Foundations and NGOs are a unique and often underappreciated component of modern society. Without the combination of financial resources, intellectual capacity, talented human capital and rich programming; the worlds of environmental protection, poverty eradication, art, music, education and healthcare, to name but a few, would be dramatically different.
PCG understands the depth and breadth of the philanthropic landscape and, very importantly, the commercial roots from which it is generated. It is often lost on both sides of a philanthropic engagement that the origin of a philanthropic grant, however distant the wealth creation, is in fact a commercial enterprise.
Too often, donors fail to utilize their investment and commercial acumen when deploying substantial sums and as such deprive their philanthropic partners the benefit of their minds as well as their money. Too often, foundations and NGOs fail to communicate the value of their work beyond a 'charitable donation' or 'gift' and dramatically undervalue the importance of their work and thereby miss an opportunity to engage their donors more deeply.
Working at the nexus of philanthropic and financial investment, PCG has unique capabilities to align and communicate the special needs of both operating and grant-making foundations with and to strategically valuable constituencies such as new donors, private sector partners and previously unidentified peer organizations.
The Shell Foundation
 PCG was retained to work in conjunction with the Executive Director of the Shell Foundation to assist with the development of its outreach effort, to identify strategic partners and co-funders for its 'Enterprise Solutions to Poverty' programming in India and Africa.
See www.shellfoundation.org
Ceres and the Investor Network on Climate Risk
PCG was retained to work with the President of Ceres and the Investor Network on Climate Risk to help extend its development effort, to identify new donors, to help package and further develop program offerings and to engage with the corporate, investment and philanthropic communities including in the Middle East.
See www.ceres.org and www.incr.com
The Kauffman Foundation
 PCG worked with the Kauffman Foundation to develop a new program and successfully represented its interests with a partnering academic institution to create a highly regarded program within a new segment of the philanthropic marketplace.
See www.kauffman.org
The Linden Trust for Conservation
 PCG was retained by the benefactor of The Linden Trust for Conservation, a retired Goldman Sachs and McKinsey partner, to assist in the identification of co-investors in a best-in-class conservation initiative in partnership with The Nature Conservancy, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the Walton family and the government of Costa Rica.
See www.lindentrust.org, www.moore.org and www.nature.org
Meedan
PCG's founding partner serves in a developmental advisory capacity for Meedan, an emerging social technology company. With particular emphasis on fostering dialog in and about the Middle East, Meedan is engaged in important cross-cultural programming which PCG is particularly well suited to enhance. With several important relationships in the region, PCG assists Meedan in expanding its reach.
Funding partners include: IBM, the MacArthur Foundation and Pew Charitable Trust.
See www.meedan.net
The Global Water Challenge
PCG serves as a pro-bono advisor assisting the Global Water Challenge in identifying strategically aligned donors, particularly in India and within the non-resident Indian community in the States.
Funding partners include: the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Cargill, Coca Cola, the UN Foundation and Catholic Relief Services.
See www.globalwaterchallenge.org
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