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Our History
In 1980, Susan
Gross and Karl
Mathiasen founded the Management Assistance
Group. Their vision was to create a social
justice organization that did its work by
strengthening groups working on the front lines
of change.
Since its founding, MAG has worked with thousands of organizations, including the American Civil Liberties Union, Annie E. Casey Foundation, Asian American Justice Center, Atlantic Philanthropies, Center for Reproductive Rights, Democracy Now!, Economic Policy Institute, Equality Maryland, Ford Foundation, Human Rights Watch, Global Rights, Innocence Project, La Clinica del Pueblo, Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center, National Council of La Raza, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Natural Resources Defense Council, Save Darfur, SisterSong, Southern Regional Council, Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, Young Women's Project, and countless others.
Susan and Karl were pioneers in the adaptation of rigorous management thinking to social change and advocacy, and they quickly became well-known for their insightful, seminal articles on nonprofit management. Passages: Organizational Life Cycles, Board Maxims, The Board of Directors Is A Problem, and The Power of Purpose were breakthrough articles that are still cited today. In these works, and in one-on-one engagements with nonprofit clients, Susan and Karl developed and refined a holistic, rigorous approach to building powerful organizations that lives on to this day.
Since its founding, MAG has carried on its commitment to creating a just world. Our consultants have worked with thousands of social justice organizations, spanning the country and globe, and crossing the entire spectrum of issues and approaches.
In 2004, Inca A. Mohamed became MAG’s second Executive Director. A former MAG senior consultant and Ford Foundation program officer, Inca deeply understands the power – and challenges – of the nonprofit sector. Under her leadership, MAG has expanded its work beyond one-on-one consulting to offer a range of products, services, and publications designed to contribute to the strength and vitality of the nonprofit sector.
To find out more about our latest offerings, check out What’s New.
Since its founding, MAG has worked with thousands of organizations, including the American Civil Liberties Union, Annie E. Casey Foundation, Asian American Justice Center, Atlantic Philanthropies, Center for Reproductive Rights, Democracy Now!, Economic Policy Institute, Equality Maryland, Ford Foundation, Human Rights Watch, Global Rights, Innocence Project, La Clinica del Pueblo, Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center, National Council of La Raza, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Natural Resources Defense Council, Save Darfur, SisterSong, Southern Regional Council, Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, Young Women's Project, and countless others.
Susan and Karl were pioneers in the adaptation of rigorous management thinking to social change and advocacy, and they quickly became well-known for their insightful, seminal articles on nonprofit management. Passages: Organizational Life Cycles, Board Maxims, The Board of Directors Is A Problem, and The Power of Purpose were breakthrough articles that are still cited today. In these works, and in one-on-one engagements with nonprofit clients, Susan and Karl developed and refined a holistic, rigorous approach to building powerful organizations that lives on to this day.
Since its founding, MAG has carried on its commitment to creating a just world. Our consultants have worked with thousands of social justice organizations, spanning the country and globe, and crossing the entire spectrum of issues and approaches.
In 2004, Inca A. Mohamed became MAG’s second Executive Director. A former MAG senior consultant and Ford Foundation program officer, Inca deeply understands the power – and challenges – of the nonprofit sector. Under her leadership, MAG has expanded its work beyond one-on-one consulting to offer a range of products, services, and publications designed to contribute to the strength and vitality of the nonprofit sector.
To find out more about our latest offerings, check out What’s New.