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Your Project Is Feasible. Now How Do You Implement It?
You completed a feasibility study and found out that your project is feasible! Now it’s time for the work of actually implementing your project or new program. What are your next steps? Your implementation plan will include 4 focus areas: program design, staff,...
Getting the Most Out of Your Needs Assessment
Recently, Transform Consulting Group finished the annual needs assessment for the Indiana Head Start State Collaboration Office (IHSSCO). Each Head Start State Collaboration Office is required to submit a needs assessment annually, which informs its strategic plan...
3 Financial Health Indicators to Track for Your Organization
Is your organization financially healthy? How do you measure the financial health of your organization? Nonprofit, education and other community organizations can look at the financial health of their organization and its relationship to your impact. Financial health...
Marketing 101: 5 Places to List Your Organization Online
At Transform Consulting Group, we know how important it is to market your organization within the online world. That’s why we have so many blogs in our Marketing 101 series dedicated to your online presence (here and here). There are many online directories to look...
3 Tips to Evaluate Multi-Site Programs
Evaluation is one of many services we provide for clients at Transform Consulting Group. Evaluation is important for any program because it helps organizations determine if a program is effective or if the change they set to accomplish actually occurred. In a previous...
What is the Breakeven Point for Your Early Childhood Education Program?
For early childhood education programs and other nonprofits, knowing the organization's "breakeven point " is crucial. This is where expenses and revenue break even, meaning you have enough funding to run your program. Operating a high-quality early childhood...
Board Member Recruitment Tips
Are you seeking a new board member for your nonprofit organization? Board members are an important link to successful fundraising, community engagement and networking. Having the right people on your board is critical to successful organizational impact. Certainly,...
Training Your Team
As a new employee (week 8 on the job), I’m learning more and more about Transform Consulting Group. I have found that we don’t stop working where other consultants might. The typical client engagement cycle at other consulting groups follows: Research is finished,...
Assessing the Stress Levels of Staff
It is argued that the United States is the most overworked country globally. Some individuals may be OK with working extra hours, but for many, it’s about balancing work, family, and other personal activities. The unbalance can often lead to stress, which in turn...