Nearly six years ago, interSector Partners, L3C partnered with Julie Voyles to develop the concept that became (and is still known as) the Colorado Nonprofit Social Enterprise Exchange (The Exchange). After a year and a half of design, development and fundraising, we seated the inaugural Exchange Cohort on September 11th, 2013 and have been actively invol...

Over the past 8 years, we’ve worked more than 80 nonprofit organizations on a wide variety of projects. We believe we are still recognized for the great work we do in the area of nonprofit strategic planning. Humbly, our beliefs are still fueled by our clients.

Nearly all, if not all nonprofits engage consultants to guide them through the development of...

A weekly(-ish) roundup of what what’s new or newsworthy with us, our clients, our partners and friends.

If we tell you how boring this week’s Take Five will be, will you read it? Turns out, not everything is earth-shattering, or even very interesting, yet is important nonetheless. 

1. Boring, but important. The IRS has released an updated 990-EZ Short Form...

Seen at the end of too many Requests for Proposal (RFP)…

“Based on your proposed approach, please submit a draft budget estimate for the project.”

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“To respond to this RFP, please prepare materials to address the following: The fee for all service provided by y...

A weekly(-ish) roundup of what what’s new or newsworthy with us, our clients, our partners and friends.

Change is all around us; in fact it’s known to be “the only constant…” This week we focus on the importance of adapting to change for sustainability.

1. Expanding, contracting, adding or adjusting. interSector had the pleasure of working with the Metro Vo...

1. You're right; we're billing way too much for this.

2. Bet you I can go a week without saying "synergy" or "value-added.”

3. How about paying us based on the success of the project?

4. This whole strategy is based on a Harvard business case I read.

5. Actually, the only difference is that we charge more than they do.

6. I don't know enough to speak intellige...

Over the past thirty-eight years (1979-2017) I've worked with consultants, I've hired consultants
and I've made my living as an independent consultant. I've done all the above in numerous different industries ranging from banking and construction to insurance to marketing and advertising consumer goods to nonprofits and social enterprise. I’ve worked in m...

A weekly(-ish) roundup of what what’s new or newsworthy with us, our clients, our partners and friends makes its return in 2017. Did you miss it? We know we did!

Since it’s a new year, we thought it was a good time to take stock:
 

1. interSector reserves the last week of December to plan for the coming year and beyond. In 2017, you’ll hear more about our...