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Harmonia’s Garden Party is full of Food, Fun and Fantasy!
Harmonia Collaborative Care holds its first major fundraiser Thursday, June 13th from 6pm - 9pm at the Legacy on 18 Mile Creek in Hamburg, NY. The theme...a Garden Party, with amazing food provided by [...]
Hispanic Heritage Arts & Cultural Center Groundbreaking
Four years ago, we were asked by the Hispanic Heritage Council to develop a business plan for a new cultural center. Casimiro Rodriguez, president of the Hispanic Heritage Council, had a dream. He and [...]
Laurie Reger Legacy at WNY BloodCare
WNY BloodCare Executive Director, Laurie Reger, retires at the end of the month. We began working with Laurie nearly from the start of her employee. We are grateful to her for the engagement, but [...]
Recovery Options Offers Hospitalization Alternative in the Community
Recovery Options Made Easy (ROME) has cut the ribbon on the Kirsten Vincent Respite & Recovery Center. The organization has repurposed the former St. John Baptist Hospice at 111 Maple St in the Fruit [...]
Incept Connect Podcast with Marta Hiczewski
John Osberg, Incept and Magellan Group partner, Marta Hiczewski, sat down to discuss the value of nonprofit engagement. Nonprofits not only provide much needed support services in the community, but can be a great [...]
Mental Resilience in the Face of COVID-19
By: Olivia Sterns Mental Resiliency Mental resilience is our ability to bounce back after tough situations and our ability to create solutions to do so! As many of us have experienced, the events of 2020 [...]
Magellan Client Feature – WNY BloodCare
Magellan Group Client Feature - WNY BloodCare WNY BloodCare is a federally licensed nonprofit independent, freestanding diagnostic and treatment center for persons with life-long bleeding and clotting disorders. For more than 50 years, WNY [...]
Harmonia Virtual Office Television Spot
The Magellan Group marketing strategy for Harmonia Collaborative Care featured their telebehavioral health virtual office visits in Spectrum television spots. Highlighted in our previous Client Feature, Harmonia Collaborative Care provides behavioral health and senior [...]
Magellan Group Client Feature – Harmonia Collaborative Care
Magellan became involved with Harmonia Collaborative Care, formerly known as Community Concern of WNY, in 2017 when we were engaged as a consultant to provide an assessment. We worked to build a Capacity Plan [...]
Client Feature – Ibero American Action League
The Magellan Group has deep generational roots in the Cuban exile community in the United States. Exile stirs many feelings. It also breeds passion for our people. We feel a special connection surrounding the [...]
Client Feature – Community Action for Wyoming County
Wyoming County Community Action (WCCA) http://wccainc.org is a safety-net organization providing direct services to those in need in a rural community. We were introduced to this WCCA when the Finger Lakes Performing Provider System (FLPPS) [...]
Nonprofit Giving in a Time of Crisis
Nonprofits are stepping up, as they have done for over a hundred years, to find ways to serve and support. The Magellan Group works with nonprofits to help strengthen their infrastructures in order to [...]
Grant establishes fellowship in non-malignant blood disorders
Magellan Group client, Western New York BloodCare, provided a grant to the University of Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences to establish a fellowship in non-malignant hematology. WNY BloodCare is partnering with the UB [...]
340B Drug Pricing Supports Delivery of Comprehensive Care
Magellan Partner, Greg Hiczewski, MBA, CPA attended the 340B Coalition Winter Conference in San Diego, California January 29 through February 1, 2019. This conference, with an attendance of over 1,500 participants, was designed to [...]
Leveraging your Value Proposition
Marta Hiczewski, MS https://magellanadvisory.com/get-to-know-us/marta-k-hiczewski-ms/ conducted an education session on leveraging Value Propositions for Community Based Organizations (CBOs) that are part of GetSET (Get Success in Extraordinary Times). The purpose of our presentation was to help [...]
Rebranding Healthcare Organizations
Rebranding - WNY BloodCare Rebranding healthcare organizations can be tricky. The Hemophilia Center of Western New York is now WNY BloodCare.https://wnybloodcare.org has long been questioning whether their name accurately represented the bleeding and clotting [...]
