Setting Fees in Your New Consulting Career | Michael Wyland | LinkedIn

Setting Fees in Your New Consulting Career | Michael Wyland | LinkedIn: "Here's some advice I gave to a woman considering starting a consulting practice. She was concerned about how to set her fees:

There are at least three ways to price your services: 1) based on your costs (time, materials, etc.); 2) competitive with the marketplace; and 3) so-called "value-based fees," where consultants price their services based on the benefit to the client."



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Pamela Barden-Shining a Light on the True Cost : FundRaising Success

Pamela Barden-Shining a Light on the True Cost : FundRaising Success: As the donor public has been focused on nonprofit overhead in recent months, it seems that nonprofits have in turn been focusing on their costs to raise money. That's perfectly logical and wise, but this has generated a lot of questions and misunderstandings about what and how consultants or agencies charge.

10 Traits of a Great Consultant - Good Advice - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

10 Traits of a Great Consultant - Good Advice - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: You need chutzpah, audacity.” That’s how Tom Wilson, a vice president at the consulting firm Campbell & Company, answered the question of what it takes to be a great consultant. Tom was one of a number of consultants we interviewed at the recent conference of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, in Vancouver, British Columbia.

MyCareer@PND -- How Can I Become a Nonprofit Fund-Raising Consultant? | PND | Foundation Center

MyCareer@PND -- How Can I Become a Nonprofit Fund-Raising Consultant? | PND | Foundation Center: "How Can I Become a Nonprofit Fund-Raising Consultant?
by Tony Poderis

Are you a nonprofit development professional thinking about striking out into the world of fundraising consulting? Think before you leap: although the consulting profession may seem attractive, you'll need to do a serious and honest assessment of your knowledge, temperament, and motivation for this work. Here are my suggestions, based on hard-earned experience."

Nonprofit Consulting 2010 | Philanthropy Journal

Nonprofit Consulting 2010 | Philanthropy Journal