Strengthening institutions.
Fulfilling missions.
MPK&D delivers strategic solutions for fundraising, communications, and leadership and governance to expertly address some of the most complex challenges facing higher education, health care and nonprofit institutions today.
Supporting leaders.
MPK&D provides expert, customized counsel to executives and other decision-makers. We support new and seasoned leaders as they develop and communicate their institutional vision.
Strengthening institutions.
MPK&D helps clients to realign, fortify and/or grow their institutions and nonprofit organizations. And we help those institutions to soar.
Fulfilling missions.
At MPK&D, each client’s mission becomes ours as well. We never lose sight of the students, patients or members that each institution serves, or the significant contributions it makes in society.
Leadership. Engagement. Fundraising. Strategic communications. Strategic planning.
Impact that matters
We often begin work with a client in a particular area, then continue working with the institution in other areas of our expertise.
Who we are
Our multidisciplinary team is comprised of practitioners dedicated to mission and values. Simply put, we have walked in your shoes—as college presidents, vice presidents, executive leaders, chief medical officers, strategists, award-winning designers and expert communicators.
Commitment in action
Our work
Our consultants are flexible, proactive, creative and committed to excellence. We value the relationships we build with you and serve as an extension of your team.
What our clients say
Client testimonials
“MPK&D is an extension of the HERS (Higher Education Resource Services) team. I could not get this kind of expertise, productivity, and collaboration from a full-time director of development, not even if they were a member of the senior leadership team. Through MPK&D HERS gets an entire team of experts to call on. I cannot imagine leading HERS without the guidance and fundraising know-how that we get from MPK&D.”
Gloria ThomasPresidentHERS (Higher Education Resource Services)
“I was really impressed with the tremendous work provided by MPK&D and so grateful for their guidance – a true blueprint for success as we laid out our advancement work. I can best describe the informative and detailed report they provided as delicious and nutritious!”
Daniel J. Myers, Ph.D.PresidentMisericordia University
“MPK&D has helped to make MedStar Georgetown University Hospital’s philanthropy efforts successful. They share a commitment to MedStar Health’s mission and enthusiastically support a range of projects including research, proposals for philanthropic partnership and stewardship of donors. Ronni Cranwell is an excellent partner for us and pulls together exactly the right MPK&D team for each MedStar Health project.”
Emily Riffle Messner, CFRERegional Vice President and Chief Philanthropy OfficerMedStar Health DC Region and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
“Ladew Gardens has worked with the MPK&D team for years on a variety of development initiatives - from annual giving to major gifts, and corporate to foundation fundraising. MPK&D has been an extraordinary resource as we have developed our fundraising strategy and they are there for us whenever we need them.”
Emily EmerickAnne and Robert Kinsley Executive DirectorLadew Gardens
“I’ve had the absolute pleasure of working with MPK&D. They are a first-class team that is thoughtful, highly skilled and consistently willing to think outside the box. If you’re looking for a boutique consulting firm that is genuinely dedicated, personalized and excited to tackle every opportunity in your next capital or comprehensive campaign, bringing MPK&D on board is a no-brainer!”
Jaime HepplerCEOMontana Tech Foundation