Jackie Cefola Consulting
Building co-working, collaboration and communication
Services
- Advisory and support to complete pre-start up tasks including a business plan
- Meeting facilitation with community members, potential clients and other stakeholders to increase communication and engagement
- Guidance for research through surveys, focus groups and interviews to better understand supply, demand and pricing strategies
- Advisory and accountability support for entrepreneurs developing community-based services
- Communication strategies for potential customers, partners and competitors
- Concept development and editing for funder outreach, LOIs and proposals
- Discussion of governance and ownership, management and staffing strategies***
- Review and support for budget creation***
- Guidance for website structure and content
- Interpretation of technical or subject-specific language to create more accessible training and marketing materials
- Idea generation and editing of annual report documents
- Documentation of stories/testimonials from clients, customers and staff
*** I am not an attorney, accountant or insurance expert and I do not provide legal advice, financial services or risk analysis. I strongly recommend that anyone planning for a new program, service or entity consult directly with their attorney, accountant and insurance agent to obtain these services.
Ideas
Measuring Organizational Capacity
Using Key Performance Indicators to Communicate the Complete Story Keeping strategic plans alive and vibrant requires that planning be an on-going process and not just a static document that gets dusty on a shelf. Strategy, including operational strategy, needs to… Read More
Strengthening Nonprofit Operations Planning through External Feedback
Impactful nonprofit organizations require strong accounting, human resources, information technology, database management, and operational services to ensure that resources are deployed effectively, potential risks are reduced, and legal compliance is achieved. Effective operations also support organizations to be… Read More
Strengthening Nonprofit Operations Planning through Self-assessment
A nonprofit’s operations are built into every aspect of what it does and how it does it. Strong back-office operations, including accounting, bookkeeping, information technology, human resources, and compliance, strengthen nonprofit organizations, enabling mission impact. Decisions about operations directly… Read More
Make operations planning part of strategic planning
Nonprofit strategic planning starts with the mission as the launchpad for aligning an organization’s programming with purpose. The strategic plan also creates an opportunity to take an authentic look at how the work impacts the communities served. Staff… Read More
Moving Beyond the Minimum, Building Trust for Nonprofit Overhead
What is nonprofit overhead? Nonprofit overhead is described as non-program-related expenses. If an organization files an IRS Form 990, the overhead rate is the sum of reported management and general and fundraising divided by total expenses. Many have… Read More
The Need for Funding High-Quality Nonprofit Operations
When we talk about the potential for nonprofit organizations to engage in shared back-office services, including fiscal sponsorship, joint contracting, MSOs, or other collaborative strategies, we often hear that the concepts are attractive but… before these strategies can… Read More
Nonprofit operations are not sexy – or are they?
Nonprofit operations may not seem sexy, but they are key to building capacity and resiliency. And what’s really not sexy is a nonprofit organization with outdated systems that cause inefficiency or non-compliance; or practices that contribute to someone’s burnout. During… Read More
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