Consulting With Nonprofits: A Practitioner's Guide

Carol Ann Lukas

ISBN 10: 0940069172 / ISBN 13: 9780940069176

Published by Fieldstone Alliance, 1998

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1st edition. 223 pages. 11.00x8.75x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # x-0940069172

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Consulting With Nonprofits: A Practitioner's Guide
• Publisher: Fieldstone Alliance
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0940069172
• ISBN 13: 9780940069176
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New

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Synopsis

At last! A comprehensive guide to the art, craft, and business of consulting with nonprofits and community groups . . . Nonprofit consulting requires specialized skills and knowledge of how the sector works. This guide gives you the resources and tools to help you provide quality assistance throughout your career: experienced consultants will find it an invaluable reference; new consultants will get oriented to the sector and find step-by-step guidance through the entire process; technical specialists will gain insights into the larger processes that shape nonprofit organizations; for-profit consultants and business sector volunteers will discover how to shift their expertise to match the unique culture of nonprofit and community work; students in public administration, organization development, and nonprofit management will find it a useful guide for fieldwork, service projects, or future career search. With this illustrated guide you get: an overview of the nonprofit sector and unique elements of consulting with nonprofits; the six-stage process of consulting with concrete steps and challenges in each stage; the art of consulting, including roles, dynamics, and ethics; lessons from the field—stories from thirty skilled consultants offering sage advice on common challenges from setting up contracts to cross-cultural consulting to choosing a consulting role that matches the client's needs; when team consulting makes sense; key differences between internal and external consulting; how to run your business; marketing your services; setting fees, estimating costs, and billing; managing your career growth; working with funders; nine worksheets, sample proposals, professional standards, annotated bibliography; and much more!