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HildyGottlieb:
Thank you all for sharing your
wisdom here. These chats are always inspiring. You guys rock!
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kimberlytso:
Yes, you can "attract" great
clients, but you also still have to go where they are. We can still meet and
talk about vision/values.
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NancyIannone:
If we are authentic in sharing
who we are and what we have to offer, great clients will find us
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visionspun:
RT
@deatweets: "On your org roadmap,
you've got some common routes down pat. Which backroads are you ready to
explore?"
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deatweets:
Relationships with clients are
relationships. Date the ones with potential!
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pammcallister:
Key learning: cool people,
amazing the ideas that fit into 140 characters. (Why do I ever write more?
Kidding. Sort of.)
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deatweets:
"On your org roadmap, you've got
some common routes down pat. Which backroads are you ready to explore?"
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HildyGottlieb:
Can't believe it's been an hour.
Any key learnings from todays chat? What stood out for you?
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JaxPHILville:
A client wanted a develpmnt plan
but wouldn't share budget numbers? "Let's set fundraising goals but I can't
give you historical
#s"
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jeffreysmetz:
Another aspect to good fit is
what kind of consulting r they looking for - "strictly advice and sounding
board " or "hands on"
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kimberlytso:
I network with other good grant
writers (the "competition") bc we often share "overflow" work with each other
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kimberlytso:
I network with other consultants
who don't like grant writing. Tend to be strategic planners who follow with
funding the plan.
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HildyGottlieb:
If finding great clients is
about the place where our values/strengths/potential meet theirs, where to seek
those ppl?
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CarloJensen:
if you had a realistic magic
wand, where would your org be in a year/5/10?
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deatweets:
Even if doing a small project, I
always share all of my experience. And always ask them to connect me w/others.
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pammcallister:
One way to encourage "fit" is to
have your thinking out there -- blog etc. (I'm working on this one!) Then ppl
self-select.
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kimberlytso:
Sometimes it's hard to know up
front if there is "fit"; I try to ask lots of questions and keep open mind at
beginning.
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Dimitrious:
Yes "finding great clients" is
about how effectively we help them reach their potential. So it is as much
about us as it is them
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HildyGottlieb:
For those who have had success
finding great clients / "fit", what approaches have worked for you?
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pammcallister:
@visionspun some consultants see
themselves as neutral facilitators of others' dreams; for me, I've gotta have
passion for the cause
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HildyGottlieb:
So is "finding great clients"
more about knowing ourselves & our own values & strengths & dreams?
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deatweets:
Hmm,
@visionspun. I see 1+1=5 regularly.
Really just conveying sum of parts/partnership greater than separate effort.
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HildyGottlieb:
Sounds like we're seeking more
than "great clients," but more of a "fit" b/n our potential & strengths and
theirs.
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visionspun:
We can't be too pollyanna. 1+1
will always = 2. A great client is willing to move past the simple and into
1+4=5
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NancyIannone:
So a great client values the
relationship, is willing to work together on a shared vision of change - what
else?
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pammcallister:
not to suggest "sector" and "us"
are different things; ah the perils of typing quickly
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BonnieKoenig:
'Bye everyone. I'm afraid I need
to go & miss the rest of this fun convo. 'Til next time :-)
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visionspun:
A great consultant is willing to
let them fall and be right there to help them back up.
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chanellecarver:
A great client is one who values
the service you're offering with their words and actions.
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deatweets:
Great client: One who is ready
to work together to catalyze change. Who knows that 1+1 CAN = 5.
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pammcallister:
the fee conversation is easily
dodged when we are heart-centered, but in long run, it's crucial to sector
& us
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visionspun:
A great client is one who is
willing to stumble and will raise a hand to be picked back up.
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kimberlytso:
great client relationships are
in sync, shared goal/vision of what to accomplish together, respect for
strength we each bring
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HildyGottlieb:
I have a friend who says he has
1 criteria for labeling "great" clients: Will their check clear? :-)
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chanellecarver:
My gifts: vision, bold ideas,
motivation, passion, and humor. It's tough being serious all the time. Who
doesn't like to laugh? :-P
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visionspun:
Granted, we can assist them in
that process, but it's ultimately in their control.
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HildyGottlieb:
Just as we work w/community
strengths & help clients identify THEIR strengths, magic happens when we
act on OUR strengths!
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visionspun:
I would have to say it'snot up
to us to decide a client is aiming too high/low. They need to work their own
process & comfort level.
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kimberlytso:
experience, writing, knowledge,
analysis, compassion, connection, facilitation skills, economics background
(ability to translate)
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BonnieKoenig:
I like the clarity that comes
from working definitions of terms for a group - what's a gift? what's a skill?
trait?
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HildyGottlieb:
Gifts talents skills experience
wisdom - the stuff we bring to help our clients achieve their own potential!
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deatweets:
Not sure I'd say "gifts" but
includes in-the-trenches experience, analytical mind, partner, coach.
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HildyGottlieb:
What gifts do you bring to your
consulting work, that help you reach for what's possible for your clients?
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chanellecarver:
Highest potential based on what
success looks like 4 clients & my ability to provide the support that makes
their success a reality.
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BonnieKoenig:
Modeling partnerships with the
org leadership right from the very beginning so important - what does each
partner bring?
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kimberlytso:
my work makes it possible for
orgs to have the resources they need/want to do their work, impact the
community
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deatweets:
Makes possible: Orgs that
contribute to thriving, flourishing, healthy communities with great outcomes
for those they serve.
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CarloJensen:
con't spontaneous with friends,
tolerant & loving with family, broad-minded with different cultures, and
spiritually curious
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visionspun:
We make it possible to help
others join in our quest to create the future. It starts with our motivations.
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CarloJensen:
People have vibrant lives when
they are passionate at home, dynamic at work, courageous in the world, silly at
play, con't...
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NancyIannone:
My highest potential is to help
organizations reach their highest potential for community impact.
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Dimitrious:
Welcome Carlo, Leslie and
everyone else, Nice to see new faces in our chat. Chanelle, we are very excited
as well.
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HildyGottlieb:
That clarity is especially
important for those whose practice is growing / changing. So heres the
question:
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HildyGottlieb:
The key to identifying GREAT
clients is to know what we want from our consulting practice overall.
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HildyGottlieb:
There is a difference between
finding LOTS of clients and finding GREAT clients.
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chanellecarver:
Hello! I'm Chanelle, management
consultant to startups and small orgs. Really excited about today's chat. :)
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pammcallister:
Hi, this is Pam McAllister,
working with positive change-makers in nonprofits, business, government,
communities
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CarloJensen:
Hi - Carlo here from Calgary -
I'm a certified executive coach specializing in community leaders
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BonnieKoenig:
Hi everyone - I've been working
with NGOs/CBOs on international engagement strategies since '96 [Tweet chat]
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ltwhite:
Hi, Leslie White, risk
management & insurance consultant for nonprofits
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NancyIannone:
Hi, this is Nancy with
StrengthBuilders, working with small to mid-size orgs in Arizona
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HildyGottlieb:
I'm Hildy Gottlieb, president of
the Community-Driven Institute & author of The Pollyanna Principles
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kimberlytso:
Kim here. Grant writer in Los
Angeles. First tweetchat -- last week's doesn't count.
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Dimitrious:
Hello again, this is Dimitri
Petropolis from the Community-Driven Institute. Welcome to everyone.
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HildyGottlieb:
Welcome to the Twitter chat for
consultants to Community Benefit / Nonprofit orgs!
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