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Looking for new ideas and innovative strategies—or lack the necessary bandwidth—to tackle challenges or take advantage of opportunities? Rogue Tulips, with it’s fearless leader Cecilia Sepp, is just the catalyst you need, and perfectly poised to bring best in class expertise to your projects and initiatives. You can count on RT to listen, communicate, build trust, collaborate, and develop consensus on what a successful outcome looks like for your project and your organization. You’ll benefit from our decades of experience to identify and put into action strategies that bring your mission to life.

  • From diving into the member experience or supporting strategic planning, Rogue Tulips brings decades of experience to design solutions in support of your organization’s success:

    • Chapter/Component Strategy

    • The Membership Experience

    • Organizational Strategic Planning

    • Governance

    • Board Education & Training

    • Strategic Development & Implementation

    “Cecilia is highly professional and very thoughtful. She executed an important survey for my organization, which helped with strategic decisions to further improve the business. Cecilia is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to non-profit and association business management and improvement, and understanding key metrics for success. She is a great ally to have on your side and she delivers great work time and time again.”

    —LinkedIn Recommendation

  • Are you a small or mid-sized nonprofit seeking a high-quality and affordable fractional or interim executive director, COO, or department leader? Rogue Tulips is the perfect choice to provide management and leadership of your nonprofit on a contract basis.

    Put simply, Cecilia is an asset to any organization lucky enough to have her. She's smart, energetic, and a natural leader. I heartily recommend her—especially to work with or run any kind of association. She's uniquely adept at handling the sometimes thorny internal political issues that can arise!”

    —Michael Causey

  • RT can help you expand the capacity of your team members so they can serve effectively in leadership roles within your organization. This will give them the tools to build alignment, garner support, and enhance the capabilities of those they lead in order to ensure mission success.

    Need education modules for your board or staff? Rogue Tulips uses our core presentation base and adds information directly from your audience to create unique training and presentations related to all aspects of nonprofit management for staff and leadership. Of course, we will develop new custom presentations as requested!

  • Need just the right expert speaker to deliver an informative, engaging, and inspiring talk to your members, board, staff, and other stakeholders? You can count on rave reviews about Cecilia’s custom presentations on…

    • ethics

    • communications

    • nonprofit management

    • leadership

    • motivation

    • membership

    • mentoring

    • and much more.

    FEES: $2,500 per one hour session + expenses (one-day and multi-day rates are negotiated); video and audio production fees are additional charges.

  • Looking to add a mentorship program to your list of membership benefits? RT will help you set up a successful program—including helping create operational guidelines and how to manage the process. In addition, RT will help you communicate the value of mentoring to all stakeholders—your board, team, members, and prospects.

  • Does your nonprofit need impartial analysis of your staff compensation? RT’s process includes review and comparison of salary and benefits using multiple datasets, benchmarking same across organizations, professions, and regions, review of job descriptions, and development of career arcs.

    “Our association engaged Cecilia to evaluate the compensation levels of staff across the board along with some other questions relevant to the working environment and level of communication within the organization. Cecilia was easy to work with, responsive, professional and very insightful into the surrounding DC market compared to other major markets around the country. Throughout the process, she tailored the work to our specific association needs and was thorough in her explanations of what to expect at each step along the way. ”

    —LinkedIn Recommendation

  • Webinar & Video Creation: Need a stand-alone webinar or video to communicate a message or offer on-demand training? Our team can create the content and provide production of videos that provide support to your members and leaders.

    Podcast Services: Our long-running and popular podcast, "Radio Free 501c" is an excellent example of the type of services we can provide for your nonprofit's new or existing podcast. From guest management to production and promotion, we can provide that lift you need to get your message into the world!

    Knowledge Management: Your Intellectual Property is a valuable asset—we can help you capture it and present it for future generations of leaders and staff. Using our research expertise and skills, we will create reference materials and document processes.

    “Cecilia knows associations—how they operate and how the projects they generate relate to both their staff and their members. She brings a strong sense of organization, an eye for editorial detail, and an unwavering commitment to deadlines to her work. She’s more than simply a consultant: she becomes a key part of your team as you work together. That’s a valuable quality, and one for which I’ve been very grateful.”

    —LinkedIn Recommendation

  • Interested in becoming a consultant and you would like one-on-one coaching and advice from an expert? Cecilia will help you take the guesswork out of launching your consultancy. You’ll get the inside scoop on getting started, business processes, best practices, and much more. Cost: $250 per hour.

  • We believe in transparency. Here are the base fees for our services:

    • Project fees start at $5,000 and increase based on the complexity and length of the project + expenses.

    • Rather pay by the hour? Our hourly rate is $225 + expenses.

    • Speaking engagements: $2,500 per one hour session + expenses (one-day and multi-day rates are negotiated); video and audio production fees are additional charges.

    • Consulting Advisement: $250 per hour

    Have a unique project or need? Let’s talk. We can design a project that supports your success.

  • We use large language model AI tools like Google Gemini (formerly Google Bard) and ChatGPT

    by Open AI to support our research efforts. We always cite AI tools used for research in our

    reports and presentations.

    We do not use generative AI tools to create content for clients, such as writing or images. We respect the

    intellectual property of creators, writers, artists, and designers.

    We do use AI to assist in the development of marketing collateral for the company. This is cited as well.

    May 29, 2024

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