Nonprofit | Maryland
Creative Solutions. Community Innovation.
Bernard Consulting & Associates, LLC
Bernard Consulting & Associates, LLC is a consulting company focused on serving organizations in the mid-Atlantic region, including nonprofits, associations, municipalities, governments, quasi-public agencies, schools, colleges and universities. Bernard Consulting & Associates, LLC is owned and operated by a seasoned public sector manager who has led local, regional and national organizations around strategic planning, communications and branding, fund development, advocacy and constituent outreach and event planning.
Bernard Consulting & Associates, LLC combines skilled and experienced consultants to offer quality services, affordable fees and a team approach to consulting projects, while working in partnership with entities to help them maximize their effectiveness and achieve their key objectives and strategic goals.
Our creative solutions advance community innovation!
WHAT WE DO
Strategic Communications
Communications is so important to your entity or organization. It can determine how your organization is positioned in the marketplace.
Communications can be challenging, but we can help you reach your target audience, develop compelling stories for fundraising, garner earned media and engage stakeholders. We help our clients work smarter, not harder.
We can help you share your mission, goals and values, services and programs using best practices so you can more effectivley raise money, increase visibility and make a difference. Check out our strategic communications core services.
Fund Development
Raising funds is critical for many entities to fulfill their mission and to deliver their programs. We assist our clients with grant writing and reporting with foundations and state and federal grants. We help cleints develop and execute a fundraising plan that addresses their immediate needs and builds a foundation for sustainability. Check out our fund development core services.
Strategic Planning
In an ever changing environment, the public sector faces unique challnges. A sound strategic plan can help to make those challenges "doable." We can work with you to identify your institutional positioning, analyze your entity's strength and weaknesses, the value propisition and the vision, and the entity's opportunities for success. We also help with executive transitioning and capacity building.
We will work with key stakeholders and do the "deep tissue" work to get the data required to preapre a plan that will leverage the assets of our clients to maximize their effectiveness and impact. Check out our strategic planning core services.
Event Planning
Many of our clients do not have dedicated staff to plan and execute their events, but the events are important to their mission and goals. From galas and auctions, membership and board meetings to workshops and roundtable discussions, we can assist you with all logistics.
We will help you with the planning, vendor coordination, venue selection, ticketing, collateral production, menu slection and promotion.
We know how important events can be to raising critical monies for our clients. Let us help you engage your stakeholders, raise vibility about your programs and services, and provide a great time for your guests. Check out our event planning core services.