Ten Questions To Ask Before Hiring A Nonprofit Consultant

Ten Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Nonprofit Consultant Laura Gassner Otting, Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group Emily Davis, MNM, EDA Consulting Use Twitter Hashtag #npweb Special Thanks To Our Sponsors

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Today’s Speakers Laura Gassner Otting Emily Davis, MNM Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group EDA Consulting Hosting: Sam Frank, Synthesis Partnership Assisting with chat questions: Chris Dumas, FirstGiving

Hiring a Consultant: The Equation

Determine Your Vision •  Why are we hiring a consultant? •  What are our needs? •  Are the board and staff in agreement that we need a consultant? •  What are the outcomes we are hoping for when working with the consultant?

Identify Your Resources •  Are we prepared for the cost of hiring and working with a consultant? •  Do we understand the long-term benefits of working with a consultant? •  How will partnering with a consultant enhance our long-term capacity?

Set Timeline and Scope •  Are we clear on our deliverables for the project? •  Do we have realistic expectations? •  Do we have the time and energy to provide the consultant what s/he needs in order to be successful?

Understand Your Rights •  Know what the next steps are if the engagement goes south, but understand how the consultant will prevent that from happening. •  Ask to meet the whole team first. •  Seek to understand the theory behind the fee structure.

Ask the Right Questions •  Think about what you really want to know. Are you asking stock questions or deeper, more probing questions? •  Don’t just accept the answer given, but follow up with additional questions, and then confirm with references. •  Ask what else you should have asked.

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Ten Questions To Ask Before Hiring A Nonprofit Consultant

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