About Our Services
- Organizational Development
- Strategic planning with Board and Staff
- Fiscal planning and management
- Organizational audits
- Program development and evaluation
- Leadership coaching
- Planning and training with executives and managers
- Supervision training for new and experienced supervisors
- Interim executive leadership for organizations in transition
- Policy Advocacy
- Legislative and administrative advocacy at local, statewide and federal levels
- Grassroots organizing with key community members
- Media communication and public education
- Event Planning
- Conference coordination
- Meeting and retreat facilitation
Pay per Question Consultation
At the suggestion of some of our clients, McAlpine Consulting is now offering Pay per Question Consultation.
You may find this service useful to your organization because:
- You would like an outside opinion, but do not want to go through a lengthy hiring process for a consultant.
- You or your organization are dealing with an issue you have never dealt with before and would like some outside help without paying a large retainer for a consultant.
- The issue is relatively straightforward, but you or your organization do not have the time or resources to do the research needed.
Organizational Development
- What are the steps involved in brainstorming a strategic plan?
- As a non-profit in financial trouble, what are the first steps I should take to revise our financial management?
- What strategies should my organization use to energize board members and get them more involved?
- We need to do a job search but can’t hire a big search firm – what is the structure for a job search and how do we find out about comparable salaries in our field?
Leadership Coaching
- What should I include in a contractual agreement with a consultant?
- What are some guidelines for a supervision model for organizations with 15 or fewer staff members? With 30 staff members? With more than 30 staff members?
- What does an agenda for an efficient meeting look like?
- What is an example of a staff evaluation form and a board member evaluation form?
Policy Advocacy
- We have an issue that we want to take to policymakers — what are the basic steps in forming an advocacy agenda and advocacy strategies?
- Where on the internet can you find information about elected officials and pending legislation in your state?
Event Planning
- How do you do on-line event registration?
- What is the easiest way to get people to agree on the date for a board retreat?
Email or call us with your question. We’ll send you a free estimate of the time required to answer it. Our hourly rates are $75/hour by email or $125/hour by phone or in person. Our minimum billing is for 30 minutes, which may be spread out over several emails or phone calls.
Frequently Requested Documents
In keeping with our mission to encourage organizational development, we are offering some of the documents that we’ve created for clients in the past that might be useful for your organization. To use this service, download the document you would like to access by clicking the name of the file you are interested in.
Illinois Non-Profit Legal Requirements
Summarizes the numerous legal and financial requirements that non-profit organizations must observe by Illinois law.
Mission, Vision, Values Worksheet
Poses a set of questions that enable organizations to crystallize their mission for use in guiding their use of organizational resources.
Ten Basic Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards
Worksheet and inventory for Nonprofit boards to assess their current capacity and identify future investment of time and resources.
Strategic Planning and Organizational Capacities
Identifies the stages of successful strategic planning and suggests categories of organizational capacities for organizations to consider in the planning process.