Why you need Training for Nonprofit Consultants and Freelancers
Training for Nonprofit Consultants and Freelancers can make the difference between making money, or essentially, volunteering with a contract.
Like any business, its not easy. And for some, even what you call yourself can be confusing. As a nonprofit consultant, maybe you…
- Advise nonprofits in a particular specialty?
- Juggle freelance grantwriting between family responsibilities?
- Are masking that you’re in transition between jobs?
- Sell a specific product, but don’t like to be called a vendor or salesperson?
For our purposes, on this page, it doesn’t matter. If have or are part of a business that serves nonprofits with a product or service, we’re calling you a consultant.
By bringing you resources, skills and training for nonprofit consultants and freelancers we want to get you started, keep you going, and help you make a successful living while serving a sector that needs your help.
Training for nonprofit consultants and freelancers can take a lot of forms. Let’s look at what we have.
The Nonprofit Consultant Zone Blog
- Timeless advice from the author of The ThinkNP Guide to Nonprofit Consulting. Find nearly 200 blog posts on a wide variety of nonprofit consulting topics.
Books
- The ThinkNP Guide to Nonprofit Consulting: A Practical Workbook for Your Success: Your Step-by-Step Guide to a Successful Business Serving the Nonprofit Sector, by Matt Hugg. This comprehensive book is an extended checklist with important information on nearly everything you need to start your consultancy off on the right foot.
- Banish Your Bookkeeping Nightmares: The Go-To Guide for the Self-Employed to Save Money, Reduce Frustration, and Satisfy the IRS, by The Accountant Beside You, Lisa London. While Lisa is well known for her series of QuickBooks and nonprofit accounting training books for churches and nonprofits, this book is written expressly for you.
- The Nonprofit Consulting Playbook: Winning Strategies from 25 Leaders in the Field, by Susan Schaefer and Linda Lysakowski. Susan and Linda, themselves successful nonprofit consultants, have pulled together a powerful set of 25 contributors who give their honest insight into nonprofit consulting.
Free Worksheets
- 33 Attributes of a Perfect Consultant
- The Nonprofit.Courses list of Associations
- Essential Books for Nonprofit Consulting
- Essential Marketing Tools for Nonprofit Consulting
- Essential Website Naming Guidelines
- Essential Resources for Grantwriters
- Essential Resources for Fundraising Consulting Start Ups
- More than 80 of the Most Popular Nonprofit Missions
Or, request any of these by clicking here.
Comprehensive Courses
Do you work with nonprofits who need serious fundraising help? The Eight Principles Sustainable Fundraising is a great opportunity for bringing a proven system to your clients.
Training for Nonprofit Consultants and Freelancers on Nonprofit.Courses
Your options for training for nonprofit consultants and freelancers covers a lot of areas. Below you’ll find resources for:
- Book Publishing (A great way to show off your expertise.)
- Career Advice (Deciding where consulting fits into your career path)
- Consulting (of course)
- Content Marketing (Proving value to potential clients while showing off your skills)
- Course Creation (A great way to earn extra money and market your services)
- Customer Experience (important to keep in mind for every consultant)
- Presentations and Training (an essential skill for all consultants)
- Video Creation and Editing (for marketing your work)
- YouTube (a great way to increase your visibility)
- Meetings using Zoom (an increasingly necessary skill)

Preventing Burnout in the Nonprofit Sector with Beth Sperber Richie, by Mission Impact
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Staff Transitions, by MCR
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Good video quality best practices so you’ll stand out, by Demelza Marie
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Why Introverts Love Working Remotely and Don’t Miss The Office | TIS Ep. 18, by The Introvert Sisters
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How to Overcome Fear, Intimidation and Imposter Syndrome to Raise More Money, by Bloomerang
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Don’t let this nonprofit negotiating tactic cost you money!, by Nonprofit Consultant Zone
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Why learning design is important to nonprofits with Nancy Bacon, by Mission Impact
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You’ve Been Let Go From Your Nonprofit Job – Now What?, by Bloomerang
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Where to Find Development Staff, by Linda Lysakowski
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Get to know your colleagues!, by Donor Relations Guru
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For Consultants: When a client contact leaves, by Nonprofit Consultant Zone
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The benefits of temporary work
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Is Anybody Doing New Year’s Resolutions This Year? | TIS Ep. 31, by The Introvert Sisters
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Finding Your Ideal Consulting Clients, by Funding for Good
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HOW TO USE A LAVALIER MIC, by Demelza Marie
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Creating your Nonprofit content using video with Russ Johns, by dotOrgStrategy
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Using Good Pop Filters Can Make Your Audio Sound Better, by Demelza Marie
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Win-Back Strategies for Unsatisfied Customers, by Lorman
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Business Funding 101, by MarketAtomy
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Is 2020 The Year of the Introvert? Yes and No. | TIS Ep. 27, by The Introvert Sisters
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USING VIDEO EFFECTIVELY–SPN Webinar EP6 Evan Schwartz, Cintri Media w/ Roy Kessel, Founder, SPN, by Sports Philanthropy Network
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Demystifying PPP | Morning T™
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Did his nonprofit clients know this? Did they care?, by Nonprofit Consultant Zone
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The Nonprofit Consulting Playbook, by Bloomerang
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