Try this activity and let me know how it goes for you. Inviting organizations to join a partnership requires strategizing on who to invite, articulating the partnership’s value add, each partner knowing their role, and being open to shifts in how partners participate over time. While a partnership works in service of addressing an emerging [...] The post Try This: Narrow Your Partnership Focus appeared first on Nicole Clark Consulting ..read more

Saying yes to a partnership signals that you’ve assessed whether your organization should have a role in a partnership, and are ready to work with other organizations to address a community need. What role does your organization typically play in a partnership? Do you enjoy bringing together the right partners? Are you good at building [...] The post Are You a Convener, Catalyst, Conduit, or Funder? appeared first on Nicole Clark Consulting ..read more

Have a question you’d like to be featured? Let me know. As your organization builds partnerships with other organizations, engaging the right partners is crucial to facilitating a process that’s mutually beneficial. The success of these partnerships hinges not just on the shared vision but also on the clarity and structures. One of the most effective ways [...] The post Ask Nicole: Do We Need a MOU for Our Partnership? appeared first on Nicole Clark Consulting ..read more

Have a question you’d like to be featured? Let me know. Once upon a time, I wanted to be a professional violinist. Then I wanted to start a nonprofit. Today, I’m reflecting on the journey of being a consultant, 8 years after leaving my full time job. Social workers aren’t taught about self-employment or being [...] The post Ask Nicole: Reflecting on 8 Years of Full Time Consulting appeared first on Nicole Clark Consulting ..read more

Have a question you’d like to be featured? Let me know. In evaluation, we assess a program or service’s impact to understand whether anticipated outcomes were achieved based on the program’s activities and resources, and whether changes in a participants’ behavior, attitude, or actions can be attributed to the program or something else. But what [...] The post Ask Nicole: What Would It Take for Our Organization to No Longer Exist? appeared first on Nicole Clark Consulting ..read more

Have a question you’d like to be featured? Let me know. I’ve been fortunate to work with a variety of client organizations, including philantrophy. Navigating grantee-funder relationships while staying true to your mission is complex. It’s a landscape where aspirations to create meaningful change often intersect with the practicalities of securing funding. However, amidst the [...] The post Ask Nicole: Managing Nonprofit Mission & Funder Demands appeared first on Nicole Clark Consulting ..read more

Have a question you’d like to be featured? Let me know, March is Social Work Month, and the 2024 theme is “Empowering Social Workers!: Inspiring Action, Leading Change.”If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you’ll know that my passion area is Reproductive Justice, and how the framework looks through a social work lens. [...] The post Ask Nicole: The Role of Social Workers in Reproductive Justice appeared first on Nicole Clark Consulting ..read more

Try this activity and let me know how it goes for you. Engaging the right community partners to join your partnership is crucial to facilitating a process that’s mutually beneficial. As you plan your introductory partnership meeting, you need to figure out who to invite, and why. You see the value in working with these [...] The post Try This: Get Your Ideal Community Partners On Board appeared first on Nicole Clark Consulting ..read more

While building a partnership with other organizations, engaging the right participants is crucial to facilitating a process that’s mutually beneficial. Your organization knows the key community players who are doing the same work, whose work is adjacent to yours, or whose work is in another areas but they can champion your work. A facilitator may [...] The post Choosing Your Community Partners Wisely appeared first on Nicole Clark Consulting ..read more

Have a question you’d like to be featured? Let me know. Let’s get straight into it ! The #1 misconception about meeting facilitators is that they are responsible for generating buy-in to your organization’s call to action. Let’s say you want to build a partnership with organizations doing similar work to address an emerging issue [...] The post Ask Nicole: The #1 Misconception About Meeting Facilitators appeared first on Nicole Clark Consulting ..read more