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The Nonprofit Consulting Playbook
!3/13, 2014 1pm EST
Your Presenters3
POLLHow long have you been consulting? More than one year Six months to one year Less than six months Just thinking about it
WHY CONSULTING?Better hours?More pay?Freedom to set your own schedule?Ability to work at home?Variety of work?
ARE YOU CUT OUT TO BE A CONSULTANT?
EMPLOYMENT LIFE
Teamwork Stable paychecks Multi-tasking Focus on one mission Schedule predictability Firm schedule
CONSULTING LIFE
Independence Income instability Wide-ranging multi-tasking Multiple clients Long, often strange hours Flexibility
WHAT KIND OF CONSULTANT WILL YOU BE?
Single focused: writing, grants management, foundation relations?
Full service: grants broadly, fundraising generally?Ultimate business model: sole proprietor, small business, large
firm?Single focus clients: human service, the arts, education?Client size: large, medium, smaller organizations?Client geography: local, national, international?
WHERE DO YOU WANT TO WORK?
HOME OFFICE
Ever-present workplace Casual dress Budget-friendly No commute time !Another option: the virtual office
“REAL” OFFICE
Prestige Meeting space for clients Few distractions
HOW DO YOU WANT TO STRUCTURE YOUR COMPANY?
Sole proprietorshipPartnershipLLCCorporation (C or S)
LEGAL ISSUES YOU NEED TO KNOW
State registrationIRS regulations about contractor versus employeeTax lawsLiability issues
MARKETING YOUR BUSINESSYour websiteCollateral materialsSocial mediaProfessional organizationsNetworkingAdvertisingSpeakingWriting
Personal expensesHealth careRetirementSavings Start-up costsTravelExperienceCompetition
Hourly Daily
Project-based Retainer
SETTING FEES
SURVIVING AND THRIVING
Being flexibleMentors and coachesAdding/eliminating/changing servicesTaking on or becoming an associate
Questions?
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