VIS Consulting
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Coffeehouse Consulting
Limited budget due to the economy or just the nature of your organization? You can still get the help you need—in bite-sized, affordable and targeted counsel.

Join me and up to two other individuals for a one-hour roundtable and personalized advisement over a cup of coffee . . . or tea. Share knowledge, camaraderie and cost.

Setting Up

  • Contact me. Provide some basic information, including issue/topic.
  • For one to three people with the same:
    • Organization
    • Sector; e.g., health care
    • Responsibilities; e.g., management, major gifts, or annual giving/membership
    • Experience level or
    • Geographic area or close enough to gather centrally
  • Together we choose a location, date and time.

At the Session

  • The focus is on your priority.
  • If a common topic is identified—e.g., creating a development plan, board commitment, increasing donor retention, new research—that will be the main focus.
  • If not, the primary concern of each individual will be discussed in turn—for three people, approximately 20 minutes a piece.
  • If participants wish, a new topic may be introduced on-site.

Deliverables

  • A defined next step regarding your issue.
  • New ideas or understanding created by participants.