’s budget, Summit structured its contract so that [...]

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