Financial Management and Budgeting
Nonprofits operate in an environment of limited resources. So it’s critical to use the funds you have in the most effective manner to fulfill your mission.
Black Dot can review your financial management process and internal controls to ensure they are working efficiently and effectively. We can review your financial statements and other financial data, performing a financial analysis that will help you understand your organization at a deeper level. This allows us to identify potential opportunities and areas of improvement that can transform your organization.
Black Dot Consulting
Our Services
Management Consulting for
Nonprofit Organizations
Fundraising and
Grant Writing
Realizing your mission requires resources. There are members of your community who want to help you in impacting the lives of those you serve. Raising the resources to effectively fulfill your mission requires connecting the people who want to help with the people who need the help, with you in the middle providing the help.
Black Dot can help you by:
- Reviewing your current development programs and systems, and will help design, strategize and implement realistic fund development plans.
- Reviewing the potential grant sources that most align with your mission, and assist or prepare grant applications.
- Performing a comprehensive database review and analysis to identify data that can help you make more informed decisions.
Program Development
and Evaluation
Programs are the heart of your organization. It’s what you do. It’s how you serve your community to fulfill your mission.
Effective design and deliberate evaluation of your programs maximizes their impact, propels your mission, and aligns with your strategic plan to meet your goals.
Black Dot can design or revise programs to increase relevance, the ability to attract resources, and effectiveness. We can help you more accurately evaluate your programs to determine the value and impact of the programs on the people you serve.
Marketing and
Brand Awareness
It’s your passion to serve your community. Since your mission is so important, the community needs to know you are here to serve. From reaching those whom you exist to serve, as well as potential donors to partner with you to serve, it’s critical to communicate to build awareness, increase engagement and create excitement in support of your mission.
Black Dot can help you more effectively connect with people to engage the largest possible audience. We specialize in the following areas:
- Brand Messaging
- Communications Strategy
- Audience Growth
- Social Media
- Tailored Surveys
Strategic
Planning
Strategic planning is the means of envisioning your organization's future and determining how to get there. It is both a road map to follow, and a blueprint for growth.
Black Dot can review or design your strategic plan through a collaborative process of internal and external review. This method of strategic thinking generates a practical guide for board and staff to achieve your visionary and operational goals. This strategic planning results in the following benefits:
- Increased engagement across the organization
- A cohesive vision, with clearly stated values and beliefs
- Capacity building plans and skills
- Anticipation of opportunities and obstacles
- A framework for day to day decisions
Organizational
Management
To continue to achieve increased and sustainable results in fulfilling your mission, your team must all keep moving in the same direction. Your team of people is the most valuable resource you have, from board members to staff and volunteers. Maximizing their talents, strengths and efforts is critical to producing measurable and meaningful impact.
Black Dot can work with your entire team, from board members to staff and volunteers to:
- Assess personnel needs
- Assist in recruitment and selection
- Develop personalized training programs, employee policies and manuals, position descriptions
- Develop goals and evaluation methods, including performance evaluations