We are here to #FixTheFlow of resources for good.
We are an award-winning global strategy consultancy specialising in social and environmental change.
Strategy
Intelligent and inclusive strategy is the key to successful impact.
Working with us, you will feel inspired, gain practical guidance, and develop a clear plan of effective action that is best suited to your ambitions and resources.
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We design bold, impactful philanthropic strategies for individuals, families, foundations and institutions that align with the best practices of grant-making. We’ve worked with clients at every stage of experience; from strategic visioning and planning to feasibility studies and flagship programme design - we will deliver a creative, inspiring process that harnesses your passions and priorities.
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We work with companies in a range of industries to design strategies that create both financial and social returns on investment. The strategies we build go beyond simply helping companies do good — they engage effectively with management teams, employees, shareholders, partners and customers. We provide corporate philanthropy, CSR and partnership advice. We can help you launch your Foundation, take it to the next level, design experiences for your employees, source new grantee partners, or strengthen the sustainability and ethics of your operations.
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We work with nonprofits, charities, social enterprises, NGOs and UN agencies around the world to build knowledge, resource and resilience for their essential work. This includes strategies for fundraising and resource mobilisation, governance and operational health, and programmatic areas - including our all-encompassing strategic planning and impact measurement processes.
Activation
A best-in-class strategy is only as good as its implementation.
We are committed to turning your plans into reality through a range of activation services where we embed in your team, and support you in the day-to-day.
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We provide a range of activation services for our philanthropy clients including grantee partner sourcing, ongoing grants management and administration, impact monitoring and evaluation, communications advice and asset development, training, mentoring and coaching, recruitment, and much more.
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We provide a range of activation services for our corporate clients, including grantee partner sourcing, ongoing grants management and administration, impact monitoring and evaluation, communications advice and asset development, training, mentoring and coaching, recruitment, and much more.
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We provide a range of activation services for our nonprofit clients, including strategic and tactical fundraising support, case for support development, communications advice, impact monitoring and evaluation, training, mentoring and coaching, recruitment, and much more.
Sector Transformation
Our business model goes beyond traditional consultancy — we’re here to change the status quo.
We’re constantly collaborating with brilliant people to develop creative solutions to our sector’s biggest challenges.
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Our global fellowship brings together cohorts of ambitious funders and fundraisers (both senior leaders and emerging professionals) who want to lead the movement for change across the funding system so we can #FixTheFlow of resources - for good.
Questions? Ask away at fixtheflow@ig-advisors.com or visit fixtheflow.org.
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In partnership with the Ford Foundation, we developed this practical resource with and for fundraisers, aimed at organisations of all sizes around the world. We designed it to demystify the art and science of this critical skill, and to help you create a strategy to successfully grow and diversify your income.
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We created The Mesa in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to help philanthropic networks, and the members they serve, connect online, grow together - and give better.
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We regularly produce thought leadership and insights to drive forward important conversations. We host an award-winning podcast about the nonprofit sector; we publish reports on critical topics like Digital Fundraising & Racial Justice and The State of Funding For Girls; we host events and conferences to collaboratively explore big questions; and we partner with clients to create new sector resources like Funding Frontline Impact.
Our Clients
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“The way I.G. builds relationships fosters trust and open communication. Their approach to tackling challenges and co-creation lifts everyone up, not just the privileged few - asking big questions about power, giving and impact that inspire and never let you down.”
Emily Inslee, Senior Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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“There are not many consultants who you can trust to sit down and have a conversation with your CEO or present to your Board. Crossing between sectors, they are the most credible advisors you could ask for.”
Nicolas Patrick, Head of Responsible Business, DLA Piper
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“I.G. was quick to understand the key issues — very good at listening, relating and coming back with options. They helped us create a strategy that dramatically broadened the types and number of donors we had access to, and led to the complete re-branding of our organisation.”
Serena Castiglione, Head of New Markets, Frontline AIDS
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“Working with I.G. mobilised us to bring in more strategic partners that have massively increased our funding and knowledge base. They go way beyond what other consultancies offer, and without them, our initiative may not even have survived.”
Swatee Deepak, With and For Girls Collective
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“We just got such amazing support from I.G. - I felt like they were legitimately invested in our success and not just trying to finish a job. That led us to getting such a high-quality strategic plan, backed by strong research, making them an absolute authority.”
Heather Barnabe, CEO, Fora
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“I.G.’s sophisticated understanding of the funding ecosystem and excellent strategy process design allowed us to create a top-notch strategy with an ecosystem-level Theory of Change for the field which is already informing others’ Theories of Change.”
Heather Hamilton, Executive Director, Elevate Children Funders Group (ECFG)
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“Their mixture of visionary and pragmatic approaches works very, very well. Any big ideas you have - take them to I.G. and they will make them happen.”
Antonia Packard, CEO, A Million Realities
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“If you’re not sure how to begin your philanthropy journey, I.G. Advisors is exactly what you need. They helped us define our approach to philanthropy and develop a giving strategy that honours the memory of our parents, incorporates the best practice ideals of grant making and aims to create social justice impact most effectively with the funds we have available.”
Lucy Scanlon, Sara & Michael Scanlon Trust
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"Working with I.G. was excellent - they added such value to our work, building on our expertise with their own. Large organisations like ours can be complex, but I.G. was clearly familiar with our world, as well as immersed in the worlds of our donors and partners, and understood our unique challenges and potential."
Amber Woods, Senior Partnership Manager, Unicef UK
We love the work we do.
Others do, too.
Today, we are recognised as one of the world’s most trusted impact advisories, and are proud to be one of the UK’s earliest B Corporations.
Best Company To Escape To
Escape the City, 2019 & 2020Top Philanthropic Advisors
Citywealth Magazine, 2021Strategy Consultancy of the Year
Corporate LiveWire Global Awards, 2023Best Social & Environmental Strategy Consultancy
SME News Business Elite Awards, 2023Best Impact Intelligence Consultancy Firm
Small Business Awards, 2020Top 10 Charity Podcasts
Charity Times, 2022
