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Triangle Area Consultants*
Firm Name
The Aycock Group
Contact Name
Chris Aycock
Website
www.theaycockgroup.com
Email
Phone number
919-834-2313
Address
3223 Merriman Ave
Raleigh, NC 27607
Areas of expertise
Strategic planning, Retreat facilitation, Board Development, Community
collaboration, Economic Development, planning. We work for nonprofit
and local governments.
Firm Name
Armstrong McGuire
Contact Name
Bert Armstrong
Website
www.ArmstrongMcGuire.com
Email
Phone number
919-390-1925
Address
PO Box 6485
Raleigh, NC 27628
Areas of expertise
Armstrong McGuire helps non-profit organizations create winning
fundraising strategies, train boards and volunteers, recruit innovative
executive leaders, build strong organizational plans and more.
Firm Name
Catalyst Consulting, LLC
Contact Name
Albert Huntoon
Website
catalystconsulting.org
Email
Phone number
919-598-6935
Address
108 Galax Lane
Durham, North Carolina 27703
Areas of expertise
Social enterprise and social entrepreneurship development, performance
improvement
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Firm Name
Center for Child and Family Policy
Contact Name
Jenni Owen
Website
https://childandfamilypolicy.duke.edu/
Email
Phone number
919-613-9271
Address
Box 90545
Duke University
Durham, NC 27708
Areas of expertise
Technical assistance is available from a range of CCFP experts. Multiple
specialty areas in the realm of non-profit capacity building, including but
not limited to: resource development; evaluation; outcomes
measurement; data collection and analysis; interpretation and
communication of data findings and implications; community
engagement and partnership development/collaboration; logic
models/theories of action; knowledge dissemination; strategic planning;
statistical analysis; development of quality improvement feedback
systems.
Firm Name
Community Development Solutions
Contact Name
debby warren
Website
Email
Phone number
919-210-5731
Address
5132 Theys Road
Raleigh, NC 27606
Areas of expertise
I do a wide range of consults in the areas of organizational & leadership
development, resource development, strategic planning and coalition
building.
Firm Name
Don Wells Consulting, Inc
Contact Name
Don Wells
Website
www.dwcosulting.com
Email
Phone number
919-732-1989
Address
308 Mitchell Street
Hillsborough, NC 27278
Areas of expertise
Doing Board Retreats, organizational management, developing
leadership, coaching Executive Directors, Coaching Board Chairs,
facilitating meetings, all types of planning.
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Firm Name
Doolin Consulting
Contact Name
Janet Doolin,J.D.
Website
www.janetdoolin.com
Email
Phone number
919-533-0105
Address
698 Fearrington Post
Pittsboro, NC 27312
Areas of expertise
Planned Giving and Endowment Development Services
Firm Name
Executive Service Corps of the Triangle
Contact Name
Trudy Smith
Website
www.esctriangle.org
Email
Phone number
919-641-9173
Address
P.O. Box 51152
Durham, NC 27717
Areas of expertise
ESC's mission is to provide professional, affordable consulting services to
Triangle nonprofits, in order to help them achieve their missions. We
specialize in capacity building consulting, customized to an agency's
needs. ABOUT US AND OUR SERVICES: Executive Service Corps of the
Greater Triangle (ESC) was founded in 1987 as a nonprofit, in order to
provide high-level, yet affordable, consulting services to Triangle
nonprofits. Our mission is to provide professional, affordable consulting
services to Triangle nonprofits, in order to help them achieve their
missions. We exist to help other nonprofits increase their capacities and
organizational effectiveness. Ultimately, our nonprofit clients become
more efficient because they receive critical consulting services that they
could not otherwise afford. ESC consulting services include Guided
Organizational Assessments, Board Self Assessments, Board Retreat
Facilitation, Board Development, Strategic Planning, Coaching for
Executive Directors, Financial Diagnostic Reviews and Custom Designed
Programs to meet the specific needs of each nonprofit client.
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Firm Name
The INS Group
Contact Name
Ruth Peebles
Website
www.theinsgroup.com
Email
Phone number
919-266-3072
Address
P O Box 20575
Raleigh, North Carolina 27619
Areas of expertise
The INS Group provides organizational development and capacity
building services to nonprofits, government agencies, educational
institutions and faith-based institutions. We specialize in strategic
planning, strategic fund development planning, board development,
board training on fundraising, organizational assessments, grant writing
and grant research and executive coaching.
Firm Name
RYB Professional Writing Services
Contact Name
Julie Coraccio
Website
http://reawakenyourbrilliance.com
Email
julie@reawakenyourbrilliance.com
Phone number
919-559-3925
Address
1201 Silas Ridge Court
Raleigh, NC 27609
Areas of expertise
Grant Writing
Firm Name
Maggie Clay Love Consulting
Contact Name
Maggie Clay Love
Website
Email
Phone number
919-845-2770
Address
7705 Harps Mill Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27615
Areas of expertise
Board, staff and volunteer development strategies, planning, and training
workshops. * All areas of fundraising strategies, planning, training, and
implementation, including cultivation, relations, stewardship,
proposal/materials development, and comprehensive organizational
assessments.Grantwriting and proposal development. General marketing
to support fundraising.
