Consulting Services for Non-Profit Groups
Does this describe you or your group?
“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."
- Plan Development
- Individual Donations
- Matching Challenges
- Grantwriting
- Corporate Giving
“We have no idea where we are headed and have no clue what to expect day-to-day.”
“We are working on so many different projects, we have lost sight of our mission.”
“Foundations and board members are asking for a strategic plan. Where do I start?”
"If it ain't written, it ain't a plan."
- SWOT Analysis
- Mission / Vision Development / Realignment
- Long-Range and Strategic Planning
- Strategic Opportunity Identification
- Realistic, Achievable, Inspiring Plans
“No one really knows what we do!”
“Sometime I feel like no one really knows that we exist!”
“Advertising budget? What advertising budget?”
"We need to do a better job of telling the public about our successes."
Marketing, Outreach & Communications
- E-communications / Communication Audits
- Storytelling
- Unified and Focused Messaging
- Media Relations
“We need to re-engage our board in our work and really get them active.”
“We need to figure out a way of measuring our current successes and capitalizing on them to create bigger, stronger programs.”
"We need to better utilize the resources we have."
Organizational Growth Strategies
- Board Development
- Earned Income Ventures
- Best Practices
- Time, Knowledge & Resource Management
- Outcome Evaluations
“Help! We haven't updated our ‘look' since last decade.”
“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."
Image, Service & Structure Enhancement
- Systems Thinking / Analysis
- Business Process Review / Workflow Integration
- Resource Allocation Review
“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.”
“We have a well intentioned staff. They just can’t seem to work together.”
"I can't seem to get anywhere! I need some time management strategies that work!"
"My in-box is overflowing -- help!"
- Leadership Coaching & Career Development
- Trust Building & Communication Enhancement
- Conflict Resolution
- Staff Recruitment, Retention & Development
- Networking Skills for Donor Cultivation
- Time Management, Organization & Communication
“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 five Excel spreadsheets that information is in.”
"Database? What database?"
"Um, I think we do backup."
- Identify Donor Data Needs
- Expand Use of Existing Data
- De-Dup & Clean Records/Improve Data Integrity
- Streamline Recordkeeping
- Maximize Software Capabilities
- Assess software & storage needs
- Training & Education to Increase Donor Involvement
“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!”
- Position Description & Workplan Creation
- Position Advertising, Interview Scheduling & Interviewing Processes
- Applicant & Interview Assessments
- Initial Training for New Hires
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Urbana, Illinois 61801
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