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LAUNCHING YOUR NONPROFIT CONSULTING PRACTICE

Amy Rosenblum, MBA Cultivation Center

cultivation-center.com

Emily Davis, MNM, CGT Emily Davis Consulting emilydavisconsulting.com




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A LITTLE ABOUT US…




A LITTLE ABOUT YOU…

30 seconds or less

Name & Title

1 Question for Today Are you

consulting or have you consulted before?




Why do nonprofits

hire consultants?

Why do you want to be a consultant?




PROCESS FOR STARTING A PRACTICE

Love running a business and

nonprofits Prepare for the time investment

Know your market

Develop your business model

Understand your

competitive advantage

Identify your services, areas of expertise, & ideal client(s)

Build awareness Be patient Jump in




KNOW WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW

Flexible work schedule

More than the services

Clients need education Paying your dues

Investing in business development

Prepare to evaluate




Evaluation

Implementation

Provide contract

Proposal - timelines, scope of work, fees

Define Scope of Work (i.e. RFP)

Clarify Needs, Timeline, Logistics




CONTRACT ELEMENTS

Scope of Work Deliverables Deadlines

Intellectual Property

Conflict of Interest

Expenses & Fees

Contract Termination

Liability & Insurance Confidentiality




OTHER ROADBLOCKS?




WHY WE LOVE THIS

SHORT TERM COMMITMENT

LONG TERM IMPACT

EDUCATION FUN!




RESOURCES

•  Consultant’s Tool Kit, Nonprofit Cultivation Center •  Nonprofit Consultants: How to Choose Them, How To Use

Them, Alison Buttenheim •  Colorado Nonprofit Association Business Directory •  Qualities of a Great Consultant, Richard Male •  Consultant or Not, Achieve •  How to Choose Counsel, The Giving Institute •  Searching for a Search Firm, Nonprofit Professionals Advisory

Group •  Association of Consultants to Nonprofits •  Association of Fundraising Professionals




Amy Rosenblum, MBA Cultivation Center (720) 295-5060 [email protected] cultivation-center.com

Emily Davis, MNM

Emily Davis Consulting

(720) 515-0581

[email protected]

emilydavisconsulting.com

launching your nonprofit consulting practice

Government & Nonprofit