In January 1996, Bill Gates coined the term “Content is King.” His essay on this topic started by saying, “Content is where I expect much of the real money will be made on the Internet” and went on to say, “One of the exciting things about the Internet is that anyone with a PC and a modem can publish whatever content they can create.” Let’s flash forward almost two de [...]

This year, GHJ held its annual Nonprofit Conference on Sept. 10 at the Center at Cathedral Plaza. The event’s theme was “The nonprofit leaders’ journey from ordinary to extraordinary: tell me something I don’t know.” Speakers shared ways organizations can reach new heights, strengthen relationships with stakeholders and elevate their causes to the next level [...]

At our nonprofit conference last week, themed “The nonprofit leaders’ journey from ordinary to extraordinary: Tell me something I don’t know,” Pegine Grayson, vice president of Philanthropic Services at Whittier Trust, was one of our panelists. After the conference I asked Pegine if I could capture some of her insightful reflections. Donella: When asked to describe a [...]

GHJ held its fourth annual Food and Beverage Conference on Sept. 29 at the Grammy Museum in downtown Los Angeles. Hosted by the Firm’s Food and Beverage Practice Leader Donald Snyder, this year’s event focused on women as both leaders and consumers in the food and beverage industry. The day kicked off with a discussion of the Firm’s whitepaper, Women in the [...]

In 2009 the California Film Commission, a one-stop office for filmmakers, created the Film and Television Tax Credit Program to encourage in-state film production. This year the Commission further incentivized filmmakers to stay in California by expanding the program and increasing funding from $100 million to $330 million. The updated program offers tax credits for e [...]

The GHJ 2015 Nonprofit Conference was a huge success, thanks to the knowledge and insights shared by each of the panelists and guest speakers. The theme this year was “The nonprofit leaders’ journey from ordinary to extraordinary: Tell me something I don’t know.” Each speaker described their personal experiences within the nonprofit industry and gave the attendees s [...]

By Jennifer Shen (Partner and Co-Founder, Blue Garnet) How many times have you heard the word “impact” or “outcomes” this week? We’re betting quite a few — we’d even say they’re buzzwords of the year. In fact, at the recent 2015 GHJ Nonprofit Conference, the discussion touched on these themes. We heard, “data is king and exceptional leaders are always looking 3-5 ye [...]

The 2015 GHJ Food and Beverage Industry Forum was held on Sept. 29 at the Grammy Museum in downtown Los Angeles. This year’s event focused on women as both leaders and consumers in the food and beverage industry. More than 150 attendees from the food and beverage industry and influencers participated. The event was led by Donald Snyder, audit partner and leader of t [...]

At our recent 2015 Nonprofit Conference we decided to do things a little differently and scheduled two concurrent breakout sessions. I had the pleasure of attending the Messaging and Storytelling for Impact Giving workshop and introducing the presenter, Terrence McNally, a strategic communications consultant and a workshop leader for The Goodman Center, a nonprofit le [...]