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How to Figure Out Your Consulting Bill Rate

Successful Independent Consulting

Independent consultants who come from “name” consulting firms like Accenture or McKinsey often charge more than consultants who come from industry. Client’s industry — Who is your target market? Government and nonprofits are used to paying much less than corporations. Typical rates vary by industry too. Pedigree matters.

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Bridgespan Non-Profit Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Founded in Boston, MA , and containing the heart and DNA of consulting industry giant Bain & Company, Bridgespan is the key non-profit consulting firm in today’s consulting industry. Bridgespan is the offspring of none other than consulting industry giant Bain & Company. KEY STATS FOR BRIDGESPAN.

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Using Design Thinking to Help Nonprofits Fundraise

Harvard Business

Far too many great ideas for solving pressing social problems are not being applied at the scale they deserve, because thousands of nonprofit organizations are teetering on the brink of collapse. Consider the case of Hot Bread Kitchen, a training program for low-income women who want to work in the food industry in New York City.

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How One Nonprofit Is Expanding Health Care for the Uninsured

Harvard Business

trillion on health care , or more than $10,000 per person, which is twice as much as any other industrialized country. a cataract operation can cost $200 or less, compared with $3,500 in the U.S. The answer is yes, as we found in the example of Ascension , the largest nonprofit health system in the United States.

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S-Corp Owners: Is Your Salary Reasonable?|Women In Consulting.

Women in Consulting

Backed by award-winning services and support teams, Blackbaud’s comprehensive set of Internet solutions, featuring Blackbaud NetCommunity and Blackbaud Sphere eMarketing along with our industry leading peer-to-peer and event fundraising solution, Friends Asking Friends , is designed to meet the evolving needs of nonprofits.

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Charting your consulting career direction

Tom Spencer

’ In addition to industry specific knowledge, consulting equips you with highly transferable business and management skills. Management consultants get the opportunity to work on challenging real world problems for companies, governments and nonprofits. Most consultants expect to stay in the industry for 2-3 years.

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Health Systems Need to Completely Reassess How They Manage Costs

Harvard Business

hospitals and health systems experienced an average 39% reduction in their operating margins from 2015 to 2017. As I speak with industry executives, a common refrain is “I’ve done all the easy stuff.” Here are some examples of what will be required to change the operating culture: Contract rationalization.

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