Value Based Reimbursement Current & Future
Magellan Partner Greg Hiczewski, MBA, CPA https://magellanadvisory.com/get-to-know-us/gregory-j-hiczewski-mba-cpa/made a CPE accredited presentation to a joint meeting of the Healthcare Finance Management Association and the Buffalo Chapter of the New York Medical Group Management Association. The [...]
Magellan Partner Featured in Business First Article
Magellan Partner, Marta Hiczewski, MS, was approached by Business First to offer her thoughts on how business leaders can organize more effective sales and staff meetings as they plan for 2019. Marta has years of experience [...]
West Falls Center for the Arts Strategic Plan
The West Falls Center for the Arts, a non-profit dedicated to bringing visual, performing, culinary and healing arts to a rural community, has engaged The Magellan Group to develop the organization’s strategic plan. The [...]
FLPPS Pilot Agencies Participate in Data-Informed Decision-Making Session
Magellan Group partners, Greg & Marta Hiczewski, participated in the Data-Informed Decision-Making education session sponsored by the Finger Lakes Performing Provider System and the United Way of Greater Rochester. The session is part of [...]
Magellan Partner Greg Hiczewski attended the National Telehealth Summit this March in Las Vegas.
Magellan Partner Greg Hiczewski attended the National Telehealth Summit this March in Las Vegas. The Magellan Group is working with the Hemophilia Center of Western New York to implement Telehealth to improve convenience and [...]
Magellan partner, Marta Hiczewski, was elected to the position of Board President of Cradle Beach.
Magellan partner, Marta Hiczewski, was elected to the position of Board President of Cradle Beach. Marta is in her 10th year on the Board. This year, Cradle Beach celebrates its 130th year of providing [...]
Magellan Group partner, Greg Hiczewski is working with the Hemophilia Center of WNY to develop Telemedicine technology.
Magellan Group partner, Greg Hiczewski is working with the Hemophilia Center of WNY to develop Telemedicine technology. This technology will enable the Center to expand its services to under-served areas, improving health outcomes for [...]
Magellan is providing consulting services to the Community Action Program of Wyoming County.
Magellan is providing consulting services to the Community Action Program of Wyoming County. WCCA, established in 1968, is located in Perry, NY and provides day care services, job placement, emergency services and affordable housing [...]
Ibero American Action League
Ibero American Action League provides services to more than 17,000 primarily Hispanic individuals from 6 weeks of age to Seniors in urban Rochester, NY. Ibero celebrates 50 years of service this year. Hispanics are [...]
Magellan Group awarded Finger Lakes Performing Provider System Contracts
Magellan Group awarded Finger Lakes Performing Provider System contracts to provide Organizational Development to two Community Based Organizations. Both agencies provide a full-range of community based services. Ibero-American Action League, provides services to the [...]
Magellan Partners Awarded Value-Based Payment University Certificates
Magellan partners are one of 750 individuals in NYS awarded Value Based Payment University certificates by Medicaid Redesign Team DSRIP. Certificate requirements included a full-day Bootcamp in Albany. VBP University provides awareness and education [...]
HCWNY Golf Tournament
Magellan sponsors Hemophilia Center of WNY Golf Tournament. The HCWNY Golf Tournament is the largest fundraiser supporting the organization. We are proud to support their efforts to help those with Hemophilia and other bleeding [...]
Supporting the Opening of the S.H.E. Clinic
The Magellan Group provided marketing and communications services to the Hemophilia Center of WNY to support the opening of the S.H.E. Clinic (Specialty Hematology Experts) for adolescents and women with bleeding disorders. The S.H.E. [...]
Magellan partners attend University of Miami Business of Healthcare Conference
Magellan partners attend University of Miami Business of Healthcare conference. Conference speakers included top leadership from the American Medical Association, American Hospital Association, Medical Group Management Association, American Health Insurance Plans and the Healthcare [...]
Finance and Metrics Workshop
Magellan Group partner, Greg Hiczewski, MBA, CPA conducted a finance and metrics workshop for non-profit agencies associated with the GetSET program. The workshop covered accounting terminology and concepts and focused on internal reporting for [...]
