Consultant Pool Application Section 1 | Contact InformationContact name:(Required) First Last Contact title:(Required) Contact email:(Required) Contact phone number:(Required)Company name:(Required) Company mailing address:(Required) Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo, Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyria Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania, the United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeUS Minor Outlying IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands, BritishVirgin Islands, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland Islands Country Website: Social Media Links (please list):( LinkedIn / YouTube / other)Section 2 | QualificationsIn which of the following categories do you hold expertise and have experience consulting with nonprofit organizations and professionals? Select all that apply.(Required) Budgeting / Financial Management Fundraising / Resource Development Governance / Board Development Leadership Development Evaluation Strategy Describe how you are qualified to consult with nonprofits in the above-mentioned categories in terms of your knowledge, skills, credentials, and background.(Required)Describe your specific experience in approaching and carrying out consulting engagements with nonprofit organizations in the identified category or categories above. Please include information on your clients, process, and deliverables.(Required)Describe your familiarity with and how your work aligns with CNE’s 7 Actionable Principles for a Strong Social Sector.(Required)ReferencePlease share contact information for one former nonprofit client reference (preferably one serving Northwest Arkansas) whom we may contact for a reference. Contact name:(Required) First Last Contact title:(Required) Contact email:(Required) Organization name:(Required) Organization website:(Required) If you’d like, please upload a work sample.Max. file size: 50 MB.Program ParticipationPlease share information about your ability to participate in this program that will run through February 2027. What does your availability and capacity look like to take on new projects during this time frame? What constraints or limitations do you anticipate?(Required)Please describe your fee structure and consulting rate(s) for the work you do with nonprofits within your selected categories.(Required)Acknowledgement of Program ParametersBy checking each item below, and by submitting this application, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to the following general parameters and expectations of the Nonprofit Excellence Program:(Required) Applicants understand that neither submitting this application nor being accepted into the Consultant Pool is a guarantee of work. Consultants selected into the NEP Consultant Pool are willing to respond to inquiries April-May 2026 from grantees interested in consulting engagements. Consultants selected into the NEP Consultant Pool are open to working with at least one NEP grantee organization in the specified category(ies) beginning as early as May 2026 and ending no later than February 28, 2027. Consultants selected into the NEP Consultant Pool are willing to participate in an onboarding meeting with the CNE team to review 7 Actionable Principles for a Strong Social Sector and develop NEP consulting bios/profiles. Consultants selected by/contracting with NEP grantees are willing to participate in a midpoint check-in meeting with CNE staff (to be scheduled by CNE) and complete a feedback survey and/or reflection meeting with CNE near or following the close of the project. Consultants selected by/contracting with NEP grantees will ensure that their consulting rates remain in line with what is described in this application.
