Consulting & Custom Training
At the Kansas Nonprofit Chamber we provide consulting, training and strategic planning at affordable rates and can connect you with others that provide similar services. We are also available for a phone call or meeting to just provide some advice and direction.
Assessments
Whether you need a board gap analysis to help you strategically build your board, or a board or Executive Director assessment, we can help you conduct the assessment. We gather information in an online survey, compile the results and attend a board or committee meeting to provide the results and feedback on how to improve.
Cost: Member $150 Non-Member $250
Business Plan Development
We will work with you to go through the process of writing a business plan that will help guide your organization, programs and services and help you get on track.
Cost: Member $150 Non-Member $300
Creation or Review of Bylaws
Need to create or update bylaws for your organization? We will help you put together bylaws or read through your existing bylaws, provide recommended changes and send them back for you to change according to our recommendations.
Cost: Member $150 Non-Member $300
Fundraising Plan Development
Fundraising is one of the two biggest challenges that every nonprofit organization faces. Let us walk you through the development of a simple fundraising plan that will help to diversify your funding.
Cost: Member $150 Non-Member $300
Customized Training
We offer customized training for your nonprofit organizations and boards. Topics range from Board Roles & Responsibilities, Creating a Great Committee Structure, Recruiting an Effective Board, Getting Your Board Involved in Fundraising, Conducting Assessments and more, in a 1.5 to 2 hour training customized for your organization.
Cost: Member $150 Non-Member $300
Strategic Planning
Every organization needs a strategic plan that will guide the organization to achieve its goals. We conduct an online SWOT analysis, prioritize what is most important and impactful, to set goals around, develop strategies as well as an action plan to implement strategies.
Cost: Member $500 Non-Member $750
General Consulting
We will provide general consulting to your organization to help work through challenges the organization may be facing.
Cost: Member $75 per hour Non-Member $150 per hour
Nonprofit Startup
We will guide you through the steps of starting a nonprofit, both the preparation work including how to build a board of directors, creating bylaws and policies, developing a business plan and budget followed by showing you how to complete and submit the required legal documents to establish a nonprofit.
Cost: Member $150 Non-Member $300
Other Nonprofit Startup Services
Develop Bylaws
Cost: Member $75 Non-Member $150
Complete and File Articles of Incorporation
Cost: Member $50 Non-Member $100
Complete Application and File for EIN Number
Cost: Member $50 Non-Member $100
Complete and File Application for 1023 EZ Application for 501c3 Status (includes filing fee)
Cost: Member $425 Non-Member $575
Complete and File Application for 1023 Application for 501c3 Status (includes filing fee)
Cost: Member $900 Non-Member $1050
Want us to do more of the work? We can guide you through the steps, including how to build a board of directors, creating bylaws and policies, create your bylaws and policies for you and provide you the information to help you build a successful nonprofit and complete and submit the required legal documents.
Cost: Member $700 Non-Member $1175 Both include filing fee for 1023 EZ
Cost: Member $1175 Non-Member $1650 Both include filing fee for 1023
consultants
Cindy Miles, MBA
Cindy Miles is the President and CEO for the Kansas Nonprofit Chamber and founder of The Incubator for Nonprofits of Kansas. Cindy is known for her work in assisting hundreds of nonprofit start-ups in Kansas and surrounding states as well as the training and consulting she has provided to numerous nonprofit organizations and businesses in and around the region over the past 10 years. She also has extensive knowledge and more than 25 years experience in marketing, business development and public relations.
Cindy is passionate about serving the community and serves, or has served, on numerous nonprofit boards, committees and coalitions including:
Kansas Volunteer Commission
Junior League of Wichita Board
Newman University National Alumni Board
Wichita Crime Commission Board
Wichita/Sedgwick County Crime Stoppers Board
Wichita Women's Initiative Board
Leadership Butler Board
Empower Evergreen Board
Neighbors Indeed Board
Wichita Independent Neighborhoods Board
Kansas Alliance for Drug Endangered Children Board
Sedgwick County Alliance for Drug Endangered Children Board
Sunlight Children's Advocacy & Rights Foundation Board
Wichita Coalition for Child Abuse Prevention
Sedgwick County Mental Health and Substance Abuse Coalition
African American Coalition
Newman University Career Services Advisory Board
Museum of World Treasures Advisory Board
Via Christi Women's Connection Advisory Board
Kansas Hispanic Education & Development Foundation Education Committee
Inter-Faith Ministries Marketing Committee
Metropolitan Area Planning Commission
Wichita/Sedgwick County Subdivision Committee
City Council District 3 Advisory Board
Delano Neighborhood Plan Advisory Committee
South Central Neighborhood Planning Committee
Clapp Golf Course Transformation Committee
Wichita/Sedgwick County Comprehensive Planning Committee
Cindy earned a Bachelor of Arts in Integrated Marketing from Wichita State University and a Master of Business Administration from Newman University. She has received certificates for Board Governance Training through BoardSource and Fundraising through the Lilly School of Philanthropy. She also received certificates for Teaching Leadership through Kansas Leadership Center.
