Services for Businesses & Nonprofits
Advisory Boards • Susan C. Hammond is a recognized expert on the topic of advisory boards. Whether your business is a start-up or an established company seeking growth or a new direction, Susan can help you create an advisory board that will be an invaluable resource for stronger, more informed decision making.
For nonprofit leaders, advisory boards offer all the benefits they do for business owners or CEOs, plus they give you a new way to connect with community leaders. Advisory board participation offers people a chance to get to know your organization while enabling you to determine if an individual is a good fit to eventually join your fiduciary board. It allows donors to have more of role should they want one while helping you potentially develop young staff.
For both businesses and nonprofits, an advisory board is an affordable way to access expertise in marketing, sales, finances, HR, technology or other specialties. Board members provide valuable insights that will help your organization thrive. As a sounding board for your ideas, an advisory board can validate your thinking and create accountability that may be lacking in smaller organizations. And unlike peer groups or CEO forums, 100% of the attention of board members is on your organization’s challenges and goals.
Using her broad network of business contacts, Susan helps you:
- Evaluate the missing functional components,
- Create a list of potential advisors
- Form the advisory board
- Formulate agendas, facilitate meetings and capture the output.
Following meetings, Susan helps you create an action plan based on advisory board input. For an example, see “Advisory Boards.”
Board Governance Consulting • Susan C. Hammond provides advice and guidance to nonprofit leaders who are grappling with board governance challenges. Years of serving on nonprofit boards plus experience as co-founder of several highly successful nonprofits have provided Susan with valuable expertise on the challenges governing boards sometimes face as well as those that executive directors face in dealing with their boards. Susan serves as a sounding board, bringing an objective viewpoint that is supported with her broad knowledge of what makes governing boards effective.
From support for new nonprofits that are in the early stages of forming their boards to consulting with nonprofits that need to re-energize or even reformat their governing boards, Susan can:
- Provide benchmarks for performance
- Serve as a sounding board, and
- Create clarity for everyone on the roles and responsibilities of board members.
For an example, see “Board Governance.”
Business and Board Meeting Facilitator • Susan C. Hammond uses her skills as a facilitator in all aspects of her work. But, she also offers facilitation as a stand-alone service. She has the rare ability to lead a meeting without becoming the center of attention. She keeps things focused while also ensuring that everyone’s voice is heard and that all ideas are considered. Whether it’s a strategic planning meeting, a brainstorming session for a creative solution, or an opportunity for employee feedback, Susan will be sure to maximize the return on your time and investment.
For an example, see “Strategic Planning Sessions.”
The 90 Day Biz Success Program • As an experienced business coach, Susan Hammond is a licensed provider of The 90 Day Biz Success Program. This three-month program works for new business owners and entrepreneurs as well as experienced entrepreneurs who want to take their business to the next level. Group or individual coaching sessions (conducted by phone) are combined with structured exercises, useful tools and templates, new accountability frameworks and business tips sent via e-mail to keep you motivated and moving forward with developing your new plan for success. If you’re in a group you can also schedule one-on-one sessions with Susan to maximize the benefit you receive. If you’re looking for a structured way to build your roadmap to greater business success, you will benefit from this program.
