Find your nonprofit consulting path
You've done a lot in your nonprofit career. This free 3-minute quiz shows you which consulting path fits your experience best, so you know where to focus.
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You have nonprofit experience. Now you need clarity on how to use it.
Maybe you've worked in fundraising, communications, programs, operations, leadership, finance, advocacy, or strategy. Maybe you've worn so many hats that it's hard to name the one thing nonprofits would actually pay you for.
People may have told you, "You should consult." That doesn't answer the next question: what would I offer?
That's where a lot of experienced nonprofit folks get stuck. It's not a lack of expertise. Most nonprofit jobs train you to be useful inside an organization, not to package what you know into a service someone can understand and buy. That's a business skill nobody taught you.
In 9 questions, you'll get clearer on:
- The consulting path that fits your experience best
- The kinds of nonprofit problems you're best suited to solve
- A list of services you could build around that path
- Why choosing a niche matters more than offering everything
This is for you if you're:
- A current or former nonprofit professional curious about consulting
- Exploring consulting, fractional, or coaching work with nonprofit clients
- Unsure how to translate your skills into a clear service
- Consulting a little, but your offer still feels broad or hard to explain
Created by a consultant who had to find her own lane, too
Hi, I'm Cat. When I started consulting, I had plenty of nonprofit expertise. What I didn't have was any idea how to run a business.
So I offered everything, from grant writing and prospect research to CRM setup and social media. I thought it would make me look like I could do it all, and that clients would hire me for a lot of things. Instead, it made my marketing really hard, and I was selling so many different services that I never got really good at one thing.
Since then, I've built a business that's generated nearly $1 million in revenue, and 100+ nonprofit professionals have joined my Mentorship to build theirs. I created this quiz to give you the starting point I wish I'd had.