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Recent clients include:

National Center for Appropriate Technology

Association of Arizona Food Banks

Center for Fair Elections and Democracy (Serbia)

Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Network (Federal and Regional)

Minnesotans for Energy Efficient Economy

Scott County, Indiana Community Partnership

Creating Effective Grassroots Alternatives Foundation (Bulgaria)

East Texas Food Bank (26 countries)

Minnesota Environmental Partnership

Here is what some of my clients have to say about our working together:

"NCAT's Board and staff have used Michael's talents and skills on numerous occasions to help us sharpen our organizational vision and goals and internal communications processes. The result has been higher quality, efficient and focused service for our clients."

Kathy Hadley, Executive Director, National Center for Appropriate Technology, Butte, Montana

"Michael Groh has helped me, and the organizations I've directed, immeasurably over the years. He has guided us through visioning and strategic planning processes, devised and helped carry out organizational evaluations, offered insightful criteria for our searches for employees and board members, and provided perceptive advice in handling situations I've faced with difficult staff and board members over the years. With his wealth of experience, he is able to quickly and intuitively grasp the situation or problem an organization is facing and offer a number of creative options to pursue. I have worked with many organizational consultants over the past two decades; Michael Groh is among the very best."

Ron Kroese, Senior Program Officer, McKnight Foundation; Former Executive Director, Minnesota Environmental Partnership

"[Michael is] very knowledgeable and skilled in working with people with diverse experiences, religious and political beliefs."

Craig Anderson, Cofounder and Managing Partner, Reality Management Groups, Inc., Arizona

"Michael has a superb ability to focus meetings, create processes, facilitate interactions, and structure follow-up activities that move the work ahead while building satisfaction and ownership among the participants."

Carol Truesdell, Strategic Planning Chair, Plymouth Congregational Church

"Michael Groh is the best NGO consultant I've ever worked with - period. His strength lies not only in the information he provides but in his ability to pull out the creative, energetic genius in everyone with whom he works."

Nick Green, Country based Project Manager with the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, and colleague in creating multi-ethnic, national NGO in Bosnia and in building the capacity of a Belgrade, Serbia based NGO

"Among mant consultants from various countries we had the chance to work with, Michael is the best in helping CEGA (Creating Effective Grassroots Alternatives) face ourselves and learn from ourselves, great in building cross-cultural bridges in citizen-based experience, wonderful in providing us with positive therapy in most difficult times for our organization. Michael has amazing flexibility and quick adaptation to clients' requests, ability to answer and provide advice on the spot, and, especially important, to help us face problems as opportunities and enjoy challenges as fun. I have not seen many people coming from the West with such ability to understand and feel the pulse of post-communist and Balkan puzzles and really help those of us who try to make change."

Mariana Milosheva, Founder and first Executive Director of Bulgarian national NGO CEGA Foundation, and consultant throughout Eastern Europe and the Balkans

"Michael is very good in making us think while leaving the choice of the exact direction entirely to us."

Victor Djorgov, Late Executive Director of CEGA Foundation, Sofia, Bulgaria

"Michael has taken the time to learn about our issues, so that he's developed added capacity to be an objective eye for long range and bigger picture views. He always helps us target more clearly our direction and focus for future development."

Ginny Hildebrandt, Executive Director, Association of Arizona Food Banks

“I have known Michael personally and professionally for over 25 years. In his capacity as an organizational consultant, mentor and colleague, I have observed his considerable facilitation skills in many settings. One of his greatest strengths is helping groups stay focused, on task, while at the same time challenging them to be creative and consider possibilities outside the box. He does this with passion, humor, and sensitivity. I recommend him unconditionally to any organization striving for excellence.”

Randall W. Bachman, Director of Cornerstone Conseling Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; Former Director, Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health

“Michael is simply 'the best' at designing and facilitating meetings that produce real results. Everyone leaves with a sense of accomplishment, satisfaction - and a work assignment! Michael's skill at asking tough questions helped our board and staff think strategically and moved the organization forward in ways never imagined. He has had a great influence on the development of Hospice Minnesota.”

Ellie Hands, Former Executive Director, Hospice Minnesota