Not all Wine and Roses: Nonprofit Consulting as Nonprofit-Sector-Adjacent Work
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.60733/PMGR.2025.09Keywords:
executive recruitment, turnover, consulting, sector dynamics, nonprofit organizationsAbstract
Nonprofit organizations engage consultants for executive recruitment, strategic planning, and change management. Recent trends—including the growing reliance on consultants, the expansion of the nonprofit consulting industry, and the migration of nonprofit professionals into consulting roles—raise important questions about the roles consultants play and how they impact the nonprofit sector. Nonprofit consulting remains underexplored, with limited research into consultants’ practices and their impact on organizations. We investigate the individual, organizational, and sector-level dimensions of nonprofit consulting and share recommendations for nonprofit managers, organizations, consultants, and researchers.
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