Current Projects

APNA GHAR is a human rights organization working to end gender violence with an evidence- based model that factors in macro and micro level conditions that create the unique barriers that our program participants face.

Project Type: Program Evaluation

Project Request: APNA GHAR, a previous BANC client, recently completed a 5-year strategic plan. To sustain its new growth plan the organization needs to make sure that the programs it offers are what clients need, and that the right resources are allocated to those key programs.

Skills/Background (across the team): Market Research, Marketing/Branding, Financial Analysis/Financial Management, Budgeting/Financial Forecasting

CJE’s comprehensive hub for care coordination focuses on the services and programs necessary to help seniors stay active, keep their independence, and find fulfillment. CJE strives to advance knowledge and strive to develop, evaluate and implement new and advanced programming and models of care to bring benefits to our clients, community and broader older adult/health care environment.

Project Type: Product Pricing & Marketing Strategy

Project Request: CJE SeniorLife has developed an innovative training program for caregivers who work with people living with dementia that utilizes virtual reality technology to teach skills and build empathy. This organization needs help creating a pricing and marketing communications strategy to launch the product in the Midwest.

Skills/Background (across the team): Marketing/Branding, Marketing Communications, Public Relations, Digital Marketing/Social Media

Distinctive Schools is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and accelerating the work of charter schools serving kids from traditionally underserved backgrounds. The organization creates diverse, joyful, welcoming communities rooted in social justice and rigorous learning.

Project Type: Refresh Key Performance Indicators

Project Request: This organization is seeking support and guidance to identify annual leadership goals, key performance indicators, and metrics to monitor progress toward its Strategic Plan’s 5-year objectives. Distinctive Schools prioritizes five strategic pillars that promote equity, excellence and culture at the forefront of the organization and wants to be able to identify if a pillar is on or off course to inform next steps.

Skills/Background (across the team): Business Strategic Planning, Analytics/Data Dashboards

The mission of the DuPage Health Coalition is to develop and sustain a system for effectively and efficiently managing the health of low-income populations across the continuum of care in DuPage County.

Project Type: Update Strategic Plan

Project Request: This organization’s challenge lies in effectively integrating its historic and foundational programs with new offerings to create a cohesive, updated strategic plan that supports continued long-term growth. The organization needs expertise to guide the update of their strategic plan. Health equity is substantially a function of a host of factors, many of which occur outside doctors’ offices and hospitals. The pandemic spurred the development of new initiatives aimed at tackling systemic barriers to health equity.

Skills/Background (across the team): Business Strategic Planning, Marketing Research, Marketing Branding

Intonation Music works with the youth of Chicago to experience making music on their own terms, leading to personal growth and the enrichment of their communities. Offered in partnership with schools, park districts, and community organizations, year-round classes make music accessible to youth by providing them with instruments, instruction, mentorship, and the chance to perform on stages across the city.

Project Type: Update Strategic Objectives and Goals

Project Request: Intonation Music is entering an essential new phase: obtaining their own operational space. They have outgrown their current space and developed the need for greater agency than their current position as a Chicago Parks District Arts Partner in Residence can provide. Intonation leadership know this evolution will have a huge impact on the organization and need a unified plan going forward. They have asked BANC to help develop strategic goals and plans in response to the needs of the community, students and organization.

Skills/Background (across the team): Business Strategic Planning, Nonprofit Management, Marketing Research, Marketing/Branding

Neighborhood Food Pantries’ mission is to improve the health and well-being of its neighbors by providing reliable access to nutritious food in welcoming environments through the generosity of volunteers, individuals and community partnerships.

Project Type: Operations Evaluation

Project Request: By volume of clients served, Neighborhood Food Pantries is in the top four pantries in DuPage County. Keeping enough product under the roof to meet daily demand is therefore challenging. Leadership wonders if the current operating model is the best way to serve present and future clients, and wants BANC to re-examine current operations, consider if it should relocate to one very large facility or partner with one of the other top organizations to ensure food availability.

Skills/Background (across the team): Operations, Logistics/Warehouse Management, Financial Analysis