Consultant Connection Press Release

St. Louis, Missouri – Nonprofit Services Consortium (NSC) has announced its launch of a new, state-wide online, searchable database tool on its website enabling nonprofits to find consultants according to area of expertise, last name or company name.

The Consultant Connection™, coupled with how-to resources and a toolkit, found on the NSC website, will allow nonprofits an opportunity to better select, manage and contract a consultant when outside advice is needed. This service is being offered at no cost to the consultant or to the nonprofit through generous funding from the Missouri Foundation for Health.

“We receive a great number of calls from nonprofit executives searching for consultants in a variety of fields,” said Deborah L. Cooper, president of NSC. “Now nonprofits have a one-stop, automated, user-friendly resource they can use to find the help they need.”

The Consultant Connection is also a great marketing outlet for consultants. The online tool will allow consultants to enter and periodically update their profile; including background information, specific expertise, types of issues, populations and/or organizations with which they have worked and other pertinent information required for nonprofits to make an initial selection. NSC’s Consultant Connection is a great way to remain visible in the eyes of the nonprofit sector in Missouri.

While NSC does not endorse any specific consultant listed in the directory, we will assist nonprofits in the complex process of selecting a consultant. Tools, information and resources will be made available online through the NSC website as we continue to build the capacity of the nonprofit sector - in this case by determining the process of when and how to select, manage and contract a consultant.

About NSC

Nonprofit Services Consortium (NSC) was started in 1990 and is dedicated to strengthen our region's nonprofit organizations and the nonprofit sector as a whole by providing programs, services, and resources that inform, promote, and connect nonprofits as they work to improve people's lives. As a result of our work, we envision our region's nonprofits serving as leaders in the creation of communities that are safer, more just, and more vibrant places for people to live. NSC offers programs throughout the State of Missouri and Metro East Illinois. For more information visit www.nonprofitservices.org or contact carmen@nonprofitservices.org.

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