Communities of Giving Legacy Initiative Event Marketing Workshop
The Communities of Giving Legacy Initiative (CGLI) is a program of the Community Foundation of Greater Buffalo. The CGLI supports organizational growth along with the development staff and board members of minority non-profits. The [...]
Minority Bar Association of WNY Foundation
The Community Foundation of Greater Buffalo received a grant from the Kellogg Foundation in Battle Creek, MI to establish a program called the Communities of Giving Legacy Initiative, an initiative that focuses on the [...]
The Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens
The Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, part of the Olmsted Park Conservancy, was built in 1894. The conservatory was modeled after the Crystal Palace at Kew Gardens in England. On its opening in [...]
Canisius CPD
The Canisius CPD is dedicated to providing lifelong professional education, developing workforce talent and promoting education in our community. A variety of programs are designed to strengthen participant abilities resulting in a higher level of [...]
Canisius Center for Professional Development Logo
Canisius Center for Professional Developed asked us to design a logo for them that conveyed strength, commitment and progress. Here's their new logo.
East Aurora launches new App – Orchard Park Sun Article
Great article in the Orchard Park Sun, The Magellan Group and Accessium Group partnering to bring mobile marketing technology to businesses in WNY. View the article here.
Buffalo Business First – East Aurora App
The Magellan Group and Accessium Group are proud to provide a technology-based marketing tool for the Greater EA Chamber of Commerce. View the article which appears in Buffalo Business First here.
Launching the Greater East Aurora Chamber of Commerce App!
We are proud to be partnering with the Accessium Group Inc to support the Greater East Aurora Chamber of Commerce. The Greater East Aurora Chamber of Commerce is encouraging residents, businesses and all WNY’ers to download [...]
New HCWNY Logo
Magellan's design of an alternative logo for the Hemophilia Center of WNY reaches out to those with Bleeding & Clotting Disorders and creates instant recognition of the multidisciplinary Clinical, Lab and Pharmacy services offered. [...]
Holiday Wishes
The Magellan Group wishes you and yours a happy and healthy Holiday Season! The Magellan Group’s core values include giving back. Just as we go the extra mile with our clients, we dedicate ourselves [...]
Golf Tournaments
This summer The Magellan Group supported our non-profit partners by playing in their Golf Tournaments. These tournaments provide non-restricted funds to their organizations. This year, Magellan associates played in the Hemophilia Center of WNY and [...]
Buffalo International Horse Show
This year’s Buffalo International Horse Show was a huge hit with riders, horses and spectators. The BIHS is the largest fundraiser for the Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center. The BTRC staff and volunteers work with children 6-16 with [...]
Bornhava
Bornhava is an early childhood pre-school for children from birth to 5 years of age with developmental disabilities. Its mission is to provide early intervention and preschool programming in a nurturing, family setting that supports their move towards [...]
Canisius Center for Professional Development (CPD)
The CPD is dedicated to providing lifelong professional educational, developing workforce talent and promoting education in WNY. The Magellan Group is working with CPD leadership and staff to develop a marketing plan for the Customized In-house Program. The [...]
Hemophilia Center of WNY
The HCWNY is a separate, non-profit New York State-licensed diagnostic and treatment center offering a variety of specialized diagnostic and health maintenance services for persons with bleeding and clotting disorders. The Hemophilia Center strives to improve [...]
Canisius CPD Neuromarketing
The Canisius Center for Professional Development has created a brainy business line – Neuromarketing. Led by Dr. Erikson G. Neilans, Neuromarketing is a multidisciplinary approach of traditional marketing, neuroscience and psychology to effectively study consumer behavior. Neuromarketing is [...]
Knox Memorial Cup II
Magellan Group Marketing Coordinator Shannon Hiczewski, a member of the Stables at Knox Farm, Inc., celebrated a successful second annual Knox Memorial Cup Polo Competition. The Champagne Brunch and field-side tailgating attracted hundreds to the [...]
Marketing in the Real World
Marta leading a course at the Canisius College Professional Development Center on Marketing in the Real World.
