Consulting Services for Non-Profit Groups

"What are the best ways to raise money?"

“Help! We're broke!”

“We've been doing the same thing and asking the same people for money for years. It's time for a change.”

“How do we stand out among all the other groups out there raising money?”

"We don't know any rich people."

"We have no gift planning strategy and no idea what CRTs, CGA's or life estates are."

"Vision statement? What vision statement?!"

"Our mission statement is over 10 years old."

“We're working on so many different projects, we've lost sight of our mission, buried in day-to-day work.”

“Foundations and board members are asking for a strategic plan. Where do I start?”

"If it ain't written, it ain't a plan."

“We have no name recognition."

“Advertising budget? Can non-profits have advertising budgets?”

"No one in our organization really feels comfortable working with the media."

"This would all be so much easier if we just had a plan!"

“We have a Bored of Directors, not a Board of Directors. We need to re-engage them in our work and really get them active and organized.”

"We got a grant to host a board retreat, can do good help?"

"Our board is pretty dysfunctional -- we need help pulling the team back together."

“We need to figure out a way of measuring our successes and capitalizing on them to create bigger, stronger programs.”

"We need to better utilize the resources we have."

“Sometimes I feel like we're drowning in paperwork at the office. I'm afraid of falling behind or missing something important!”

"Our office routine is in a rut."

"I have an idea for a new non-profit group, but have no idea where to start the process."

"We haven't had an employee manual in years!"

“What work is appropriate to have done by an outside company or by volunteers? What must be done by paid staff?”

“New employees are thrown into their jobs without much planning or time to get acclimated to the new workplace.”

“Benefits are very confusing and expensive. What options exist to provide good benefits to employees when premiums keep going up?”

"I have no idea if our employee policies comply with the law."

"I have a problem employee, but I’m afraid to fire him."

“We have a well intentioned staff. They just can’t seem to work together.”

"We need to do more with less after budget cuts. Can you help our team through tough times like this?"

“We’ve got a great new director! She just needs to get settled and understand our culture.”

“Every time we get a new executive director (or board president) they get burned out and we start over.”

"I can't seem to get anywhere! I need some time management strategies that work!"

"My in-box is overflowing -- help!"

“We have no Personnel Committee, and I just don’t have the time to devote to a well-run hiring process.”

“The Personnel Committee can’t seem to determine the type of candidate we want and need for this position.”

“The job description for that position is over five years old!”

"We need a real -- and affordable -- database solution, but have no idea where to start."

“I think we used to have that information; look in one of our old annual reports.”

“Maybe if you asked the treasurer she would know.”

“I’m not sure which of the seven Excel spreadsheets that information is in.”

"Database? What database?"

"Um, I think we do backup."

"Our website is embarrassingly out of date."

"We need an e-newsletter, but have no idea where to start the process!"

"What's all this stuff I'm hearing about 'branding'?"

"Our logo was developed by a volunteer 20 years ago. And we no longer have the original file."

"Maybe Publisher isn't the best program to use for our next brochure."

"It sure would help with visibility if our office has a sign people could actually see!"