Consultancy Lite?
How about another source of management help, in this case an organization founded on the idea of serving nonprofits who can’t afford the costs of consultants?
Grassroots.org offers useful solutions in the form of free technology tools and business services to nonprofit organizations. One of its goals is to give away $10,000 of said tools and services "to 10,000 nonprofits every year, for a total savings to charities of $100 million per year.” Its larger mission? To help nonprofits leverage their charitable efforts and serve their communities more effectively – to serve as a catalyst for positive social change.
Grassroots offers an impressive list of tools and services, including: web hosting; volunteer web design; search engine optimization; graphic design; language translation; virtual office service; volunteer and intern recruitment; an online marketplace for helping nonprofits cultivate new donors...
Free consulting services (speaking of consulting) are also available to its member nonprofits. MBA and business undergrad students are matched with nonprofits in 3-month, project-based partnerships. Project areas include: marketing, finance, strategic planning, operations, IT, and human capital.
I don’t know Grassroots well enough to endorse it, only enough to highlight it here as something that seems worth investigating.
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