Buffalo Sabres Alumni @ The Komen Race For The Cure
Our very own Nancy Martin (center) & the Sabres Alumni Cupcakes took part in the Komen Western New York Race for the Cure this weekend at Delaware Park. The 15th Anniversary Event had 3,500 racers [...]
The Derby at Genesee Country Village
The Magellan Group was engaged by The Derby at Genesee Country Village and Museum to manage the public relations in the Buffalo and Rochester markets to promote the $35,000 International and $5,000 National Derbies held [...]
Erie County Health Mall Health Fair & Community Day
The Magellan Group has been brought on by Catholic Health to aid St. Vincent's Health Mall and resident providers of the Erie County Health Mall in organizing a Community Day and Health Fair! Saturday, June [...]
Improving Healthcare Delivery Systems
Improving the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Healthcare Delivery Systems Overview and Comments – CPA Journal Article, January 2015 Summary: An article entitled “Improving the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Healthcare Delivery Systems” appeared in the January 2015 issue [...]
GetSET & Bornhava
The Magellan Group has been selected as the Organizational Development consultants to work with Bornhava. Bornhava is an early intervention and preschool program, nurturing and educating children with developmental disabilities from birth to five-years of [...]
Accessium Group’s New Ad Campaign
Accessium Group is on the cutting edge of patient health information. These ads ran in Business First's 2015 Medical Innovation & Technology & Healthcare Quarterly section driving readers to a landing page with more detailed [...]
Careening Out Of Control Is Not Good Business
You wouldn't give your kid the keys to the car without having taught him or her proper driving skills. Not having a plan to teach your child how to drive would be reckless. The same [...]
Event Development and Management
Selecting the right event to help raise awareness and funds can be tricky. Are you struggling with how to ramp up your organization’s fundraising event? Are you getting the return you want on your investment? [...]
Catholic Health Opening
When it comes to grand openings, The Magellan Group’s maxim is you only get to open a new building once … so do it up right! Yet, in the case of Catholic Health’s new Administrative [...]
Congratulations Uniland!
We were with Uniland Development managing a successful topping off of their latest downtown building in the heart of the City of Buffalo on Friday. Once open, the building will house Delaware North Companies (parent [...]
The Buffalo International Horse Show Wrap Up
We worked with the Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center to make their primary fundraiser, the Buffalo International Horse Show, reach great heights.
The 68th Annual Buffalo International Horse Show
68th Annual Buffalo International Horse Show Announced Hundreds of Entries from United States & Canada Unique opportunity to watch Hunter/Jumper Horses in the City All proceeds benefit Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center The 2014 Buffalo International [...]
My Top 10 Occasions to Send a Note… and why you should!
If, like I, you’re a fan of Jimmy Fallon, then most likely you’re familiar with his Friday night thank you notes. I have to admit when it comes to writing notes, thank you or [...]
The Magellan Group Retained by Manhattan Agency
The Magellan Group, a WNY-based management consulting company, has been retained by Stars & Strikes LLC of NYC to market a unique baseball revue also called Stars & Strikes, according to Marta K. Hiczewski, Magellan’s [...]
Do’s and Don’ts of Shopping Online
The Internet has changed the way we do business and that definitely includes our purchasing techniques. Today, more and more people are placing orders on-line. There are many factors to consider when placing your order. To make the [...]
Erie County Law Enforcement Foundation Awards Dinner
The Magellan Group worked with the Erie County Law Enforcement Foundation to enhance their primary fundraiser and awards ceremony. Magellan designed the Save the Date Postcards and Invitations as well as developed a mailing list [...]
Strategy
For many years, I worked in professional baseball under terrific ownership. They understood that sports and business must live together to be successful. More art than science, it was my role to lead the planning [...]
Shrimp Mousse & Shrimp Pie
Shrimp Mousse Ingredients: ½ cup frozen non-dairy creamer, thawed 1 tsp. minced onion 2 envelopes unflavored gelatin 2 T. lemon juice 1 10¾-oz. can tomato soup ½ tsp. salt 1 8-oz. pkg. cream [...]