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Firm Name
Martin Law Firm
Contact Name
Marty Martin
Website
www.MartinLegalHelp.com
Email
Phone number
919-272-2106
Address
PO Box 19636
Raleigh, North Carolina 27619-9636
Areas of expertise
Legal, tax, governance, management, and related issues for nonprofits. I
am Duke Nonprofit Management certificate program instructor and a
BoardSource Certified Governance Trainer. I previously served on the IRS
Advisory Committee on Tax-Exempt and Governance Entities (ACT) and its
Exempt Organization committee. I have a JD and an MPA with a
concentration in managing nonprofit organizations and have completed
advanced training in nonprofits organizations. See my website:
www.MartinLegalHelp.com
Firm Name
moss+ross LLC
Contact Name
Mary Moss
Website
www.mossandross.com
Email
mmoss@mossandross.com
Phone number
919-801-6502
Address
1536 Carr St
Raleigh, NC 27608
Areas of expertise
moss+ross specializes in the following services: 1) All aspects of increasing
fundraising capacity including development program assessments, annual
fund planning, capital campaign feasibility studies and campaign
management. 2) Helping organizations chart their future success through
assistance with strategic planning. 3) Creating and developing the best
staff and board possible through executive search, staff coaching and
board, staff and volunteer training and interim staffing.
Firm Name
Perkinson Law Firm
Contact Name
Ashley Perkinson
Website
www.perkinsonlawfirm.com
Email
Phone number
919-210-8209
Address
2518 Kenmore Drive
Raleigh, NC 27608
Areas of expertise
Perkinson Law Firm advises and consults nonprofits on a broad array of issues
such as formation, resource development and grant writing, tax-exemption,
charitable solicitation, IRS compliance, bylaws and policies, board governance,
employment and staffing, contract development and review, project
consulting, lobbying and advocacy.
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Firm Name
Starsoneck Consulting
Contact Name
Leslie Starsoneck
Website
Email
Phone number
919-624-3487
Address
9547 Brookchase Drive
Raleigh, NC 27617
Areas of expertise
Program development and evaluation; organizational assessment; board
training.
Firm Name
Schaffer&Combs
Contact Name
Deborah Chay
Website
http://schaffercombs.com
Email
Phone number
Address
Areas of expertise
Schaffer&Combs is a management consulting firm focussed on solving
problems and creating growth for mission-driven clients in for-profit and
non-profit sectors. Our expertise includes organizational and program
strategy, business development, fund raising, impact investing, leadership
development, scaling and impact assessment.
Firm Name
The School of Government
Contact Name
Margaret Henderson
Website
http://www.sog.unc.edu/node/602
Email
Phone number
919-966-3455
Address
The School of Government, CB 3330
UNC-Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3330
Areas of expertise
Primarily we work with elected/appointed officials and with cross-
organizational collaborations (nonprofit/government/private
sector/philanthropy/faith organizations)
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Firm Name
Steve Toler, LLC
Contact Name
Steve Toler
Website
Email
Phone number
919-280-1294
Address
8709 Mill House Lane
Bahama, NC 27503
Areas of expertise
I help clients in Durham and RTP identify and develop strategic
relationships with key customers, media, key business and community
leaders and government and elected officials to help my clients achieve
their organizational missions.
Firm Name
Strategic Development Inc.
Contact Name
George Smart
Website
www.strategicdevelopment.com
Email
Phone number
919-740-8407
Address
5409 Pelham Road
Durham, NC 27713
Areas of expertise
Over 400 organizations have trusted George Smart over the last 30 years
for high-impact, relevant, practical leadership development simulations
and executive coaching. Drawing from an MBA from Duke's Fuqua School
of Business plus training from the Center for Creative Leadership and the
Einstein School of Medicine, George Smart works with organizations and
their leaders on how to be more nimble, less insane, and more profitable.
Firm Name
Summers Consulting Services
Contact Name
Brenda Summers
Website
www.summersconsultingservices.com
Email
Phone number
919-847-3184
Address
6561 Hearthstone Dr.
Raleigh, NC 27615
Areas of expertise
Strategic planning and thinking, organizational development, board and
staff development, team building, organizational assessment, executive
leadertransition,andserviceasinterimdirector.
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Firm Name
Trilithon Partners
Contact Name
John Klein
Website
www.trilithonpartners.com
Email
Phone number
919-349-4494
Address
211 Greensview Drive
Cary, North Carolina 27518
Areas of expertise
Survey research; strategic development and execution;
consumer/constituent insight; communications and marketing planning
and execution
* The consulting firms listed above have shared their contact information with Triangle Community
Foundation. This list does not represent all consultants within our region. The information is provided
as a resource for nonprofit organizations and does not reflect an endorsement for services by Triangle
Community Foundation.
