What can you expect from ESC?

CONTRIBUTION

Our corps of volunteers is composed of compassionate, dedicated and committed people who want to make a difference in our communities. By capitalizing on their time, talent and expertise, ESC ensures that our consultants put their skills to work with a myriad of nonprofits in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Founded 25 years ago to give retired senior-level executives a chance to apply their skills and talents towards improving the effectiveness of organizations in the nonprofit sector, ESC continues to attract dedicated volunteers—employed and retired. Our consultants get tremendous satisfaction from seeing an organization whose goals they support become more effective in accomplishing its mission.    

CONNECTION

ESC consultants expect and make a connection—not only with the nonprofits they serve, but also with ESC itself. Consultants and ESC work together to make ESC a stronger, more viable nonprofit organization, able to increase the number of clients served while continually improving upon the delivery of our services. 

With a corps of 120 volunteers, ESC provides its consultants with an opportunity to engage in robust intellectual exchange in collaboration with people from different backgrounds who have the same commitment to the nonprofit community.

GROWTH

Continued personal development is valued and encouraged at ESC. We offer a variety of trainings that provide ongoing educational opportunities for all ESC consultants. Growth doesn’t just happen through trainings: it also happens through projects. ESC makes sure that consultants get exposed to areas of consulting that are of interest, even when they are outside their immediate expertise. ESC is thus able to offer its consultants the opportunity to

What can ESC expect from you?

COMMITMENT

In order for ESC to provide the high-quality, low-cost service that it is known for, we require specific levels of commitment. Each new consultant should be able to commit a minimum of two years to ESC. Within the first two years, the consultant will be asked to work on at least one project per year to its completion.  Projects range in length from a couple of weeks to a year. Some consultants prefer to take on only one project at a time and do one or two projects a year. Others take on several projects a year and do several at once. 

In addition to consulting, new volunteer consultants are required to attend ESC’s three Core Courses (Orientation, Consulting Skills, and Governance) within the first year of their service. These courses are offered at least twice a year.

It is important to understand that when you accept an ESC consulting project, it should become a priority for you—our clients are paying fees and expect effective, high-quality consulting services.

EXPERIENCE

Our consultants are experienced, dedicated and compassionate professionals from a variety of industry and cultural backgrounds. Because the quality of ESC services rests on the quality of its consultants, we value our consultants’ knowledge and skills very highly. 

PARTNERSHIP

Becoming a volunteer consultant with ESC means that you are entering into a partnership.  Your feedback is welcomed and solicited, your participation in ESC events is strongly encouraged, and your willingness to continue to help ESC grow and meet its mission is a necessity.  Together, ESC and its consultants can create more dynamic, caring and deeply connected communities.

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