Connection Cafe

APRIL 8, 2020

As consultants, we give advice for a living. In the past, members of the analytics consulting team at Blackbaud have written on this subject matter in the 2009 publication Building Fundraising Momentum in a Recession and the 2011 article Raising Money During Challenging Times. If you are currently engaged with an analytics consultant, please do not hesitate to reach out to them to discuss strategies specific to your organization.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 27, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants July 27, 2008 This week, it is my pleasure to host the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants. I got some interesting answers: Ken, at the Nonprofit Consulting Blog, talks about transparency , and how it’s a big mistake not to be transparent.

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AFP Blog

MARCH 11, 2014

Treasury consults on new technology for cheques : HM Treasury has proposed the introduction of ‘cheque imaging’, whereby cheques can be paid in by the recipient taking a picture of the cheque with their smartphone or tablet. The consultation also suggests the electronic processing of cheques at individual bank branches

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 14, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants April 14, 2008 I like hosting the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants. Mostly, because I get to read blogs by people that aren’t on my list of feeds I read regularly. And I get to highlight the work of some of my favorite bloggers, too.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 27, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Michelle, the consultant March 27, 2008 Someone mentioned to me that from what I write on my blog, she wouldn’t know what it is that I actually do in my consulting work. And, I guess truthfully, the blurb on my consulting site is kinda dry.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 29, 2008

Monday (the day before the election) I’m hosting the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants. My focus: is the economy changing the way you work, or the way you think about your work? In what ways? If you’d like to submit a post, do so by Saturday midnight. Go to BlogCarnival.com to submit your post using the form there or send an email to npc.carnival AT yahoo DOT com with your name, your blog's name and the URL of the post (not your blog homepage

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 19, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants November 19, 2007 Today, it’s my turn to host the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants. Keep track of the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants, no matter which blog is hosting, by subscribing to the Carnival feed. {

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Robert Weiner

JUNE 15, 2009

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. I was just completing my first year as a solo consultant after 9 years of working for firms. This advice was provided by John Elbare in response to a question about what to expect as a new consultant.

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Confessions of a Non-Profit Executive Director

MAY 28, 2020

This growing dependence on the web means companies are beginning to employ professional Search engine optimization consultants to keep and enhance their website. A business must make certain the consultants they hire are not only seen able to searching following the website but additionally enhance the online status of the firm. The entrepreneur or business owner should employ a consultant that’s experienced as well as an expert within their field.

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BoardAssist

JANUARY 20, 2015

There comes a point in most nonprofit’s lives when they need to go outside their organization and hire a consultant to help with one issue or another. Who better to ask for advice on how to do that well than Ellen Simon, the former head of one of Harlem’s most prominent nonprofits and a leading nonprofit consultant now herself. Getting Your Money’s Worth From a Nonprofit Consultant. Decide who will be the consultant’s main contact. consultants

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 27, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants October 30, 2006 This Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants has given me a chance to read some blogs I don’t usually get to read, since I’m so often focused in the tech field. David Maister asks " What do consultants know?

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Robert Weiner

JUNE 21, 2009

Last week I posted John Elbare’s advice for new nonprofit consultants. Although Karen’s advice was focused on technology consultants, the business management tips (#4) are pertinent for all independent consultants. Advice to newbies in nptech consulting: (1) don’t try to be a generalist, or at least don’t try to know everything. There’s a lot of overhead to consulting, even if you don’t do a lot of networking or advertising.

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SocialFish

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Diversified Consultants Inc. I am highlighting Diversified Consultants Inc., The post Are You Being Harassed by Diversified Consultants, Inc.? or DCI is a third-party debt collection agency that specializes in the telecom industry. Usually, they seek payments from accounts that are related to landlines, wireless connections, satellite, and cable services for phones, televisions, internet access, utilities, and securities as well.