Frozen Chocolate Pots
Ingredients: 1 8-oz. chocolate bar with almonds 1 8-oz. tub frozen non-dairy ½ cup frozen non-dairy creamer, thawed whipped topping, thawed 1 cup mini marshmallows Directions: Combine chocolate, marshmallows and thawed creamer [...]
Carrot Soup
Carrot Soup with Peas Ingredients: ½ stick butter ¼ tsp. dried marjoram 1 lb. carrots, shredded ¼ tsp. dried thyme 8 green onions, minced 1½ quarts chicken stock 1 cup finely chopped potatoes 3 [...]
Throwback Thursday
The year? 1987. The place? War Memorial. The occasion? Last Bisons post-game party @ The Rockpile. Were you there?
Nancy Martin Receives President Citation
Congratulations to Nancy Martin on her recent recognition. On Monday, Minor League Baseball™ President & CEO Pat O’Conner presented Nancy with a special Presidential Citation during the opening session of the Baseball Winter Meetings™ in Orlando. This special [...]
“Everything you know about branding is wrong”
Branding is more than just the tactical approaches associated with a corporate communications strategy. Read this Forbes article.
Buffalo Seminary Holiday Bazaar
Do some holiday shopping this Saturday! Stop by Buffalo Seminary at 205 Bidwell Pkwy. between 10am and 2pm for the Alum Association’s annual Holiday Bazaar and support our own Gaby DeRose, president of the BSAA. [...]
Hemophilia Center of Western New York
One of The Magellan Group's areas of expertise is board development and strategic planning, and on Saturday we had the privilege and opportunity to work with directors and members of the administration and staff of [...]
Sabres Alumni Wine Festival, Part 2.
Congratulations to our friend and Magellan colleague Nancy Martin and her fabulous fellow event organizers for a phenomenal 10th Annual Sabres Alumni Fall Wine Festival. It was a fun evening and, with over 800 in [...]
Sabres Alumni Wine Festival
Magellan principal and Sabres Alumni Wine Festival Chair, Nancy Martin, on AM Buffalo with Sabres Alum Danny Gare promoting the upcoming event which raises money for breast health in WNY. Sabres Alumni Wine Fest Interview
Cradle Beach Camp Gala
The Magellan Group was proud to be in attendance at Cradle Beach Camp's fundraising gala this past weekend. The things they work tirelessly to give to disabled and disadvantaged children are truly touching! You can [...]
Sabres Alumni Fall Wine Festival
Magellan principal and Sabres Alumni Wine Festival Chair, Nancy Martin, on AM Buffalo with Sabres Alum Danny Gare promoting the upcoming event which raises money for breast health in WNY.
Jack Hunt Gold & Silver
2013 Check out our most recently created commercial for Jack Hunt Gold & Silver. It's currently running on CNBC, but you can watch it here.
The Greg Norman Collection
2013 The Magellan Group will provide your corporation, golf tournament or event with the latest Greg Norman Apparel. We have a long standing relationship and can provide an extensive and diverse line of clothing from [...]
Accessium Group Inc.
2013 Marta Hiczewski is CMO for clients Accessium Group Inc. and Accessium Billing & Consulting. See our ad in Business First's 2013 Healthcare Guide. This year's ad was created by Jordan Hegyi and Mike Gluck [...]
Kids With Cameras
2013 It was just a week ago today that The Magellan Group had the pleasure of attending the 1st Kids With Cameras gallery exhibit & reception. We became familiar with Kids With Cameras: Through Our [...]
2013 Garden Walk
2013 Congratulations, Garden Walk Buffalo and Catholic Health on another successful collaborative event! Thousands of locals and out-of-towners flocked to area homes to view the nearly 400 gardens included on the self-guided tour. As a [...]
2013 Business First’s Top 50
2013 Magellan Group principal and UBMD Internal Medicine COO selected as Business First's 2013 Top 50 in Healthcare and 2013 Healthcare WNY Who's Who.
The 67th Buffalo International Horse Show
2013 Congratulations to our own Marta Hiczewski who was honored last night at the Buffalo Equestrian Center during the 67th annual Buffalo International Horse Show (BIHS)! This year's show was dedicated to Marta in recognition [...]
Welcome to The Magellan Group
Welcome to The Magellan Group 2.0!