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Budget & Pricing

  • Negotiating Within Your Budget Constraints

  • Market Rate Benchmarks for Nonprofit Consulting

  • Scope Negotiation Conversation Guide

  • Budgeting and Pricing Models

  • Hidden Costs and Budget Planning

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Case Studies

  • Case Snapshot: Branding

  • Lessons from an Engagement That Missed the Mark

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Finding & Selecting Consultants

  • When Should You Hire a Consultant?

  • Relationship-Driven Sourcing

  • RFPs: When They Work, and When They Don’t

  • Green Flags and Red Flags in Selecting the Right Consultant

  • Common Pitfalls

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Guides

  • When Should You Hire a Consultant?

  • Managing the Person Doing the Work

  • Who Needs To Be Involved in the Project? When and How?

  • When Things Go Off Track

  • Closing Out and Transitioning

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Managing the Engagement

  • Managing the Person Doing the Work

  • When Things Go Off Track

  • Closing Out and Transitioning

  • Phase Project Planning Template

  • Your Role as the Engagement Owner

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Setting Up for Success

  • Who Needs To Be Involved in the Project? When and How?

  • Scoping Essentials

  • Data Access, Security, and Confidentiality

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Templates

  • Phase Project Planning Template

  • Scope Negotiation Conversation Guide

  • Organizational Readiness Self-Assessment

  • Are We Ready To Hire a Consultant

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What Good Looks Like

  • Case Snapshot: Branding

  • The Brown M&M Test for Organizational Readiness

  • Organizational Readiness Self-Assessment

  • Lessons from an Engagement That Missed the Mark

  • The Consultant Won't Save You

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