Our Clients

The Balcom Group has developed strong, long-term relationships with a variety of clients from small foundations to large government departments. Our commitment to customer service and our focus on every detail has resulted in many of our clients choosing The Balcom Group year after year to manage their event. We are dedicated to providing quality service to socially-responsible non-profit organizations at affordable costs.

The Balcom Group has managed conferences and meetings to clients in the fields listed below, such as:

National Associations

Government Departments

Health Care Professionals

Grantmakers

Social and Religious Foundations

Charitable Trusts

Political Organizations

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Please read some testimonials our clients have written about us.

Client Testimonials

The following are testimonials provided by some of our clients.

"The Balcom Group is the best in the business. They keep their eye on the big picture of a successful event while providing close attention to detail and high-touch relationship management at every step. They know our audience and help to bring out the best in hotel staff to ensure that their high standards are met. They’re also brilliant at managing the curveballs that come up along the way. Over our 6 years working with them, they’ve become an extension of our staff, and we couldn’t imagine organizing a conference without them."

Chris Tebben, Executive Director
Grantmakers for Education

"The Balcom Group has been an integral part of our success in hosting seminars and conferences for nearly five years. They've almost become a part of our staff, and we wouldn't run a conference without them. We offload our worries to them, and Marti and her team have never let us down. The skills and experience they bring have enabled us to accomplish far more than we would've on our own, and they've saved us lots of money, too."

Tim Walter, CEO
Association of Small Foundations

"While the Balcom Group made the logistics for our conference seem easy, it was Marti's strategic advice from the initial planning through post-conference follow-up that was truly invaluable."

Noel Poyo, Executive Director
NALCAB - The National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders

"TWA has never run a conference without the help and guidance of the folks at The Balcom Group. I first met Marti and her team when they were managing a complicated event for my former employer, and that experience convinced me to make TBG the Alliance’s conference planner when I started the organization. They were incredibly patient and helpful when we first started out, providing more hands on assistance (and anxiety reduction) than I could have asked for. TBG consistently pays for itself in what they save us on event costs—and I’m sure they’ve probably prevented the loss of a staff-person or two by making things so easy on us at crunch time. And did I mention they’re a lot of fun to work with? It’s always a pleasure."

Andy Van Kleunen, Executive Director
The Workforce Alliance (TWA)

"The Balcom Group has been an invaluable partner to us since 2005. No matter how crazy our idea for an event, they’re always enthusiastic to tackle it and they bring it off seamlessly. Best of all for me as an association planner, they make our site and vendor selection, registration, and all logistical implementation a breeze, so I can focus on our program."

David Ezer, Conference Director
Jewish Funders Network

Past Accolades

"I am proud that Women Work! was one of the Balcom Group's first clients. For the last 15 years, the Balcom Group has provided outstanding conference management services to our organization with the highest degree of professionalism and integrity. Our conference attendees are made to feel that they are the our organization's highest priority. Our staff know there is no request too large or too small. The Balcom Group is the model of what a consultant should be."

Jill Miller, Former President/CEO
Women Work!

"For the past 7 years, we have had the very good fortune and privilege to have The Balcom Group as an indispensable member of our meeting planning and design team for our annual meeting (Forum), our signature event. The consummate professionals, The Balcom Group provides a level of client service unsurpassed in their industry--performed with the highest level of energy, passion, dedication, and commitment to the task at hand. No job is too large or too small...their "can-do" attitude is a huge reason why our Forum is considered the premier workforce development conference year in and year out."

Mark Schultz, Former Chief Operating Officer
National Association of Workforce Boards

"The National Association of Workforce Development Professionals has relied on The Balcom Group since 2000 to manage our national conference. They are more than a conference management company -- they are like an extension of our staff. Without their extensive expertise, honest advice and generous moral support we never would have survived the difficult relocation of our conference from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina."

C. Paul Mendez, Former President
National Association of Workforce Development Professionals

"The Neighborhood Funders Group has used the services of the Balcom Group for over seven years. They have been a critical part of our conferences and we have only received rave reviews from members and conference participants on their work. They have saved us thousands of dollars in conference expenses over the years and have provided us with creative solutions to problems and issues that arise as we have worked together to organize our annual conferences."

Spence Limbocker, Retired Executive Director
Neighborhood Funders Group

Hot Clients: Cool Ideas

Cool Keynotes - Marti Shares Her Excitement About Meeting Arel Moodie

The Alliance of States Inaugural Convening Opening Reception

The Alliance of States Inaugural Convening opening reception with the Andy Child's Band playing at the Loveless Barn in Nashville.

Alliance of States Inaugural Convening

Alliance of States Inaugural Convening Nashville, TN.

Women Work!

Women Work! CEO Jill Miller discusses issues with Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) at a rally on Capitol Hill, April 2007. Women Work! organized the Equal Pay Day Rally to coincide with Women Work!'s 2007 annual conference. As part of the conference, attendees were encouraged to attend the rally. Senator Clinton brought the rally to a triumphant conclusion with the words "Equal pay is fair for women, good for families and right for America!"