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Advice for Consultants - Part 3

Robert Weiner

You will want to insure your business equipment, even if that's just a laptop. networking with past employers, clients, colleagues, and other professional contacts. Sign up for CharityChannel’s CONSULTANTS listserve: [link]. You will need General Liability if clients will come to your office. get a Federal Tax ID.

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NpTech Tag: Change.org To Launch White-Label Social Network for Nonprofits, GeekToys that Give Geekbumps, and Blog Readability

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

" The article refers to the Dunbar number - 150 - the ceiling on the number of personal contacts a human has the capacity to maintain. Check out Steve Dembo's Geek Toys that'll give you Geekbumps which includes the Give One Get One XO Laptop Campaign (hurry offer ends on November 30th) and a Chumby (hmm. Last word from Prof.

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Advice for Consultants - Part 2

Robert Weiner

3) Find resources to build your skills, and give them time every week: webinars, listservs, online classes, books, etc. push for a single point of contact with clients. If they can’t designate a single point of contact and commit to meetings with you, they may not be ready to work with you. Attend conferences.

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Wikis: What, When, Why

Museum 2.0

There are several museums that use wikis on a department-wide basis internally to keep up with projects going on on multiple tracks, share files, maintain staff and volunteer contact information, and generally coordinate work. Woody launched it with an email to the ASTC listserv--a good group to target for his content.

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