DESC has been a force for change in southeast Michigan's nonprofit and educational communities for over twenty-five years. What drives DESC is its belief that a strong, healthy, viable community is essential to our region's continued growth and quality of life.
As a catalyst for change, DESC's initiatives are making an impact in our community. As an organization, DESC is unique in that its highly skilled volunteer consultants provide all the services DESC offers the nonprofit and educational communities.
These highly skilled individuals are DESC's "staff"; they provide the hands-on assistance to our clients by sharing their knowledge and giving back to the community. DESC's volunteer consultants are retired or working executives and professionals from the for-profit business community who embody the very best in leadership and management expertise in our community.
DESC's high-quality consulting services rely on the commitment of its volunteers who donate thousands of service hours each year. DESC is able to make a difference because of the volunteers' investment in the community.
Opportunities Include:
Management Improvement:
Organizational assessments
Strategic planning
Board development
Special projects
Time commitment: 4 to10 hours per month for 2 to 6 months
Leadership Development:
Facilitate a leaders circle
Mentor a nonprofit leader
Mentor a school principal helping them strengthen their leadership skills
Time commitment: 4 to 6 hours per month for 2 to 9 months
Financial Management:
Provide financial oversight training to board of directors
Mentor an executive director to improve financial management skills
Established financial policies and procedures
Time commitment: 4 to10 hours per month for 2 to 6 months
Strategic Alliances:
Strategic Alliances Analysis
Consulting
Negotiation facilitation
Time commitment: 6 to 12 hours per month for 2 to 10 months
Volunteer opportunities also available for internal operations in program design, client management and training.
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