We’re the outside voice you’ve been waiting for.

You pour your heart and soul into your organization. Don’t let the work outside your wheelhouse—a leadership search, a technology decision, a project that’s stuck—undo that. Whether you’re unsure where to start or dreading the whole thing, we’ll save you time, tell you the truth, and help you find a little joy along the way.

CounterPoint Advising partners with small and mid-size music and arts nonprofits—orchestras, choruses, music schools, and the people who lead them—on the decisions that shape their next decade.

Services

 

Leadership Search

Executive or artistic, we build the whole process from the ground up: your committee, your stakeholder surveys, your job description, all the way to naming your new leader. It’s where we started, and we’ve learned the hard way what keeps a search from going sideways.

 

Rolling Strategic Planning

Most strategic plans go on a shelf and stay there. A rolling plan stays on the table. We help you set a short-horizon plan you revisit and extend on a regular rhythm, so the plan keeps up with your organization instead of the other way around.

Coaching

For executive directors, artistic leaders, and the boards they work with. Is your career stuck? Sometimes you need an outside voice who will tell you the truth, then help you do something about it.

 

Technology & CRM Search

Your donor data lives in three spreadsheets and someone’s memory. We know the tools built for small arts organizations, and we’ll find the one that fits your budget, your staff and your timeline.

  • “I haven’t said this enough, but I am so thankful you are helping us with our music director search. I can’t imagine where we would be without you.”

    Deanna Hoying, Executive Director, Symphony New Hampshire

  • “Kendall Square Orchestra needed a low-cost, easy-to-use CRM, and we needed it quickly. We considered ourselves very fortunate to have had CounterPoint Advising conduct the search: Nick’s knowledge of the small and mid-sized nonprofit performing arts space was exceptional, and he expertly managed the search on deadline and on budget. The solution he recommended was perfect for our needs; I doubt we would have learned about them without his guidance. I would have no hesitation recommending them for similar projects.”

    David Snead, Board of Directors, Kendall Square Orchestra

Get in touch. The first half hour’s on us.

Whether you’re entering a new project or just have a question to work through, let’s chat. If we can help, great! If not, let’s get you on another path to success. Shoot us a quick message via the form, and we’ll get started.