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AFP Blog

JANUARY 23, 2012

Reboot: Ten Tips for Working with IT Consultants : The situation: you want a new website; or you think an app would be useful; or perhaps you want to beef up your organization's e-commerce. It might be time to hire an Information Technology (IT) consultant. Here's the bad news: working well with an IT consultant will mean some extra homework for you and your team, but not doing your homework can lead to delays and expense

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Robert Weiner

JULY 17, 2009

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. networking through professional or social associations (consultants associations, Rotary, and associations that your potential clients participate in). Tags: Consulting

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AFP Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

IBM Grants Nonprofits Technology Consulting to Help Better Serve the Community - Xtra xtra

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AFP Blog

AUGUST 10, 2011

Marion Conway - Consultant to Nonprofits: Blogging Plan for Nonprofits : "I love blogging. In fact I love it so much that I blog at three blogs. I jump head over heels when someone else mentions my blog and when it is someone like Beth Kanter or John Haydon - I feel like doing cartwheels for joy. I think that more nonprofits should blog and I encourage blogging in my social media workshops.

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Robert Weiner

MAY 2, 2009

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 Is this a trend?

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Robert Weiner

FEBRUARY 11, 2009

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.) Holly Ross, NTEN’s Executive Director interviewed me via Skype a few weeks ago and posted the video at www.ntconnect.org/content.php?&cid=159&uid=13. &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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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 12, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants: Nonprofit Data Management March 12, 2007 As you know, nonprofit data management has been a really important issue for me for a long time. So I thought it would be a great subject for the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants hosted here today.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 12, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants: Nonprofit Data Management March 12, 2007 As you know, nonprofit data management has been a really important issue for me for a long time. So I thought it would be a great subject for the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants hosted here today.

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Robert Weiner

APRIL 28, 2009

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. Recommends a book called “Consultants Calling&# — Geoffrey Bellman (it’s on Amazon). Michael: Becoming a consultant seemed natural - he felt compelled to keep coming back to it.

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SocialFish

MAY 8, 2017

Are you considering hiring a fundraising consultant? Before beginning your search for the perfect consultant, you’ll want to familiarize yourself with the hiring process. Compare consultants. Communicate with your consultant. – If you’re looking for even more information about the hiring process, check out these 12 Essential Tips When Hiring a Fundraising Consultant. You might need to do some soul-searching before you look for a consultant.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

With over 500 minutes (that’s 10 hrs) of free event fundraising consulting you’ll learn everything from how to get started with your first event to running effective multi-channel communications programs that increase fundraising performance. Ok, on with the 10 expert event fundraising strategies and free recorded consulting … Turn Donors into Fundraising Machines.

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The Giving Institute (formerly The American Association of Fundraising Counsel) began planning the first Summer Institute for Consulting Professionals in 1991. It's finally here! If you loved our 2018 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar get ready for our new, improved, and updated 2019 calendar! We've searched far and wide for the best and brightest nonprofit conferences from all around the country! These conferences range in size, location, and topic.

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GroundWire

APRIL 18, 2012

So we recently launched Groundwire Consulting , the for-profit arm of Groundwire, and are thrilled to work closely with nonprofit organizations, government entities and mission-driven businesses supporting an engaged public with a strong voice. Groundwire Consulting. Groundwire Consulting is a mission-driven B Corp and will continue to offer many of the consulting services we offered as Groundwire.org: Engagement Strategy Consulting. These are exciting times.

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VisionLink

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

VisionLink’s unique Strategic Advantage consulting department is proud to be supporting the Complete College America Strategic Planning Academy (CCA). This is the 15th CCA-affiliated Academy that Lois Ann Porter, Visionlink’s Sr. Vice President, has helped design and implement. The Academy format is based on Lois Ann’s Institute design.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 12, 2006

The reason I came to Mumbai was to visit Tata Consultancy Services, the giant outsourcing firm. I had an introduction to the one of key leaders in India's outsourcing revolution, Mr. F.C. Kohli, who was the driving force behind TCS. We had a great conversation high above south Mumbai in the Air India building, which overlooks Mumbai's peninsula. We discussed literacy and access for the blind, and I learned about one of Mr. Kohli's passions, which is adult literacy.

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Confessions of a Non-Profit Executive Director

MAY 1, 2019

In these moments, companies need to hire IT consulting Sydney to accurately detect the problem and provide a useful and lasting solution. When to Hire IT Consulting Companies? Hence, you should know the right moments when to consult and employ their service. To put an end to your loss of productivity and opportunity in your company, you need to hire qualified IT consultants. For companies, the emergence of information technology (IT) is a blessing.

