Cathy Lieberman,
CDL Business Consulting
1530 N. Dearborn Parkway
Suite 2N
Chicago, IL 60610
USA
Phone: 312-951-8199
Fax: 312-649-5880
Who We Are:
CDL Business
Consulting is a consulting firm working in the areas of financial and strategic
planning, board development, executive coaching and organizational
effectiveness. Through a no-nonsense, streamlined approach to drive
organizational efficiency, the firm embraces a philosophy of excellence and
empowers clients to advance their mission and achieve their goals.
Proposals, plans and strategies are designed to be unique to each
organization's needs assisting clients to build a strong future for themselves
and their community.
Services Provided:
Administration/Management:
• Conduct studies to better allocate fiscal/staff resources and improve
business systems and practices
• Design, manage, and implement specific projects to enhance organizational
effectiveness
• Plan and implement communications systems, office systems and purchasing
systems
• Prepare process documentation, procedure manuals and business plans
Board Development/Leadership:
• Guide boards on their duties, composition, recruitment, and committee
structure
• Advise on key issues providing counsel and training
• Management coaching, board/staff relations, governance
Development/Fund
Raising:
• Capital/annual campaigns, development audits and planning,
feasibility studies, major gift solicitations, special events
• Donor research, cultivation and retention initiatives, donor tracking systems
• Grant prospect research and proposal writing
• Prepare integrated development plans including strategy and implementation
• Corporate partnership programs and sponsorship proposals
• Hands-on fund raising
Facilities:
• Secure architectural design and engineering services
• Relocation assistance and project management
• Real estate financing, letter of credit requests for proposal
Finance:
• Audit
planning, financial planning, budgeting, cash flow projection
• Financial reporting
• Revenue, expense and debt analysis
Human
Resources:
• Staff management, human resources policy development, compensation and
benefits
• New employee orientation, professional development, and retention
• Staff training, development, coaching and education
• Organizational change management
• Succession planning - provide counsel on leadership transition; develop
and implement a search process; advise on recruiting and hiring
Organizational
Development:
• Organizational assessment/effectiveness - design and conduct
assessments to identify areas of success and areas in need of improvement
• Strategic advising/coaching: work with individuals to enhance their
leadership, decision-making, and management abilities
Programming:
• Program assessment, design and development
• Program implementation and evaluation
Public Policy/Affairs:
• Public policy research, advocacy strategy and implementation/lobbying
• Analysis of legislative and regulatory issues for impact on the
organization and population served
Strategic
Planning/Retreats:
• Plan board financial or strategic planning retreats and meetings to
define, prioritize and accomplish organizational goals
• Facilitate board and/or professional staff to solidify their mission
and produce realistic plans for achieving long-term goals
• Develop plans and/or facilitate planning processes tailored to an
organization’s specific needs, time line, and budget
Clients / Target Market:
- Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
- Arts & Culture
- Children's and Family Services
- Community and Housing Development
- Economic Development
- Education
- Environment
- Foundations
- Health & Social Services
- Youth Development, Shelter, and Crisis Services
Other:
Cathy Lieberman is the Principal at CDL Business
Consulting. Her
non-profit leadership was established over the last eight years. She has
worked extensively with non-profits as a volunteer, board member, board chair,
administrator and consultant.
In her administrator roles, she was the Executive Director
at the Solomon Schechter Day School in Northbrook, IL and the Chief Financial
Officer of the Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School in Chicago, IL. Both
schools are independent, co-educational day schools serving children from
pre-school through grade eight. Cathy directed the finance,
technology, development and facilities staff and was successful in building
strong teams and implementing policies and procedures to ensure the protection
and growth of Day School assets during her tenure.
Cathy also had a broad corporate career at
AT&T. In her last position at SBC Communications, Inc, she was
the Executive Director of Customer Identification and Account Marking in
Corporate Finance. In this position, she served as the control point for
the segmentation of business accounts across 5 regions and 13 states. She
led a team of 40 employees, streamlined the customer identification and
segmentation processes, and chaired a steering committee providing vision and
direction.
In addition to successful careers in both for-profit and non-profit, Cathy
has been an active volunteer and spokesperson for the American Cancer Society
for the past eight years. Through her role as the chair of
the Chicago Community Leadership board and its advocacy committee, she
demonstrated excellence in organization, administration and project management
by directing and developing four key committees. Her recent article, Strategic Planning for
Organizational Success was published in the Philanthropic Journal in May, 2010.
Cathy earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Quantitative Methods from the
University of Illinois with an academic emphasis in statistics and information
technology.
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