Making the Pivot to Nonprofit Consulting with Julia Devine

The Prosperous Nonprofit

If you’ve been thinking about a career change, but still want to stay in the nonprofit sector, then this episode is for you! I sat down with special guest, Julia Devine, founder of Relatable Nonprofit. She shared her journey from six-figure nonprofit job to consultant including how she made the shift, stepped out of her comfort zone, and what she wished she had done differently. Julia also dove into what kind of people are right for consulting and how to work less while still managing to grow your business. This is a fantastic episode for nonprofit leaders looking to make a pivot and remain in the sector.

About Julia

Julia Devine quit her six-figure nonprofit job to pursue consulting at 25. After building a successful agency to serve nonprofits, she decided to teach others how to do it. Besides running the business, she is gardening, practicing yoga, or reading a good book. Relatable Nonprofit empowers growth-driven women with nonprofit hearts to succeed in consulting. Motherly, Canvas Rebel, Bloomerang, Bonterra, Keela, Nonprofit Hub, Virtuous, and others have featured Relatable Nonprofit.

Read the podcast transcript here.

Episode Summary

In this episode, you’ll learn strategies for pivoting into nonprofit consulting like:

• Making a shift from nonprofit work to consulting (3:30)

• What is the Relatable Nonprofit? (9:40)

• Nonprofit marketing strategies (13:45)

• Stepping out of your comfort zone (19:45)

• What Julia wished she had done differently (23:45)

• What kind of people are right for consulting (29:40)

• How to work less and still grow the business (35:20)

Teasers

“You never know what could happen in a business. You always have to preempt things and anticipate everything that could go right or wrong in a relationship.”

“The right people to be consultants are highlighter people. People who use highlighters and take good notes.”

“When it used to just be a laundry list that you're chipping away at, you end up spending so much more time on needless things. But when you have time blocked on your calendar for what you want to get done in a week, you realize that you're wasting a lot of time that you really don't even need to be working.”

Resources

The Best Tools for an Efficient & Prosperous Nonprofit: https://100degreesconsulting.com/tools/

Resources for New and Aspiring Consultants: https://www.relatablenonprofit.com/gifts

Follow Julia and Catalina on Instagram: @relatable_nonprofit

Connect with The Relatable Nonprofit on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/relatablenonprofit

Keep up to date with the podcast: @100degreesconsulting

Follow Stephanie on Instagram: @stephanie.skry/

Connect with Stephanie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanieskryzowski/

Visit the podcast page: https://100degreesconsulting.com/pivoting-to-consulting

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