Company: Davis, Clark & Company
Headquarters: Dallas, Texas
Industry: Auditing, Accounting, Tax Services
Company Size: Small (annual revenues of less than $50 million)

"Creative problem solving is our market niche, and arts involvement showcases these skills. An unexpected benefit enjoyed through our long association with Dallas arts groups is greater name recognition by art patrons and board members."
                – John Martin Davis, Jr., Owner

Objectives
To give back to the community that helped build its business, to broaden awareness of its services and to increase its client base.

Process

• Davis, Clark & Company supports numerous art organizations by providing funding, as well as financial consulting and pro bono auditing and tax preparation services.
• The firm also hosts educational seminars for arts administrators and members of their boards of directors to share their knowledge of fund accounting, tax issues, management principles, organization design and financial systems.
• Professional staff members of Davis, Clark & Company speak before community and government groups about business-arts alliances and serve on the boards of Dallas-area arts organizations.

Results
The firm receives considerable recognition and publicity for its support of the arts, which help to enhance its reputation with current and potential clients. Its seminars and in-kind consulting services enable arts administrators to develop a better understanding of business principles, to utilize resources more effectively, and to build well-managed arts organizations.

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