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Pursuant Named a “Fastest Growing Company” by Inc. Magazine

Inc. Magazine’s annual publication of the top 5,000 fastest growing private companies has ranked Pursuant at 1,602. Okay, so at #1,602 we’re not actually featured in the magazine, but we’re excited about what this means for nonprofits as fundraising strategy and services becomes a legitimate and innovative industry.

In 2001 we started a BIG journey to “Help those that do good, do better”. Eight years and six business units later, we’re still trekking. In the past 6-7 months we’ve acquired Ketchum and RSI, and now Pursuant is an umbrella of what we call, “strategically aligned services”. If you want to hear more, you can click here. We’d also like to recognize our staff of employees across the country for their relentless effort to see this development happen, because the reality is that we’ve made some pretty bold moves over the past year as the needs of our clients have grown and evolved.

It’s safe to say that we would not be where we are without the support of our loyal clients. Our growth has certainly been fueled by their innovation, wisdom, and insight. We could not be more proud of the good work that they do day in and out. We celebrate this small mile-marker with gratitude toward them, because they share the same enthusiasm we do for the future of fundraising.

Click here to see who else made the list!

Just Another Day at Pursuant Studios

This post can be filed under “unofficial Pursuant blog posts,” but I know the password, so I’m posting it. Today I had one of those life moments, that’s what I call them, those moments when I’m more aware than usual and I know I’ll remember the feel of it forever. Maybe it wasn’t that significant in the grand scheme of things, but it made me stop for just a second and be grateful for my circumstances.

It just so happens that a number of people that work here at Pursuant have banded together to organize an event that raises support toward finding a cure for Cystic Fibrosis. It’s called the CF Concert Series and it takes place every November at the Granada Theater in Dallas. Today we shot the promo video for the website and had Rhett Miller of the Old 97’s, who will be headlining the event (get to know his music if you don’t) in the studio to film the invite. He brought his guitar and sang a sweet song that he wrote one day after he heard his little girl singing to herself “Sometimes, sometimes,” (the song is called Sometimes and is track 12 on his recent solo album titled, Rhett Miller).

At work, sitting in the studio surrounded by friends and listening to Rhett sing, I felt very, very glad to be in that moment at that time.

It makes me think about what we do at Pursuant, what our clients do every single day. Not one of those people gained anything monetary or tangible from that moment. Somebody, somewhere down the line will someday benefit from all the small contributions that will go into creating one significant night that will change something for the good. That’s it really. That’s what we do. Aren’t we lucky?

“Sometimes, sometimes, the only thing you have is a song.
And in these times, in these times, in these lonely, lonely times, I will sing along.” – Rhett Miller