Project Summary:

Perch Advisors partnered with Fiscal Management Associates to support the Trade Institute of Pittsburgh (TIP) board, staff, and a private foundation in exploring expansion and diversification of its programs, outlining the resources required to execute its plans, and establishing performance measures to enable TIP stakeholders to understand how desired results are being achieved. Perch Advisors facilitated working sessions with stakeholders, conducted a SWOT analysis of current programs, a landscape analysis of programs in the greater Pittsburgh area, and determined the feasibility of program expansion including proposed additional capital investment in leased/owned facilities for workforce development training, augmentation of training programs, increase available training seats, advisement of current and future operations, staffing, and fiscal management procedures.