Frequently Asked Questions About Volunteering

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• What makes an ESC Consultant successful?

  ESC has found that over the past 26 years of delivering outstanding capacity building services to the nonprofit sector, there are certain success factors that each consultant must have in order to provide our clients with the best possible support and counsel:

  • Strong listening skills
  • Ability to read where the client is
  • Understands the nonprofit world
  • Ability to develop trust
  • Committed to social justice
  • Adaptability
  • Resourcefulness and creativity
  • Comfortable using basic technology

   

• What is the role of an ESC consultant?

  Our consultants serve in teams on assignments for a wide variety of nonprofit clients.  Each team is composed of a Lead Consultant (project manager) and at least one or two other team members.  It is the lead consultant’s responsibility to manage the client relationship, execute the work plan, and oversee the team member responsibilities.  Team members are responsible for supporting the work of the engagement through interviewing, listening, facilitating and sharing of expertise.

   

• What can you expect from ESC and what can ESC expect from you?

  What you can expect from ESC	What ESC can expect from you
  Contribution to the nonprofit sector	Commitment to ESC and the nonprofit community
  Connection to clients and peers	Experience from professional and personal background
  Growth – both personal and professional	Partnership with ESC in improving our organization and those of our clients

   

• What is the level of commitment required to be an ESC Consultant?

  ESC volunteer consultants are expected to contribute an average of 5-7 hours per week when working on a project.  That amount of time may vary depending on the type of project and the stage of the project.  It also may vary depending on how many projects a consultant may choose to work on at one time.  However, it is always required that once you have joined a project, you are committed to staying with the project until it is completed.  

   

• What is the project assignment process?

  Consultants are assigned to projects based on their skills, experience, interests, availability and geography. Initially, new consultants are assigned to teams with other senior ESC consultants. As they take on more projects and participate in more training, they may gradually take on more responsibility on ESC projects.

   

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