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Nonprofit Rescue: The Pitch

The Nonprofit Consultant

We all have dreams for the nonprofit sector: increased individual giving, more effective boards, simplified government grant applications, better trained staff. So far the only time real, community, grass-roots nonprofits have been seen on reality TV is on shows like the Secret Millionaire. So, what do you think?

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Bridgespan Non-Profit Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Bridgespan was birthed out of Bain’s desire to expand its support of nonprofits. In 2003, Bridgespan created the “Bridgestar” initiative to focus on leadership development and to help professionals transition into nonprofit careers. BRIDGESPAN HISTORY . Their services emphasized analytical consulting.

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Training Versus Consulting ? a Story - Free Management Library

Consulting and Organizational Management

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Training Versus Consulting – a Story By John Dupre on February 3, 2013. Peter Block ran the training side, which was entitled Designed Learning. And then I called my training friend to hear how it had gone. Translate This. Read more.].

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Crowdfunding Roundup for Nonprofits

The Nonprofit Consultant

It seems that with the rise of Kickstarter and IndieGoGo, crowdfunding is on everybody''s minds these days, but what''s a nonprofit to do? Crowdfunding generally refers to grassroots efforts to raise money for a project or product that is in development, directly from the eventual purchasers.

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How to Figure Out Your Consulting Bill Rate

Successful Independent Consulting

Was it at a big firm with formal training (for example Deloitte, Bain & Company) or did you learn on the job as an internal resource with a company? If the latter, was it a company that provided access to training like General Electric, or a small to midsize firm? Type of experience — Where did you learn your craft?

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Organizational Character and Leadership Development | Consulting.

Consulting and Organizational Management

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Organizational Character and Leadership Development By Jim Smith on December 16, 2010. For the last 50 years it has not been fashionable to talk about moral development, yet the subject of moral development is all about being a grown up.

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Why Common Core Will Fail

The Nonprofit Consultant

The latest in educational "fixes," promoted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the National Governors Association, and the Obama administration, the Common Core initiative was developed "to provide a clear and consistent framework to prepare our children for college and the workforce."

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