News Releases
January 23, 2006
New Collaboration Will Bring Risk Management Resources to Nonprofits in Pittsburgh and Surrounding Communities
The Nonprofit Risk Management Center is pleased to announce that it has entered into a licensing arrangement with McCrory & McDowell LLC, a Pittsburgh-based financial and consulting services firm.
Through this relationship McCrory & McDowell LLC will bring the Center’s national expertise to nonprofits in Pittsburgh and the surrounding region.
The Center’s Executive Director, Melanie Herman, notes, "We are thrilled about our new relationship with McCrory & McDowell. Both our organizations share a commitment to helping nonprofits achieve their missions. We also share a common interest in providing practical assistance that enables community-serving nonprofits to transform good intentions into meaningful and effective service delivery at the local level. We look forward to working with the team of dedicated and talented professionals at McCrory & McDowell for many years to come."
According to Kate Dewey, principal of Dewey & Kaye, McCrory & McDowell nonprofit consulting division, “Managing a nonprofit in today's environment is extraordinarily complicated regardless of its size. More and more nonprofits are becoming aware of the various risks that can turn an organization upside down if not managed properly. Our partnership with the Center uniquely enhances our capacity to serve the region’s nonprofits by offering them practical counsel for controlling risks that threaten their ability to accomplish their missions, maintain focus, and be accountable stewards of charitable resources.”
McCrory & McDowell, LLC, is one of the region’s top ten management consulting and financial services firms offering a wide range of accounting, strategic business planning, management consulting services, and financial planning services for a variety of for-profit and nonprofit organizations across a variety of industries. Through its affiliates, Dewey & Kaye, Diversified Medical Management, and Financial Advisors, Inc., McCrory & McDowell offers specialized services to specific industry segments.
The Nonprofit Risk Management Center was established in 1990 to provide assistance and resources for community-serving nonprofit organizations. As a nonprofit itself, the Center is uniquely position to both understand and respond to questions with practical, affordable suggestions for controlling risks that threaten a nonprofit’s ability to accomplish its mission.
For more information on the Corporate Sustainers Program, contact Melanie Herman at (202) 785-3891 or via e-mail.