Last week I posted John Elbare’s advice for new nonprofit consultants. Today I’m posting Karen Nyhus’ advice, originally posted on NTEN’s nptechconsult forum (for members only) in response to a request for “resources and tips for our nonprofit technology community to help them start things off right in 2007.” Although Karen’s advice was [...]
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This post was inspired by my colleague Kris Putnam’s advice for new consultants (So, You Want To Be A Philanthropy Consultant? and Starting A Consulting Business? 15 Things To Do Right Now). I received the following via CharityChannel’s Consultants forum in 2003. I was just completing my first year as a [...]
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Is this a trend? I attended three conferences in April and asked a variety of independent consultants and employees of consulting firms about how the economy is affecting them. The responses were consistent: January and February were dead, but inquiries picked up significantly in March and April. The consultants I spoke [...]
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Today was the second session of my 2-part workshop for consultants and wanna-be consultants. Jana Byington-Smith blogged it again, and here’s what she recorded. We started by listing everyone’s burning issues, then discussed as many as we could in-depth.
Presenters:
Robert L. Weiner
John Kenyon, John Kenyon Technology Consulting
Michael Stein, Michael Stein, Inc.
Eric Leland, Five Paths
Michelle Murrain, Open [...]
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I moderated a panel with the above title yesterday at NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference. Jana Byington-Smith did a great job of capturing the discussion for the conference’s live blog. I’m reposting her summary below. The list of links she mentions is at http://www.rlweiner.com/nten/consultant_resources.pdf
You can read all of the conference blogs [...]
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I’m organizing two workshops for NTEN’s upcoming Nonprofit Technology Conference on the topic So You Want To Be A Consultant? (The workshops are described here and here.) Holly Ross, NTEN’s Executive Director interviewed me via Skype a few weeks ago and posted the video at http://www.nten.org/blog/2009/01/27/2009-ntc-preview-robert-weiner. The audio and video aren’t quite in [...]
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The early-bird registration period for NTEN’s 2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference ends January 31. I love the NTC. Here’s what the NTEN folks have to say about it:
In addition to the scores of breakout sessions, the networking, camaraderie, and general nptech-related good times, noted author Clay Shirky will be the keynote speaker at the 2009 NTC, [...]
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I’m a member of NTEN and a huge fan. I’m thrilled that their 2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference will be held at the San Francisco Hilton this year, April 26-28. The Early Bird rate expires after January 31st, so it’s time to stop procrastinating.
Here’s what the NTEN folks have to say:
The 2009 NTC will be THE [...]
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The Chronicle of Philanthropy hosted an online discussion about becoming a consultant to nonprofits. The panelists were Deborah Elizabeth Finn, Jonathan Howard, and Karla A. Williams. They addressed a wide range of questions, including:
How do you know when to move from being on staff to being a consultant?
How does one go about deciding how [...]
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