THE PHILOSOPHY OF MONTMINY BÉDARD & ASSOCIATES

"Give me a fish and I will eat for a day. Show me how to fish and I will eat all my life"

This is the basic philosophy Montminy Bédard & Associés has adopted since its inception. MBA believes that "fund-raising is friend-raising": it is to develop on-going and sustaining relationships. MBA asserts also that those relationships must be established between the donor and the organisation and not between donor and consultant. This the reason why, notwithstanding the American way which promotes the assignment of on-site staff who go back to their firm with accumulated knowledge at the end of the fundraising campaign, MBA insists on staff training during the consultation period to ensure that knowledge transfer maximises the consultants' involvement.

This approach is by far the most effective, the least expensive and the most productive.

Furthermore, MBA does not hire junior staff to act as consultants to its clients. Only senior partners with a vast expertise can serve our clients, and because they are partners, they have a stake in undertaking successful fundraising campaigns and develop our reputation for excellence.

And if your organisation does not have the staff needed to undertake the fundraising campaign, Montminy Bédard & Associés can do the recruiting and the proper training.