ABOUT US

Purpose Beyond Profit

Our Purpose Beyond Profit initiative works to leverage our unique business and operational skill sets to support our community in a sustainable way. Every year, we donate a portion of consulting hours to not-for-profit organizations that support marginalized and vulnerable groups. We provide in-kind service expertise that dramatically impacts their operations and ability to serve those who depend on them.

OUR STORY

Through Purpose Beyond Profit, The Poirier Group comes together for the good of the community

We are most proud of winning the Operational Impact Award from The Daily Bread Food Bank which truly demonstrates our core values in action.

Neil Hetherington, CEO of The Daily Bread Food Bank — ‘The Poirier Group’s team has spent six months assessing and reviewing our operation, providing a great deal of guidance and insight into how we can best produce and flow inventory to maximize the utilization of our 191 New Toronto Street facility.

Their supportive and ‘hands on deck’ approach allowed us to see our facility for its full potential… I talked earlier about us going to 38.5 million lbs of food. Thanks to them, we’re going to be up to 50 million lbs of food this year!  Their team of engineers removed all the stops to have the experts at our disposal to complete the work.  And they came in on a full Saturday to spend time with our Board of Directors.

Their countless hours and bright and various project team members David Poirier, Amy Charette, William Mann & Katelyn Quiachon were all pro bono!  They did this for free!  Thank you to The Poirier Group for your incredible partnership and support.”

NON-PROFIT STRATEGY CONSULTING

The Poirier Group is proud to be one of Toronto’s premier consulting firms. Our team has years of experience providing sustainable management strategies to charities, non-profits, corporate citizens, and social enterprises. We execute growth strategies and internal strategies that seek to grow our non-profit partners’ scope and ability to help marginalized communities. Our initiative eliminates the financial barrier to accessing consulting services, providing them the services they need but often don’t have access to. As we improve the effectiveness and strategic decision making of not-for-profit organizations, we redirect a greater percentage of their annual donations from administrative and overhead costs to the actual causes they serve

Improve your non-profit’s performance by accessing The Poirier Group’s in-kind Consulting services. Our group of experts will consult your organization and chart a course of action that will allow you to achieve your goals no matter your financial capacity. Non-profits from across Canada and the USA have realized fantastic results by utilizing The Poirier Group’s non-profit strategy consulting services. This initiative speaks to the values of the The Poirier Group team dedicated to supporting causes that are close to our hearts, giving back to the larger community, and using our skills to expand social initiatives.

PREVIOUS IN-KIND CLIENT WORK

Testimonial from our long-standing Purpose Beyond Profit Partner:

“Working with TPG has been amazing from the outset – it’s been smooth, seamless and truly collaborative.

Their thought-provoking questions really helped us identify key gaps – sometimes the simplest insights made the biggest difference.

We’ve been able to shorten our matching time down dramatically – from as long as 24 months to just four to six months!”

– Cherie Ann Pereira
Manager, Evidence Learning & Impact

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OUR TEAM TESTIMONIALS ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES

"My involvement in PBP has been one of the highlights at TPG. I get to work with a non-for-profit that directly impacts young people in the Greater Toronto Area who are going through a very tough time in their life. Being involved during Covid-19 has been extra sentimental to contribute to this cause"

"The Purpose Beyond Profit initiative is an opportunity to take the skills we hone as consultants and apply them in a way that not only lets us help people, but makes entire organizations more efficient at helping large numbers of people. I love being able to help people as a consultant, being able to do that while helping a charity really gives an extra sense of meaning and worth to the work we do at TPG."

"Spending a portion of our life’s energy to significant not for profit organizations that serve the needy, the needs of our society and greater community is worthy and something that we are committed to because it’s the right thing to do and it’s consistent with our core values."

In 2022, The Poirier Group was recognized for Excellence in Community Service using Specialized Skills. The Communitas Awards recognizes exceptional businesses, organizations and individuals that give of themselves and their resources, and those that change how they do business to benefit their communities.

Communitas winners are recognized for specific programs involving volunteerism, philanthropy and ethical, sustainable business practices.

We aim to support this organization to eliminate food insecurity and advocate for solutions to end poverty.

Holiday Pay It Forward Initiative

Every holiday season, each team member is given some money to “Pay It Forward” and help those who are less fortunate by supporting a cause or organization of their choice.

OUR VALUES IN ACTION

TPG Holiday Pay it Forward 2021

Each year during the holidays, The TPG team bands together to support various causes that are close to our hearts and in our communities. As part of the Purpose Beyond Profit initiative, each employee is given money to donate to a cause of their choosing

Purpose Beyond Profit: Identifying and Solving Community Challenges Together

Purpose Beyond Profit (PBP) is an initiative launched in 2018, to support organizations that provide essential resources to our community. Each year, The Poirier Group (TPG) dedicates a portion of consultant hours to provide in-kind consulting services to a select number of not-for-profit and charitable organizations in our community.

hands paying it forward during the holiday

Help Us Pay It Forward In 2021

Help Us Pay It Forward In 2021 Nearly everyone is feeling the effects of COVID-19, but some, especially the most vulnerable, are struggling more than

PURPOSE BEYOND PROFIT - CLIENT TESTIMONIALS

"The passion, commitment, dedication and support from The Poirier Group was above and beyond anything we could have hoped for. I would highly recommend the services of The Poirier Group for any company looking to improve their operations and gain a greater insight into their programs and culture."

"On top of the flawless execution of this workshop, it is clear that The Poirier Group has great knowledge and expertise within the industry."

“We had an excellent experience with the Poirier Group. The team was professional and responsive. They helped us streamline our tracking tools and processes allowing us to focus more energy on what matters – the program participants.”

"Our task for the Poirier Group was to help reframe Second Harvest’s business planning to support our national growth after 30-plus years as a Toronto- and Ontario-based organization. Their team helped us develop our FY21 business strategy and plan, providing templates and supporting materials to reflect these changing needs; they were also responsive and very personable. Thank you for generously sharing your time and expertise so that we can be well positioned to best serve our community partners across Canada."

TPG took the time to fully understand how we were using our time as a management team and the challenges we all face. TPG presented us with an outstanding and well-articulated plan to enhance our HR capacity and to allow us to work more effectively. We were shown the benefits to not only our management team, but to the agency as a whole. Their recommendations will improve the work environment for our dedicated staff team members. They consistently put our needs first and tailored a solution that was as individual as we are.