Consulting Services

Coaching & Support Provided by Field Experts

Coaching and support from field experts strengthen the effectiveness and capacity of youth-serving organizations, helping them boost impact and better serve Indiana youth. Through this process, our Consulting Project Managers guide your organization with an assessment and tailored project plan, then match you with an IYI Consultant aligned to your needs.

Consulting Project Types

What Consulting Services are available through IYI?

Work with your board and staff to agree on your priorities for the next 1-3 years. This can include SWOTs, mission and vision clarity, and 1-3 year action plans. 

Strengthen the programs you offer by advancing their impact and sustainability. This broad umbrella can include onboarding and training plans, logic models, theories of change, policies & procedures, and more. 

If you have a program that offers mentoring to youth, you can receive no-cost consulting from MENTOR Indiana to address your organization’s needs as well as learn from best practices around topics such as mentor recruitment and retention, monitoring and matching processes, and more. 

Before making decisions, ensure you gather the data to inform them. This can include community surveys and focus groups, organizational SWOTs and retreats, environmental scans, and research. 

Make sure your board is engaged, aligned with your mission, and in good partnership with your staff. This can include roles and responsibilities, onboarding, training, and term limits.

How can you set your organization up for success in 10-20 years? This can include fund development plans, donor relations, grant and sponsor strategies, capital campaigns, and more.

We have state-approved evaluators to help you gather and analyze your program data for grants such as 21st CCLC, AmeriCorps, and more.

Do you know that your school’s approaches to education fit the needs of your youth and their community? This can include specialized needs assessments, ACEs, and other environmental and social factors.

How much does a project cost?

Basic and advanced projects available range from 40 hours over a 3-4 month timeframe to 60 hours over a 5-6 month timeframe. Project cost is based on the number of hours involved.

Our Consulting Project Managers will discuss budget, timeline, and deliverables during an introductory call. For funding opportunities see our available grant opportunities.

“Our consulting project has allowed us to see where, as a board and organization, we are doing well and what areas we need to focus on. The strategic plan that has come out of this process will allow us to grow as a board and organization — and will assist with our long-term sustainability.”

— Executive Director, CASA of Kosciusko