About us
QM Advisory is created from our life experience and on decades of professional work in nonprofit and education fields. We collaborate with organizations and individuals through innovative approaches, treating each client partnership as a distinct opportunity to help.
At QM Advisory, we put our experience, expertise, and compassion to work for you, leveraging the present reality into a vision of what is possible.
Our Services for Organizations
Philanthropy & Fundraising
Organization Analysis & Assessment
Strategic Positioning
Leadership Development & Coaching
Board Development
Succession Planning
Our Services for Individuals
Our Tenets
Gratitude
At the center of all that we do is the “gratitude/reciprocity loop.” It defines our work. We believe that opportunity exists for every experience to be viewed as an expression of gratitude. Once that lens is honed, one cannot help but reciprocate with gratitude of our own.
Narrative
We believe in the power of story. Every individual and every organization has a story. Revealing the power and intersection of stories requires sincere engagement and active listening.
Help
We believe everything great is accomplished through collaboration. Therefore, we believe everyone is called to help others in the spirit of the gratitude reciprocity loop.
Thresholds
We know thresholds are the in-between or liminal times when there is intersection, something starts, or change begins. Thresholds are opportunities where teachings are available, and creativity emerges.
What our nonprofit clients are saying
"Karen displayed the highest levels of expertise, professionalism, and attention to detail. Her interpersonal skills led to a very pleasant and collaborative working environment. The final products of the engagements were understandable, concise, and practical. At the BCS, we continue to refer to the documents in the normal course of our operations. We look forward to working with QM Advisory Services in the future and could not recommend the firm’s work more highly."
Patricia Robinson, MS
Superintendent
Buchanan Community Schools
Buchanan, MI
"We asked QM Advisory to work with our physicians, nurses, and other patient-facing staff to understand our role in philanthropy. Their visit sparked a sea change in how we think about fundraising, embracing the “gratitude/reciprocity loop” philosophy. It allowed our providers and staff to become more comfortable participating in development, and this change has paid dividends throughout our organization. We have seen tangible results: more money coming in to support our missions, and far more of our people comfortable with development and their roles therein."
James P. Nataro, MD PhD MBA
Former Chair of Pediatrics, Professor of Pediatrics
Interim Director, Div of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
University of Virginia School of Medicine
I am delighted with the efforts Brian and Karen put into the readiness assessment they provided the Catholic Labor Network. Not only were they a joy to work with, but they also brought incisive inquiry and years of expertise to the task. They provided a readable, concrete report that offered a frank assessment of CLN and the landscape in which it works, along with a set of compelling recommendations that built on that foundation and indicated a clear understanding of and deep commitment to the work of CLN. The CLN now has an actionable road map for moving forward.
Kathleen Maas Weigert, PhD
Professor Emerita - Sociology
Loyola University Chicago
Karen Quasny
Partner
Skills of empathy, active listening, adaptation, encouragement honed through over 30 years of experience in public education, Karen seeks opportunities to bring creative solutions a myriad of challenging situations. She is a professional guide and mentor, assisting individuals as they navigate life’s journey.
Our team
Brian Murphy
Partner
A nonprofit development professional, Brian has conceived of and implemented relationship development, fundraising strategies, and major capital initiatives for a multitude of prominent nonprofits. His philosophy of philanthropy, which emphasizes the “gratitude/reciprocity loop,” helps shift paradigms not only of front-line fundraisers, but also of program professionals and other organizational leaders as it relates to their role in the fundraising process.
