The Bright Solutions is a firm based in the Greater Washington, DC area committed to partnering with small to mid-sized not for profit organizations to provide value through the efficient management of people and organizations. A distinguishing element of the firm is that its Principals and Associates possess a passion for combining their professional and technical accomplishments and knowledge wi
th clients who have missions that provide for a richer civic and cultural quality of life for donors, audiences and the general citizenry. The Bright Solutions is a product of two independent consulting practices: Bright Yaneza & Associates and SUCCESSION. After years of collaboration between the two organizations, Bright Yaneza and SUCCESSION decided to merge to form a new organization: The Bright Solutions. This merged entity provides more opportunity and greater depth of service for current clients, as they now have direct access to a full array of experienced associates and principals. In 2008, Sarah Bright Yaneza discovered that the not-for-profit community was in need of outsourced financial managers. Yaneza found that many small to mid-sized organizations were struggling to comply with various accounting requirements and to manage day-to-day bookkeeping function. Bright Yaneza & Associates was created to assist organizations in business management. Richard Kamenitzer established SUCCESION in 1999, but even prior to 1999, Richard Kamenitzer had been consulting with colleges and arts organizations since the early 1970's. A specific focus towards not-for-profits, small and mid-size, emerging, education and culturally-based provided a very diverse client base. However, an even more refined focus was where the Founder of the organization was still present – either as manager or in governance or in both. Using accounting, financial services, business and capital plans, bank financing, construction management, board development, strategic planning, interim executive management, executive search and, strategic restructuring as specific services, Succession was able to launch, sustain, grow, merge and sometimes even dissolve organizations, keeping the mission as central to the desired outcome. The opportunity to continue to share this wealth of experience in service to mission-based, best practices management presented the right ingredients to join with Sarah Bright Yaneza in this merged entity. As not-for-profits are governed by volunteers, The Bright Solutions has significant experience in providing for the orientation and development of the individual board members, committees or the entire board, in concert with the executive management team. The idea of being able to sustain and to continue in delivering upon the mission is primary in meeting the moral and legal responsibilities of these boards. The Bright Solutions currently support organizations in a variety of relationships – from on-going to intermediate to “project-based.” We provide our services at the client’s office and/or remotely. We customize our services to what the organization requires and we offer best practices in not for profit business and organizational management.
