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3 Key Steps for Funders Partnering with Consultants

The following is a snippet from the article, "Maximizing Nonprofit Impact: The Crucial Partnership of Funders and Consultants."

Consultants and funders play a crucial role as partners in supporting nonprofits in their capacity-building efforts. Funders can strengthen this nonprofit ecosystem by creating a partnership with consultants in three key steps:

1. Develop a Consultant Pool: Funders should create a pool of trained consultants to work directly with the nonprofit organizations receiving funding support. This pool should be constantly evaluated and refreshed as consultants will retire or transition to new roles. Maintaining a robust pipeline of experts is crucial to continuously support organizations.
2. Implement a Stage-Based Approach to Capacity Building: Consultants who are trained in the Lifecycles approach understand the different stages of nonprofit development, enabling them to provide tailored support that aligns with a nonprofit organization’s current needs and growth potential. Funders can ensure a consultant’s work is more impactful to the nonprofit when the Lifecycles approach is utilized.
3. Ensure a Diverse Range of Consultants: No single consultant or firm can address all needs, making it crucial to have a broad spectrum of expertise within the consultant pool. Having a diverse range of consultants who specialize in various Lifecycles stages ensures comprehensive support for all nonprofits.

This month's Featured Member is Chelsea Goding-Doty. Chelsea is the Senior Program Officer of Leadership Initiatives at New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), and a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach. NYFA is a service organization which empowers artists and cultural workers to achieve success by providing critical support, resources, and opportunities. 

Chelsea's area of expertise is working with arts organizations and their leaders, creating leadership and capacity development programs that feature the NLI model. She primarily works with Startup, Growth, or Turnaround organizations in the NYC and New York State area.

"I love working with mission-driven people, and the arts have 100% of my heart," Chelsea says. "I'm passionate about maximizing the creativity (and fun!) we can bring to our work on and off stage, whether that's by consulting with organizations to find clarity and solutions, or coaching creatives towards heightened purpose and fulfillment."

Learn more about Chelsea on her Directory page.

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March 12, 9:30 to 10:30am

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