Consulting
“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.”– Alice Walker
Are you a nonprofit leader concerned about the organization you lead or preparing for great change and need support? Dr. Smith provides a wide array of consulting services to meet your specific needs:
Strategic Planning
Strategic planning is one of the most important tasks of nonprofit organizations. What impact does the organization strive to achieve? How is the organization held accountable? How are talent and resources best utilized to meet goals and objectives? How is the organization’s impact communicated to stakeholders and funders? Dr. Smith will help you answer these questions and more and identify the most appropriate theory of change–which can help you describe how you plan to achieve the results you seek.
Fundraising Strategies
Dr. Smith will work together with your C-suite and development teams to learn what has worked and what has not. Stakeholders are involved with the process to build consensus and ensure that the fundraising strategy is successful. Dr. Smith has gained her knowledge and experience over the past 25 years by working in a variety of large and small nonprofit organizations and can identify funding approaches that are a good fit for your organization. Dr. Smith will help you Determine Funding Options: We review and advise you on the range of funding models that can put your organization in the best position to achieve its goals and Create an Implementation Plan. Dr. Smith will with your team to develop and implement a successful fundraising strategy.
Organizational Effectiveness
Dr. Smith will work with your C-suite to clarify the organization’s strategy, set priorities, hold more effective meetings, and eliminate barriers to effectiveness and efficiency. Dr. Smith will help your organization develop an action plan to develop and support its talent, including developing future leaders and ensuring the organization meets its JEDI goals. Dr. Smith will help the organization better define the role of the C0-suite and establish processes for a productive and inclusive workplace. Dr. Smith will help the organization better understand how to effectively utilize deploy people and resources to translate strategy into results.
Learning and Measurement
Dr. Smith will help your organization clearly define what outcomes and data can be used to objectively show funders outcomes and successes. Both qualitative and quantitative measures are needed to best highlight organizational successes. Dr. Smith will help the organization determine which factors to consider, using a lens that highlights diversity in all its forms.
TESTIMONIALS
What People Are Saying
“Dr. Smith is a self-motivated and innovative individual who brings a high level of energy, enthusiasm and commitment to her work.”
“Marcia shared her tremendous wealth of knowledge about NGO development and strategic planning. I have been extremely impressed with her as a person and community builder.”
“Marcia cares deeply of others and finds true joy in helping and leading those around her. She is dependable, motivated and I would strongly recommend her.”
“Marcia particularly shone with respect to her approach to working with people and developing a respectful team approach to working with staff. She sincerely cares about people and has a good understanding of what motivates them. Her approach to working with others is to appreciate where each individual is coming from, understand what they need, and provide them with appropriate support so they can do their best work. Her management style is compassionate and inclusive but grounded in the need to ensure the needs of the organization are met. We were all very impressed by Marcia.”
“Marcia has been key in developing our fundraising strategies, our long term strategic goals, and starting our DEI policies. These efforts have set a firm foundation to help us reach our growth potential.”
“Marcia has positioned the foundation to not only maintain but grow in public awareness and financial opportunities.”
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