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Advice for Consultants - Part 1

Robert Weiner

This post was inspired by my colleague Kris Putnam’s advice for new consultants ( So, You Want To Be A Philanthropy Consultant? This advice was provided by John Elbare in response to a question about what to expect as a new consultant. John’s advice was right on target. and Starting A Consulting Business?

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Advice for Consultants - Part 3

Robert Weiner

This is the third in a series of posts aimed at new consultants in the nonprofit sector. The previous posts are at Part 1 and Part 2. Make sure you have enough savings, loans, or other income to tide you over while you build your business. Figure out where you will work and what equipment you will need.

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Advice on Pulling Out of the Economic Nosedive

Robert Weiner

NetworkforGood’s Katya Andresen’s blog, Nonprofit Marketing, offers nonprofits 5 suggestions for surviving the economic downturn. She advises organizations to: Give donors what they want: To feel good. To hear from people they know. Tangibility.

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Migrating recurring donors to a new system

Robert Weiner

They asked for advice on how to handle their existing recurring donations, and whether it’s possible to migrate those transactions to the new processor. Some of the best advice I’ve seen on this came from technology consultant TJ Griffin.

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Separating Personal and Professional Lives on Social Media

Robert Weiner

His basic advice: "Be Prepared. I like the advice passed along by the Red Cross's Wendy Harman at the recent NTEN conference: "If I wouldn’t go out for a beer with you and pay for a round, then I probably won’t friend you in Facebook." Be mindful of your online presence. Think thrice before acting."

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Analysis of Convio’s Online Fundraising Study

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But in particular, check out the advice from online marketing consultant Katy O’Neal about how nonprofits should focus their marketing and engagement efforts. Care2’s Allyson Kapin just published an analysis of Convio’s online fundraising study (which I mentioned earlier this week ). The analysis is posted at [link].

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How To Search the Social Web: The Ultimate Toolkit

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She calls it a "comprehensive guide to a wide range of resources, Web sites, services, and advice that will help you find, filter, and monitor the information you need more effectively." Robin Broitman of the Interactive Insights Group has created an extensive list of tools for searching the social Web.

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