This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at nicoleclarkconsulting.com. 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 […]
Try This: Get Your Ideal Community Partners On Board
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at nicoleclarkconsulting.com. 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 […]
Choosing Your Community Partners Wisely
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at nicoleclarkconsulting.com. 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 […]
Ask Nicole: The #1 Misconception About Meeting Facilitators
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at nicoleclarkconsulting.com. 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 […]
Bringing Your Program to a New Community
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at nicoleclarkconsulting.com. A major barrier to introducing a new program to a community is pushback. From staff concerns to not assessing whether the program is needed, failure to determine if your program is the right fit for a new community can lead to negative outcomes […]
Ask Nicole: We’re Facing Pushback For Expanding Our Programs
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at nicoleclarkconsulting.com. Have a question you’d like to be featured? Let me know. There comes a point in the life of an organization where it considers expanding its programs and services. This strategic move can open up new possibilities, build and strengthen community bonds, and […]
Ask Nicole: Why Strategic Plans Usually Fail
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at nicoleclarkconsulting.com. Have a question you’d like to be featured? Let me know. It’s that time of year, where we think ahead to what we want to accomplish in the new year. If you’re a nonprofit leader, strategic planning might be top of mind for […]
Ask Nicole: Partnering with Other Consultants
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at nicoleclarkconsulting.com. Have a question you’d like to be featured? Let me know. During a recent partnership experience, a consulting organization contacted me to gauge my interest in developing a proposal for a multi-year project for a funder. I’d had a conversation with one of […]
Try This: In Person vs Online Workshop Prep
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at nicoleclarkconsulting.com. Try this out and let me know how it goes for you. As an introverted workshop facilitator, I used to believe that online workshops were easier to facilitate than in person ones. Now I see that online workshops aren’t easier or harder; they […]
What Does Reproductive Justice Actually Look Like?
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at nicoleclarkconsulting.com. In Loretta Ross’ essay “What is Reproductive Justice?” in Reproductive Justice Briefing Book: A Primer on Reproductive Justice and Social Change, Loretta writes: “Reproductive Justice can be used as a theory for thinking about how to connect the dots in our lives. It […]