“Jackie worked with us during a major staffing transition. Her excellent writing and organizational skills helped us meet our fundraising deadlines. She was a pleasure to work with and was always prompt and responsive.”
Jackie Cefola Consulting
Building co-working, collaboration and communication
Services
Co-work and shared space
- Feasibility studies which include structured surveys, interviews, focus groups and analysis to determine the goals and vision, operating strategy, and suggested tenancy for proposed center
- Development of over 8,000 SF of cowork space supporting over a dozen organizations
- Strategic planning for two organizations seeking to co-locate
Shared administrative services and collaborative programming
- Executive coaching to support the completion of a business plan for state-wide shared services among a network of nonprofit organizations in Vermont
- Operations assessment for community-based organizations exploring joint contracting
- Management and development of community programs
Communications
- Persuasive writing for outreach, LOIs and grant proposals of $5,000 – $150,000
- Creation of website content and structure
- Skillful writing and editing of program guides, annual reports, brochures
- Intensive revision of training curricula and Train-the-Trainer guides
What Clients Say
We benefitted tremendously from Jackie’s experience and knowledge and she was very responsive to our needs. Jackie also struck an excellent balance between keeping the more theoretical big picture in mind while also paying attention to important details.
“Jackie is a top notch strategic thinker and writer and extremely easy to work with. She is sharp, articulate and a good-natured individual. I’d highly recommend her!”
“Jackie developed the marketing materials we need to take our program to the next level – a website, brochure, posters, reports, and more. She listened to our needs and found creative solutions that worked.”
Impact
Guides for Collaboration
My long-time client, the Nonprofit Centers Network, recently published “The Collaboration Project,” an important guide for practitioners interested in collaboration.
Howard County
The Association of Community Services succeeded and will open the doors to a new center serving the local community.
Thief River Falls
The Inter County Community Council conducted a feasibility study to explore the potential for a local nonprofit center.
