Working with Consultants and Philanthropic Advisors
Posted on March 1, 2019 by S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation
There are almost as many reasons to hire a consultant as there are consultants. These resources will help you take the right steps to find, hire, and manage a consultant who will deliver what you need whether it be for strategy, evaluation, communications, or providing fundraising advice and support for your grantee partners. Read More
Hiring an External Evaluator
Posted on February 26, 2019 by S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation
Many organizations are reluctant to engage evaluation consultants. This guide can help demystify the process of hiring and partnering with an evaluator – so you can measure what matters… Read More
Writing a Request for Qualifications
Posted on February 26, 2019 by S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation
In searching for the right consultant, it is often good practice to begin by issuing an Request for Qualifications… Read More
Frequently Asked Questions: Working with Consultants
Posted on February 26, 2019 by S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation
Nonprofits and grantmakers engage consultants for a variety of needs. These responses to commonly asked questions can help you, and your consultant, get the most from each interaction… Read More
Hiring a Communications Consultant
Posted on January 29, 2019 by S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation
Communication involves the purposeful delivery of information to create awareness, understanding, or action. It’s a big topic, with application to virtually everything an organization does, inside and out. This brief tutorial can help people working in foundations and nonprofits effectively prepare for and conduct engagements with communication consultants. This guide begins with the below summary of the types of organizational… Read More
Hiring a Strategic Planning Consultant
Posted on January 29, 2019 by S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation
Looking across your organization and its work to find and describe the most effective path forward can be exhilarating. This guide can help you identify the strategy approach most suited to your needs, and the qualities to look for when engaging a strategy consultant. Engaging a strategy consultant is per se high stakes. Looking across your organization and its work… Read More
Steps for Success: Engaging a Consultant
Posted on January 29, 2019 by S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation
This guide can help nonprofits and grantmakers take the necessary steps to find, hire, and manage a consultant who delivers what you need through a process that makes good use of your resources. It features nine steps that can help frame your approach and includes links to helpful tools and information sources… Read More
Strategic Lifespan and Limited Life Foundations
Posted on June 5, 2014 by S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation, National Center for Family Philanthropy
This NCFP Content Collection is aimed at new donors considering what strategic lifespan will best work for their foundation, as well as existing foundations that have already set a closing date, or any family or board contemplating the question. Read More