Hiring a consultant can be a great way for a nonprofit to get advice from an expert on a certain issue or project. However, due to the unique nature of each project and problem, it's easy to waste a lot of money on blanket solutions that don't address your specific situation. Tim Sarrantonio is on the podcast today to talk about this subject.Tim is the Director of Corporate Brand at Neon One, a technology and services company that focuses on small nonprofits and how technology can speed up their generosity in terms of design and execution.In this episode, Tim continues from his LinkedIn post and divides consultants into four groups: searchers, trainers, managers, and coaches. He talks about each category and what they do best. He stresses the importance of knowing which of the four kinds of consultants you need before you spend any money. He also talks about advisors and project overseers and what they bring to the table.The topics we cover:Tim’s superhero origin story. How he started working with nonprofits. The four primary groupings of consultants that help nonprofits and what they do.The impact of consultants in the sales processThe difference between advisors, trainers, coaches, managers, and project overseersWhy nonprofits should make decisions based on budget and not P&LHow reliant nonprofits should be on consultantsIn-house vs. consultant: deciding whether a consultant is neededAddressing the rise in the number of consultants in the nonprofit spaceTo Learn More and Connect with Tim Sarrantonio:Tim Sarrantonio LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timsarrantonio/ Tim Sarrantonio’s LinkedIn post about categories of consultants: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/timsarrantonio_im-going-to-spend-my-week-talking-about-activity-6980148927777882112-P4sm/ Support the show