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10 Traits of a Great Consultant

Robert Weiner

The Chronicle of Philanthropy published a nice list of consulting traits that I want to pass along. They mean that the client's needs come first, but you often need to collaborate with the client as well as other consultants to reach a solution.). The traits they list are below. My comments are in parentheses. This is hard. Absolutely.

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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? and Starting A Consulting Business? I received the following via CharityChannel’s Consultants forum in 2003. Tags: Consulting. 15 Things To Do Right Now ). www.pgcoach.com.

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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. Think about whether you want to be a sole practitioner, build a firm and eventually hire other employees, work for someone else, or form an association (tight or loose) with other consultants. listings in paid and free consultants directories.

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Consultants say business is picking up. Trend?

Robert Weiner

I attended three conferences in April and asked a variety of independent consultants and employees of consulting firms about how the economy is affecting them. The consultants I spoke to work on database implementations, capital campaigns, web design, marketing, and strategic planning. Tags: Consulting.

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So You Want to Be a Consultant?

Robert Weiner

So You Want to Be a Consultant? Important tip: The zip/thumb drive that came in the conference packet has a nice hand-out full of consulting-specific links, so be sure to open that zip! Sarah’s list of necessary skills for consultants: Product management. Good consulting Qualities: Self-motivation. Michael Stein.

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So You Want To Be A Consultant?

Robert Weiner

I’m organizing two workshops for NTEN’s upcoming Nonprofit Technology Conference on the topic So You Want To Be A Consultant? ( Tags: Consulting. The workshops are described here and here.) &cid=159&uid=13. The audio and video aren’t quite in sync, but I think it came out well otherwise.

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So You Want to Be a Consultant? Part II

Robert Weiner

Today was the second session of my 2-part workshop for consultants and wanna-be consultants. John Kenyon, John Kenyon Technology Consulting. Burning Issues: Getting the word out about my new consulting practice. Employer — human resources management in hardware consulting. Presenters: Robert L. Scope-creep.