The Impact Consulting Podcast

Hello and welcome to a very special episode of the Impact Consulting Podcast. Today we’re both looking back at 2020 and looking ahead to 2021.

Starting with 2020 in review, we discuss how this crazy COVID year has gone for us, including how the pandemic affected our work, as well as our consulting achievements and lessons learned.

We talk about the importance of planning for freelance consultants as well, including how we develop our annual plans and how it can help keep you focused. Fundamentally, for us this process involves:

After that, it’s up to you to make sure you keep accountable to those objectives and focus most of your time on doing things that contribute to achieving them. Accountability is a critical component to this, so if that’s something you have trouble with, why not reach out to the IC-Hub through the Google or Facebook groups to find someone whom you can work with to regularly check in on each other’s goals. I personally work with a business coach to do this on a quarterly basis.

Finally, we go through our 2021 plans, both of which share some similarities while being uniquely tailored to our own situations and stages in the consulting journey (Molly in her second year of consulting and Loksan in his eighth). And we close with some non-consulting hopes for the new year as well.

Anyway, have a listen and let us know via the Google Group how you plan ahead (or perhaps why don’t feel the need to do so) and what’s in your 2021 plans?

Useful links:

Martin Vera, business coach: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-j-vera/

Pat Flynn email marketing: https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/learn/email-marketing/

Mail Chimp: https://mailchimp.com/

Convert Kit: https://convertkit.com/

Let us accelerate your consulting journey: https://www.impactconsultinghub.com/

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Impact Consulting Podcast, a podcast where we share stories and advice about how to make it as a freelance consultant in the social impact and international development space.

Today I was delighted to interview Molly Morrison about her journey as a freelance fundraising and partnership specialist.

So a bit about Molly: many of you already know her as co-founder of the Impact Consulting Hub, but most of her days are spent as an independent consultant specialised in fundraising, project development, donor relations, and delivering capacity-building for field staff.

With over eight years of experience in the international development sector across Africa, Asia, and Europe, she’s gained an in-depth understanding of the funding ecosystem and she is passionate about connecting resources to create impact.

As you’ll hear, she works with social impact organisations of every size and at every level of maturity, from large international NGOs to small grassroots organisations. Her services help organisations navigate donor requirements, position themselves in a competitive market, and build partnerships that ensure resources are utilised to drive meaningful change.

After freelancing on-and-off, including as a side hustle, for several years, Molly started freelancing full time in September last year. I’ve been extremely impressed to see her consulting career blossom and in this episode, Molly takes us on that journey. She talks candidly about some of the challenges she faced, particularly as someone who isn’t the natural networker or salesperson, and walks us through how she overcame those challenges and got her first clients.

There’s a lot to get through, so without further ado, we hope you enjoy the interview!

Useful links

About Molly: https://www.mollymorrisonconsulting.com/

Connect with Molly on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mollyannmorrison/

Let us accelerate your consulting journey: https://www.impactconsultinghub.com/ 

We’re delighted to launch the Impact Consulting Podcast!

In the coming months, we’re going to be using the podcast to share stories and advice, and answer questions from YOU about freelance consulting in the social impact and international development space.

The first episode is a recording of the first meetup we had live with IC-Hub members a few weeks back. And the second episode is an interview with IC-Hub co-founder, Molly Morrison, where she talks us through how she became a freelance fundraising specialist.

We’ll be sharing all the episodes on the IC-Hub blog, so subscribe if you haven’t already.

Thank you very much for tuning in and we hope you find it useful.

Useful links:

- What is the Impact Consulting Hub and how can it help your freelance impact consulting career? https://www.impactconsultinghub.com/post/what-is-the-impact-consulting-hub-and-how-can-it-help-your-freelance-impact-consulting-career

- Impact Consulting Hub: https://www.impactconsultinghub.com/