Last updated: 9/17/07

NAPC Members' Mentoring and Consulting Services

NAPC is launching a new initiative
to strengthen and support community planning
by making the expertise of NAPC members available
to others within and outside NAPC. 

NAPC is now providing this online guide
to member organizations' consulting,
training, and technical assistance services.
 

NAPC members, to add your consulting services to this web page, please click here.

Each participating NAPC member organization listing its fee-based consulting services (which are available both to NAPC members and to others) is also available to contribute up to one hour a month to advise and assist another NAPC member by phone or email, as requested--enhancing NAPC's capacity to link members to peer mentors for mutual learning and support. 
 

MENTORING SERVICES

This online resource guide contains contact information for NAPC members who have offered to serve as mentors for other NAPC member organizations, as available.  These organizations have agreed to provide one hour per month by telephone/ electronic communication to another NAPC organization without fees. 

If you need more extensive assistance, these NAPC member organizations' consulting services are listed below.  These services are available to non-members as well as members of NAPC.  Please contact the individual organizations to discuss how they can be helpful to you.

Community Service Council
of Greater Tulsa, Inc.

16 East 16th Street, Ste. 200
Tulsa, OK 74119
www.csctulsa.org 
Jan Figart, Associate Director
jfigart
@csctulsa.org 

Community Council
of Greater Dallas

1349 Empire Central, Ste. 400
Dallas, TX 75247
www.ccgd.org 
Martha T. Blaine, Executive Director
Mblaine
@ccgd.org 

Council of Community Services
of New York State, Inc.

272 Broadway
Albany, NY 12204
www.ccsnys.org
Doug Sauer, Chief Executive Officer
dsauer@ccsnys.org 

DuPage Federation
on Human Services Reform

146 W. Roosevelt Road
Villa Park, IL 60181
www.dupagefederation.org 
Candace M. King, Executive Director
cking
@dupagefederation.org

 

Jacksonville Community Council Inc. (JCCI)
2434 Atlantic Blvd. Suite 100
Jacksonville, FL 32207
www.jcci.org 
Ben Warner, Deputy Director
ben
@jcci.org

The Center for Community Solutions
1226 Huron Road, Suite 300
Cleveland, OH 44115
www.CommunitySolutions.com 
Sheila James, Executive Assistant
sjames
@CommunitySolutions.com

The Planning Council
130 W. Plume Street
Norfolk, VA 23150
www.theplanningcouncil.org 
Suzanne Puryear, President
spuryear
@theplannngcouncil.org 


CONSULT
ING SERVICES

Below (in alphabetical order by organization) is contact information for NAPC members offering consulting services.  Information in this listing is self-reported by NAPC members.  A listing in the directory does not constitute, nor should it imply, an endorsement by NAPC.

Consulting services of these member organizations are currently listed:  Community Service Council of Greater Tulsa, Community Council of Greater Dallas, Council of Community Services of New York State, Inc., DuPage Federation on Human Services Reform, Jacksonville Community Council, The Center for Community Solutions, The Planning Council

NAPC members, to add your consulting services to this web page, please click here.


 Community Service Council of Greater Tulsa, Inc.

16 East 16th Street, Ste. 200
Tulsa, OK  74119
www.csctulsa.org 
Link for consulting services: http://www.csctulsa.org/US%20Census%20CIC.htm
Jan Figart, Associate Director
jfigart@csctulsa.org 

Consulting services provided:

Maternal and Child Health
Services - support of the perinatal system, development of a fetal infant mortality review program, and program evaluation
Organization expertise - Jan Figart, MS, RN--30 years in the field; Colleen Ayres-Griffin, 30 years is the social health field
Other information - currently, evaluating 3 federal programs from DHHS HRSA, and 2 foundation funded programs

Census Information Center of the US Census Bureau
Services - conduct data extrapolations, conduct data analysis and preparation of reports and PowerPoints for data display.
Organization expertise - Melanie Poulter, MA--geographer with 20 years experience in data preparation and geo mapping; Carol Kuplicki, MPH--20 years experience as an epidemiologist
Other information - a number of reports are available on the website

BDI Model of Strategic Planning
Services - conduct strategic planning using the BDI model.
Organization expertise - Colleen Ayres-Griffin
Other information - other strategic planning models are also available if preferred

Other consulting services:
Homelessness program development; gang violence intervention programming; wellness programming; HIV/AIDS programming; substance use prevention programming; children's behavioral health programming; developmental disabilities programming; 211 development and maintenance; community schools initiative programming; child care resource and referral services programming; early literacy programming; early childhood community mobilization; and public policy


