Services Offered

Also see my mission statement and my billing rates.

Quick Questions

Clients often just want a brief answer to a specific question.
If I can answer your question in half an hour or less, I'll do that and send you an invoice for $75. If I know the answer will require more than half an hour, I'll contact you with an estimate before continuing. I charge $150 (USD) per hour. Minimum charge is $75 (one-half hour), with the balance of any time spent billed in quarter-hour increments. (See Quick Questions, below.) For such "quick questions," simply contact me directly.

Staff Development and Mentoring

I'm happy to work with specific staff over a longer period of time (usually six months to a year). I have much to offer based on my extensive experience administering USG assistance awards in the international development arena. A typical mentoring arrangement will involve regular, periodic meetings (usually monthly, usually by phone), where we cover an agreed curriculum of training/development in grants/contracts issues. (See my bio for what I consider to be my areas of expertise.) Additionally, during the engagement period the mentee has direct access to me for quick questions at a reduced rate: I waive the $75 minimum and bill answer time in quarter-hour units, and we just "run a tab," rather than invoicing individually for each question. It's kind of like getting two-for-one on the quick question front.

Training

I offer formal training in a workshop setting. I prefer to work with small groups (10 or fewer participants), as I find that the material "sticks" better as a result of the freer give-and-take afforded by such a setting. I can deliver a "canned" presentation on the USG rules and regulations, but I find it far more effective when I can work with the client organization to develop a more focused curriculum that ties the client's policies and practices to the rules and regulations that influence them. A typical training like this might require 8-10 hours of consultation/prep time and 12-16 hours of delivery on your site. (That's 12-16 hours of my time. The actual training time is somewhat less.)

Exploratory discussions of up to an hour, to get a sense of what's possible and to decide if I might be a good "fit" for your organization, are free. Contact me to make an appointment for an initial discussion.

Consultation on Policies, Procedures, Best Practices

I can help you to tailor your policies and procedures to accommodate your organization's specific needs and assure optimal compliance with the regulations. This may involve rewriting your existing policy or creating a new policy "from scratch."

Exploratory discussions of up to an hour, to get a sense of what's possible and to decide if I might be a good "fit" for your organization, are free. Contact me to make an appointment for an initial discussion.

Unless otherwise stated, the content of this page is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License