OAI is very proud of our clients and the work that they allow us to do for them.  In the third quarter of 2015 we are pleased to announce that we started working with the following new clients, amongst others.

Meet Fred Regan 

OAI's Newest Campaign Manager and Senior Consultant

Fred Regan joined Orr Associates, Inc. (OAI) last month as Campaign Manager and Senior Consultant to further strengthen OAI's strategy, planning and campaign management ranks.  Fred's top client priority is to serve as Campaign Director for The Sal vation Army as it prepare s for a $200 million campaign in support of the innovative national-scale Pathway of Hope program.

Fred has spent more than 30  years, both in-house and as a consultant, working with a wide variety of nonprofits primarily in healthcare, education and conservation.  We asked Fred what attracted him to OAI, and how he plans to use his experience to help OAI's clients.

Fred Regan:

Why did I join OAI?  Because it offers me the best of both worlds.  I get the opportunity to work with a talented team with a broad array of capabilities.  I'm really impressed with OAI's capacity to help nonprofits across all of their development needs, from strategy and planning to annual fundraising, events and major giving.  As a sole practitioner, I wasn't able to offer that kind of "one-stop shopping".

I looked at joining one of the "big name" consultancies.  But I decided to go with OAI because I could see that the firm really works at building hands-on relationships - and clients appreciate that and benefit from it.  OAI is nimble, flexible, entrepreneurial.  I like the fact that Steve and Carol Orr have built this business from the ground up, and they're passionate about what they do.  I get the opportunity to work with smart consultants whose work I respect.  And I can take advantage of marketing, systems and infrastructure support that I only dreamed about when I was working from my home office in Westchester county!

The other thing that really appealed to me about OAI is the firm's outsourced development model.  My own experience has taught me that nonprofits are finding it harder and harder to attract and retain staff in key development functions.  OAI has carved out a niche helping clients bridge the gap while they search for their new Director of Development, Major Gifts Officer, or other front line staff.  And in a number of cases, clients have decided that outsourcing  is working so well, they won't even bother with the hassle of hiring in-house.  OAI has several long-term clients for whom we handle their whole development function.  This fills a real need for nonprofits today.

I'm here to help OAI build on and expand from its traditional client base - social and community services, education and healthcare.  I feel I can be most effective working right alongside a client's in-house team on a daily basis as a true partner, as I am with the Salvation Army.  OAI is not the kind of firm that swoops in, interviews a few people and then presents a lengthy report that just ends up gathering dust on a shelf somewhere.  Our consultants are in there day after day, solving problems, adding real value.  That's the kind of firm I want to be a part of.