Consulting

Thinking about hiring a consultant?

Unsure if it's the right move for you?

Here are ten tips to keep in mind:

Make sure you really need a consultantKnow what you want the consultant to do

- carry out a time-limited task

- work one day a week or month to design a work plan and provide guidance

- fill in for staff who is on leave or vacation

- train and motivate people

Find someone who is focused on your needs, not theirsLook for someone who is a full time consultantFind someone who can communicate with youAsk for - and check - the consultant's referencesSee if they are a member of one or more professional organizationsMake sure you get a written contractMake sure they are truly 'independent' (and unbiased)Manage - don't control - the relationship going forward

"Consultants must know what your organization can learn from their teaching, guiding, and advice giving, and what it can only learn from experience. They must know what they can do for an organization, and what an organization can only do for itself." Kim Klein, Shelterforce Online

At Black Tie Events, there is no gray, there is only black and white. We will be sure you know exactly what you can expect from us and when. We operate our business based on old fashioned values and ethical business practices.

Consulting services are available to a variety of membership-based associations to develop:

membership building programsservices to add value to the membershipseducational seminar curriculumnetworking opportunities (expo, mixer, etc.)

Consulting services are available to a variety of nonprofit organizations to enhance existing:

fundraising eventsprofit centers programs and servicesvolunteer management