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EveryAction

MAY 15, 2019

Every year, nonprofit consultants M+R release their annual Benchmarks report , which provides an overview of digital trends in the sector. This year's report addressed issues such as email list growth and churn, the rise of monthly giving, and the impact of social media's peer-to-peer fundraising for nonprofits. If you haven't yet had time to dig into the full report, here are some of the top highlights that we think are important for nonprofits to know: 1.

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AFP Blog

JANUARY 25, 2013

Let’s revisit the concept of failure-friendliness  Deborah Elizabeth Finn, Strategist and Consultant : Although techies vary greatly in their attitudes about projects that don’t work out, we also tend to make tacit assumptions that everyone concerned understands that we are not engaged in an exact science but in an evolving process.

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Donor Search

DECEMBER 12, 2016

If you’ve decided to go with a fundraising consultant firm to improve your major gift fundraising, that’s great news! Since every consulting firm works differently, finding the right one for your nonprofit will involve a lot… They can give you assistance so that you don’t have to hire someone full-time or do the research yourself.

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EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

They're respected by independent third parties & consultants. Thousands of nonprofits use EveryAction every day to raise money, manage offline fundraising through pledges and grants, send emails, run nonprofit digital advocacy campaigns, and so much more. If you're not already an EveryAction user, here's 50 reasons to make the switch today. #1. Higher Conversion Rates = Raising More Money.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 19, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology My life as an (almost) ex-Technology Consultant March 19, 2007 Beth Kanter interviewed me for Blogher recently, and one of the questions included “… you work as an independent consultant …&# Well, those days are numbered. I decided several weeks ago, for a variety of reasons, to retire my independent consultant hat.

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AFP Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

What Fundraisers Need From Technology Consultants (and Vice Versa) : Page 1 of 2 : FundRaising Success: "So as a fundraiser, don’t accept a consultant that forces a complete overhaul to the way you’ve always done things. Gensemer offers more things for fundraisers to look for when working with a consultant

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Robert Weiner

APRIL 28, 2009

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. Which path should I take, vendor or “soft&# consulting? Managing a transition from being an employee in an organization to being a consultant in the same organization.

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Donor Search

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Fundraising consultants are experts in their field who can provide you with a diverse range of tools and skill sets to help you accomplish your goals. Even the most experienced nonprofit organizations can use some help and support in regards to forming their fundraising strategies. Plus, since they’re temporary hires, your organization can save funds… Education

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SocialFish

APRIL 25, 2013

Bwahahahaha. GREAT Ignite session by Jeff De Cagna and Jamie Notter at CalSAE. Potluck

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 14, 2011

I am closing down my consulting business at the end of April, but the Museum 2.0 One of my frustrations working as a consultant is that I spend most of my time working with big organizations that function at a scale that requires a certain amount of automation and anonymity in the visitor experience. Dear Museum 2.0 readers, I have some exciting news.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 8, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology NTC Summary, and Nonprofit Technology Consulting 2.0 And it’s making me think a lot about what I’m going to start calling “Nonprofit Technology Consulting 2.0″

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Idealware

JULY 25, 2012

Heller Consulting recently released a thought-provoking report that explores the ways in which nonprofits are approaching Constituent Relationship Management (CRM).

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AFP Blog

JANUARY 16, 2013

My current daydream: The marriage of outcomes management apps with data visualization apps  Deborah Elizabeth Finn, Strategist and Consultant : Given my current preoccupation with both outcomes management and data visualization for mission-based organizations, perhaps it’s not a surprise that I’m daydreaming about integrating applications that were designed for these two tasks

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Beth Kanter

JULY 29, 2013

Note from Beth: I first learned about this project last year, when Shiree Teng, the project leader, interviewed me as part of some research on capacity building consultants that lead to the design of ImpactRising. Designed to support social sector organizations and consultants with tools and resources to get ready for engagement in capacity-building projects, ImpactRising.org aims to help make the consulting sector stronger.

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