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January 2012– Schultz & Williams (S&W) has re-engaged with the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia to facilitate the development of a “sustainable” strategic plan as part of the Academy’s “transformational” partnership with Drexel University.

In 2010, Schultz & Williams first worked with the Academy of Natural Sciences to create a Strategic Action Plan that identified organizational, financial and programmatic options and opportunities for “change.” The final plan included a key option to develop a strategic affiliation with Drexel University.

As a result, in May 2011, the Academy and Drexel entered into an historic partnership to celebrate the Academy’s bi-centennial and secure its sustainability and viability as a valued cultural, civic and learning resource in natural and environmental sciences. The Academy will remain an independent 501(c) (3) organization overseen by its own Board of Trustees. As a nonprofit affiliate of Drexel, it will be referred to as, “The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University.

Once the Academy’s future was secured through this partnership, Schultz & Williams was engaged once again to help develop a new “sustainable” strategic plan that will serve as the Academy’s “roadmap” for the next five years. This current engagement will eventually integrate with a new capital campaign, which Schultz & Williams will manage once goals and timelines are completed.

Pew Charitable Trust recognizes this as a “transformational” strategic partnership that could serve as a model for other nonprofit organizations.

Schultz & Williams is a national consulting firm based in Philadelphia providing management, fundraising and marketing consulting for nonprofit organizations, along with full-service direct marketing, database and creative/production services.