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We understand that our clients may wish to only retain certain services from Square Knot because they may have other areas fulfilled within their organizations.
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Below are some individual services offered to accelerate agency growth. Square Knot Consulting quickly assist agencies by:
Developing the title of agency’s alias, mission statement, and target population and administering any required legal documents such as Federal 501 c 3 Application, Articles of Incorporation, EIN number(s)
Preparing Grant Applications and other resource development proposals and materials, including a minimum of 5‐10 “initial letters of inquiry” ready for submission to selected private/corporate foundations
Reviewing and developing or analyzing resource development management, accountability, and evaluation procedures and systems, to be presented in a written report & facilitating strategic, program and project planning and design in support of comprehensive resource development
Training of, and ongoing consultation with staff in grantwriting, resource development, and administrative details
Executing agency infrastructural development and consulting
Developing necessary website(s) and database systems
Preparing or updating the organization’s strategic or core document (“Case for Support”) and resource development activities, resulting in a current 15‐30 page document
Developing a maximum 2 page letter of solicitation for the Board of Directors, Advisory Board, and potential Sponsors.
Researching and systematically compiling all sources and opportunities for potential funding, for a 12‐month time frame.
Workshops: Pricing
The Getting Your Ducks In A Row Seminar for Business Owners, Non-Profit/Profit, All Inspiring Entrepreneurs, and Students
- General Workshop Price: 5 hr seminar, $375 in advance, $499 @ the door
- Customized Workshops and Seminars: $65 per hr per person for individuals/businesses $100,000 and below and $125.00 per hr per person for individuals/business $101,000 and above
What will you learn?
You will learn how to prepare a successful grant, how to start a business or nonprofit through Social Entrepreneurship, and the administrative secrets behind how to keep your nonprofit or business stable. As well as…
- Engage in executive level operations management
- Accumulate seed funding for business related purposes
- Determine and implement staffing human resource needs
- Fully understand the characteristics of your target market
- Discover and maximize business resources
- Receive the best R.O.I. through public relations and marketing
- Maintain company moral through organizational and staff psychology
- Project proper branding and image building
- Understand the rules, responsibilities, and communications of the C.E.O.
- Selecting board of directors to execute business policies
- Orchestrating community based outreach activities
- Establishing favorable relationships with grants.gov and Dun & Bradstreet
- Improving brand awareness through the implementation of assessment surveys
- Turning your dream into reality from start to finish
- Compiling funding sources into your business databank
- Defining community involvement by rendering community assessment
Facts Sheet: Services and Workshops
Did you know that Square Knot Consulting:
All services $65 per hr for Companies $100,000 and below and $125 per hr for Companies $101,000 and above
Square Knot Consulting:
Develops the title of an agency’s alias, mission statement, and target population, and administers any required documents such as Federal 501 c 3 application, Articles of Incorporation, EIN number(s)
Prepares grant applications and other resource development proposals and materials, including a minimum of 5‐10 “initial letters of inquiry” ready for submission to selected private/corporate foundations.
Reviews, develops and analyzes resource development management, accountability, and evaluation procedures and systems, to be presented in a written report
Facilitates strategic, program/project planning and design and S.W.O.T. analysis in support of comprehensive resource development
Implements training of, and ongoing consultation with staff in grantwriting, resource development, and administrative details
Executes agency infrastructural development and consulting
Develops necessary website(s) and database systems
Prepares or updates organizational strategic or core documents (“Case for Support”) and resource development activities, resulting in a current 15‐30 page document
Develops a maximum 2 page letter of Solicitation for the board of directors, advisory board, and potential sponsors.
Researches and systematically compiles sources and opportunities for potential funding, for a 12‐month time frame
Researches background/supporting information and documenting the need for efficacy of funding requests, as well as information related to best practices and model programs (both of which are important to funders), all of which will be incorporated into planning activities and written documents as appropriate
Conducts workshops to non-profit and for-profit organizations that enables them to:
Engage in executive level operations management
Accumulate seed funding for business related purposes through grantwriting
Determine and implement staffing human resource needs
Fully understand the characteristics of its target market through target market analysis and research
Discover and maximize business resources
Receive the best R.O.I. through public relations and marketing
Maintain company moral through organizational and staff psychology
Project proper branding and image building
Understand the rules, responsibilities, and communications of the C.E.O.
Select board of directors to execute business policies
Orchestrate community based outreach activities
Establish favorable relationships with grants.gov and Dun & Bradstreet
Improve brand awareness through the implementation of assessment surveys
Compile funding sources into its business databank
Define community involvement by rendering community assessments
Turn a desired dream into reality from start to finish
Facts Sheet: Wins
Senior advisory consultants have generated an excessive $20,000,000.00 in grant funding
Principal Consultant Shonell Peoples has developed a book Getting Your Ducks In A Row: From Business and Non-Profit Warriorhood to Social Entrepreneurship. This book helps business owners, non-profit organizations,
educators, community leaders, and students put the Golden Rule
into practical application and develop successful organizations utilizing strategies
of Social Entrepreneurship.
Is the consultant for its sister academic program The University of Social Entrepreneurship www.useedu.org
Serves clients on a international basis
Has rendered resource development and dollar solicitation services on behalf of Oxford Graduate School www.oxnetedu.org
Researching and systematically compiling all sources and opportunities for potential funding, for a 12‐month time frame.
Has appeared on ABC/People to People Television to inform the public of the Getting Your Ducks In A Row Workshop/Seminar
In conjunction with Asiel Studios has developed a consolidated business service package known as Business In A Box to help jump start businesses and grassroots organizations
Has partnered with its client and sister program The University of Social Entrepreneurship to assist grassroots organizations and businesses with rapidly developing academic programs to help make communities become a better place to live, work, and grow
