La Piana Associates, Inc. is a management consulting firm that helps nonprofit organizations, philanthropic foundations, and public institutions to address critical strategic issues. We provide personalized, tailored services, and fill the gap between individual consultants, who may have a limited scope of practice, and large for-profit consulting firms that often have prohibitive cost structures. The combined experience and skills of our principal and associates - who have held senior positions in foundations, nonprofits, management service organizations, and consulting firms - enables us to take on complex projects that require both an outsider's perspective and an insider's proficiency.  More About LA, Inc.

New Publication Available on Assessing Startup Organizations
Our latest publication — Tool for Assessing Startup Nonprofits: A due dilligence supplement for grantmakers — has just been released by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations! The tool is designed for use by funders assessing a grant application from a startup nonprofit. It includes suggested interview questions and worksheets to supplement funders' regular due diligence of startup organizations. Click here to download in PDF format

 

 Consulting Services For
Nonprofits & Funders


La Piana Associates helps nonprofit organizations and their funders meet the strategic challenges they face. We do this through a range of highly focused service areas, including:

Strategic Restructuring
(mergers and other forms of strategic partnership)

Research Projects

We are also conducting several major research projects that draw on our areas of consulting expertise:
Research publications and other written resources

 

The La Piana
Associates Team


We are committed to a team approach in our consulting work, providing maximum benefit to clients through the multidisciplinary expertise and diverse backgrounds of our staff. La Piana Associates combines seasoned consultants who have a strong background in senior management of nonprofits, with experts in the most frequently requested areas of specialty: finance, HR, marketing, business planning, communication, and database development. Learn more about our team members by following the links below:

Our clients are both national and local in scope. We have worked with a wide range of nonprofit organizations, foundations and public funders, consultants, and businesses.