 Community Council of Greater Dallas

1349 Empire Central, Ste. 400
Dallas, TX 75247
www.ccgd.org
Martha T. Blaine, Executive Director
Mblaine@ccgd.org 

Consulting services provided:

Coalitions & Collaborations
Services - facilitation, coaching, organizational development
Organization expertise - senior staff are trained facilitators; have worked with dozens of organizations over last 20 years
Other information - currently facilitate 6 long-term, high profile coalitions

Fiscal Agent
Services - Do's & Don'ts; establishing and managing custodial accounts
Organization expertise - CCGD is fiscal agent for over $6 million on four major projects
Other information - CFO is an expert

Disaster Preparedness
Services - training on how to create a business continuity and disaster preparedness plan
Organization expertise - CCGD offers this training to 130 agencies locally
Other information - CCGD led social service disaster response and recovery efforts after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

Other consulting services:
Information and Referral - establishing and running a 2-1-1 call center; Homeless Management Information Systems; community outreach and benefits counseling; organizational development; developing employee handbooks; board orientation


 Council of Community Services of New York State, Inc.  

272 Broadway
Albany, NY 12204
www.ccsnys.org
Doug Sauer, Chief Executive Officer
dsauer@ccsnys.org  

Consulting services provided:

Coalition Development and Support
Services - training and technical assistance; staffing coalitions; program/project needs assessment, planning and development; sustainability and infrastructure development.
Organization expertise - Formal and informal coalitions

Board Governance and Management Assistance
Services - training and technical assistance
Organization expertise - legal, fiscal, and general roles and responsibilities; committee development and infrastructure; board-ED relationship; staff development; financial oversight and administration; human resources

Strategic Planning and Program Planning/Implementation
Services - needs assessment; facilitation; plan development and implementation; strategic organizational alignment
Organization expertise - strategic thinking; entrepreneurial development; ensuring that programs meet established community need

CCSNYS offers a wide range of organizational and community capacity building expertise.
 

 DuPage Federation on Human Services Reform

146 W. Roosevelt Road
Villa Park, IL 60181
www.dupagefederation.org 
Candace M. King, Executive Director
cking@dupagefederation.org 

Consulting services provided:

Health Care
Organization expertise - organizing community response to needs of the underserved

Public Benefits
Services - training
Organization expertise - training staff of community agencies on how to help clients get the benefits they need

Language Access
Services - training of interpreters and training staff to work with interpreters
Organization expertise - interpreter training and helping community agencies plan for language access
 

 Jacksonville Community Council Inc. (JCCI)
2434 Atlantic Blvd. Suite 100
Jacksonville, FL  32207
www.jcci.org 
Link for consulting services - www.jcci.org/consulting/consultingservices.aspx 
Ben Warner, Deputy Director
ben@jcci.org 

Consulting services provided:

Community Indicators
Services - Design/implementation assistance
Organization expertise - 22 years producing the annual Quality of Life Progress Report; also produce the annual Race Relations Progress Report with indicators of racial disparities

Community Studies
Services - Assist in bringing the community together in citizen-led efforts to develop shared learning and reach solutions through consensus
Organization expertise - 33 years of community studies and implementation of recommendations.  Pew Partnership for Civic Change named JCCI as one of 19 "Solutions for America"

 

 The Center for Community Solutions

1226 Huron Road, Suite 300
Cleveland, OH 44115
www.CommunitySolutions.com 
Sheila James, Executive Assistant
sjames@CommunitySolutions.com 

Consulting services provided:

Applied Research / Data Training
Services - advise on how to train on use of indicators data
Organization expertise - publisher of Social Indicators series and updates; trainer of providers, funders, and officials on how to use data to benefit their communities

Public Policy / Advocacy
Services - advise on how to develop/operate a local/regional network of advocates
Organization expertise - Coordinator of Human Services Advocates Network, Council on Older Persons, Ohio Early Care & Education Campaign, etc.

Communications / Event Management
Services - advise on nonprofit educational event planning/ management
Organization expertise - presenter of the Human Services Institute, Northeast Ohio's largest, longest-running, annual educational event on health, social, and economic issues
 

 The Planning Council

130 W. Plume Street
Norfolk, VA  23150
www.theplanningcouncil.org 
Suzanne Puryear, President
spuryear@theplannngcouncil.org   

Consulting services provided:

Strategic Planning
Services - planning, facilitation, plan design, focus groups
Organization expertise - numerous successful strategic planning projects with government and nonprofit agencies

Social Data Indicators
Services - social data research, interpretation, and publication
Organization expertise - research, needs assessment, community development

Outcome Measurement
Services - training, development, implementation, reporting of outcome measures
Organization expertise - extensive work with area United Way agency for outcome measurement and community impact

 

 

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