Thinking about Consulting? This Course Will Give You Everything You Need to Succeed as a Consultant.
Are you seriously considering becoming a nonprofit-sector consultant and need a plan for getting started correctly? Are you already a consultant, new or well-experienced, with a need to supercharge the marketing, promotion, and selling of your services? Are you ready to grow and evolve as a consultant?
If so, I get it. I, too, am a consultant. I’ve been honing my craft for decades, and I’ve loved every minute of it.
In this course, you will learn options for structuring your consulting practice, how to choose the services you’ll offer and the markets you will serve, how to market your services, and how to sell yourself and your expertise to clients.
For beginners, I’ll talk about the decision you need to make before getting started. I will guide you through the practical stuff you need to know, like what kind of legal structures are available, what state registration is required for fundraising consultants, and the importance of having a business plan.
No doubt you have plenty of experience and expertise in your field to offer your clients. If you’re like every nonprofit consultant I’ve ever met (me included), your challenge is marketing your services. Over the years, I’ve learned to cast my nets widely, and that has made all the difference. I’ll teach you how to get your name out there, how to choose the right clients, and how to sell yourself and your services to those clients. We’ll even talk about writing and signing the contract with the client.
I’ll help you decide if, when, and how to hire staff, engage independent contractors, or form collaborations or partnerships. I’ll talk about reinventing yourself as your practice grows. I’ll even discuss when it’s time to retire or leave consulting if it isn’t working out.
So, if you want to grow as a consultant, sign up for Nonprofit Consulting: Get Started, Get Clients, Grow, and Evolve now!
Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE Linda is one of slightly more one hundred professionals worldwide to hold the Advanced Certified Fund Raising Executive designation. In her thirty-plus years in the development field, she has managed capital campaigns; helped dozens of nonprofit organizations achieve their development goals, and has trained more than 50,000 professionals in Mexico, Canada, Egypt, Bermuda, and most of the fifty United States. Linda is a graduate of Alvernia College in Reading, PA with majors in Banking and Finance; Communications; and Theology/Philosophy. She is a graduate of AFP’s Faculty Training Academy and has received two AFP research grants. She is also a prolific writer, having written or contributed to more than two dozen books. Linda has received the Outstanding Fundraising Executive award from the Eastern PA, Las Vegas, and Sierra (NV) chapters of AFP (Association of Fundraising Professionals) was recognized internationally with the Barbara Marion Award for Outstanding Service to AFP. She was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Las Vegas Chapter of AFP.
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