Blue Garnet Associates is a business strategy consulting firm that provides expertise in organizational visioning, strategic and business planning, market opportunity and growth strategy, impact assessment, and leadership and governance. We specialize in helping entrepreneurial nonprofits, businesses, and foundations that pursue a double bottom line to realize their goals of lasting social change. Our name is derived from our values: the garnet is a precious stone symbolizing honesty, loyalty, and true friendship; the blue variety is unique and has a color transforming characteristic.

Mission

Our mission is to work with organizations to create lasting social change by harnessing the combined power of business acumen and nonprofit passion

Vision

Blue Garnet Associates envisions a society made better by organizations that leverage market principles to capitalize on opportunities in communities of need. This involves:

• Nonprofits increasing their impact through effective and efficient program delivery and evidence-based decision-making guided by clearly defined goals and measurable outcomes.
• Businesses contributing substantially to community building through a double-bottom line focus and an unyielding commitment to corporate citizenship.
• Foundations maximizing their impact and transforming communities through focused strategies, with clearly defined priorities and measurable outcomes.