Nonprofit Consultants and Coaches

The Center for Excellence in Nonprofits (CEN) has been working to develop local nonprofit leaders for over 25 years and understands the value of nonprofit development and what quality leadership programming constitutes. Thank you for choosing to participate in our Consulting & Coaching Survey!

If you manage a local leadership program or work in a nonprofit capacity building organization, we encourage you to instead (or additionally) complete our Leadership Development & Capacity Building Survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CEN_leadership_capacity-building.  


About the Study… 

In partnership with the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, we’re engaging in this study to better articulate the leadership and capacity building ecosystem locally and to assist both funders and the nonprofit community in assessing the relevance, efficacy, and long-term impact of various programs and/or consultants as well as raising visibility for all of you - the consultants doing this critical work! 

Through this process, we are also hoping to identify capacity building consultants/organizations that can demonstrate a deep understanding of the current landscape and offer well-rounded perspectives, experiences, and proven curricula that build leadership success. The goal is to build a list of consultants and leadership programs (click here for the Leadership Development and Capacity Building Survey.) that will be utilized by local foundations and nonprofit leaders to determine what services and support are available to them and would be the best fit for each organization’s/leader’s unique needs. 

CEN believes in Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access, and Liberation (IDEAL) principles, and – through this list – we endeavor to highlight and celebrate the diversity of experience each consultant/organization brings to the table. It is with this philosophy and principles that we’ve put together the comprehensive list of questions below. Although this information will be used to inform local foundations and nonprofit organizations of the variety of services and support available, we recognize that some of these questions are sensitive in nature and therefore want to ensure participants that we will share your services and contact information only and will not be sharing your personal responses/profiles publicly. The survey will take you an estimated 25 minutes to complete and we ask that the lead consultant fill it out. 

We are committed to ensuring this process includes people that are not always asked to participate and is representative of our community and the wide array of services and support available. If you need other accommodations to complete this survey or have general questions, please contact information@cen.org.  

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* 1. Contact Name

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* 2. Contact Phone

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* 3. Contact E-mail

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* 4. What type of services do you offer to the nonprofit community?

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* 5. Organization or Consultancy Name

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* 6. Organization or Consultancy Website

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* 7. Are you/your organization a member of the Center for Excellence in Nonprofits (CEN) an/or other membership organizations? If yes, please indicate which organizations:

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* 8. Please choose all of the ways in which the leader of your organization or consultancy identifies:

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* 9. Please choose the age range of your organization's leader:

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* 10. Please choose the gender that your organization's leader identifies with:

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* 11. Which of these Bay Area counties have you/your organization served in?  (in-person, prior to COVID-19)

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* 12. In what languages are you/your organization able to provide services?  (check all that apply)

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* 13. What percentage of the clients (individuals or organizations) you currently serve might identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC)?

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* 14. Is the diversity of ideas and experiences celebrated in your organization? If yes, how?

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* 15. Please give examples of how you/your organization serves BIPOC communities:

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* 16. Please give examples of how you/your organization serves people who are differently abled:

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* 17. Please give examples of how you/your organization serves people who identify as members of the LGBTQ+ community:

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* 18. What percentage of organizations that you currently serve are led by individuals (Executive Directors/Chief Executive Officers) who might identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC)?

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* 19. What percentage of organizations that you currently serve are led by executive/upper management teams that are comprised of at least 50% individuals who might identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC)?

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* 20. What percentage of organizations that you currently serve have governing boards that are comprised of at least 50% individuals who might identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC)?

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* 21. What percentage of organizations that you currently serve have staff that are comprised of at least 50% individuals who might identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC)?

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* 22. What are your organization's/consultancy's areas of expertise?  (check all that apply)

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