Managing a consultancy can be a complex and daunting task. To help with that challenge this area provides some resources including but not limited to scoping work, developing contracts, hiring staff and evaluating your success. This is a broad area with lots of opportunities for contributing!
2008 Netsquared Conference (N2Y3)
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This year’s NetSquared Conference will bring together a unique mix of people from the public and private sectors to develop and release Mashups designed to provide deeper insight into the social issues affecting communities around the globe. Highlighted will be the 21 Featured Projects voted on by the NetSquared community in round one of the Mashup Challenge.
If we’re successful, we’ll learn something about cross-sector collaboration, meet new and interesting people, and build unique Mashups that citizens, schools, and community-based groups everywhere can learn from, replicate, and build upon.
We have limited seats open to the public, so please register here.
A number of seats have also been set aside for our Sponsors, Engineers, Web Developers, etc. Please contact us if you belong in one of these categories.
A International Consortium of Experts
I am creating an international consortium of experts who would like to work with me.
Landing Your First Client
I created a company about 2 years ago to provide some legal protection when I did a project for a friend of mine. Since then, I have decided to try and take my consulting gig full time. I am curious if people out there have advice on how they landed their first contracts out there, and if they were able to work full time to pay the bills and start their consulting company, or if they had to take a loan out and risk it.
Thanks everyone, glad to have joined the commons!
Solving Form Problems: How to Successfully Manage Online Forms for Non-Profits
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Looking for a solution to your form problems? Don't miss this opportunity to learn how to utilize new affordable technology solutions to finally get control of your form and data flow issues once and for all.
Join ISD Group in welcoming Jim Healy, CEO of FormRouter, Inc. (http://www.formrouter.com) in a one-time-only Webinar event to learn about "intelligent forms" and see first hand how this technology is changing the way non-profits manage data.
During this 1 hour Webinar you will learn:
- How non-profits can benefit from online forms
- What to look for in an online forms service
- Case Studies: How other NPOs use this new technology
- Live Demo of the FormRouter.net online form service!
Use of online forms can create huge efficiencies in non-profit organizations, allowing staff to do more with less. Tools that allow organization professionals to solve problems on demand, without the need for programmers, are now available, supporting the data capture needs for all those suffering with data collection problems.
Every attendee will also receive a FREE transcript and recording of the Webinar as our thank you for joining us.
Cost: Register now and save! Only $19.97 for a limited time. Starting June 18th: $49.95
Click here to register: http://www.eforumnetwork.com/webinar.php
Download flyer for this event: http://www.eforumnetwork.com/eForumFormRouterWebinarFlyer.pdf
Check out these free tools
Free web 2.0 tools for nonprofits
- Simple Online Project Management
- Easy-to-use Membership/Association/Event Management
- Simple Online To Do List
- Online collaborative writing
- Online photo hosting
- Online photo hosting
- Online wordprocessor
Planning a Nonprofit Technology Roundtable
This document will help you host your own nonprofit technology roundtable. Please post your questions, comments and experiences here!
Statement of Work
This is a formal Consulting Services Statement of Work (SOW) template. Simply replace highlighted text with the specifics of your SOW and make any other changes as necessary.
NTRS 1: Optimizing the Nonprofit-Consultant Relationship - Resources
Selecting a Consultant or Vendor
Choosing the Right Consultant
http://www.techsoup.org/howto/articles/consultants/page1412.cfm?cg=searchterms&sg=consultant
Focuses on what to ask in the interview process
Do You Really Need A Consultant?
http://www.techsoup.org/howto/articles/consultants/page1418.cfm?cg=searchterms&sg=consultant
Questions to explore when deciding among consultants, in-house staff or volunteers
Navigating Technology Costs - a Bay Area Nonprofit Technology Roundtable
The next Nonprofit Technology Roundtable is Thursday, March 9.
It'll be held here at the CompuMentor office (435 Brannan Street) from 2:00 to 4:00.
In this second event of the series, Eric Leland, TechCommons’ new Director, will facilitate an exchange of ideas about “Navigating Technology Costs: Affording Technology Projects as Nonprofits and Service Providers.”
Space is running out, so register soon !
NTRS 2 Resources
Nonprofit Technology Roundtable Resources
"Navigating Technology Costs: Affording Technology Projects as Nonprofits and Service Providers"
Let’s continue the conversation!
Contribute your thoughts, resources, and learnings on this topic going forward:
http://www.consultantcommons.org/node/380
