Tom Triplett Consulting for Nonprofits

Helping Those Who Help Others

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The following is a link to the Revenue Matrix spreadsheet. These documents are copyrighted by Triplett Consulting LLC. Please contact Tom to learn how to adjust the formulas and customize the spreadsheet for your needs. This is an .xls file and requires Microsoft Excel to view.
Revenue Matrix spreadsheet

Here's a media link about a story on how Tom (through his recent work with Fieldstone Alliance) helped a Minneapolis HIV/AIDS housing project identify and evaluate new revenue streams. Clare Housing Article

One of the ways Tom exports his ideas for revenue generation is through a course that he co-teaches at the University of St Thomas in downtown Minneapolis. The following is a link to the UST Mini-Masters in Nonprofit Finance. UST Mini-Masters

Definition of nonprofit capacity-building

An excellent source of research and ideas on nonprofit capacity-building is Carter McNamara and his Authenticity Consulting group. Carter employs the following general definition of capacity-building in his work:

The concept of capacity building in nonprofits is similar to the concept of organizational development, organizational effectiveness and/or organizational performance management in for-profits. Capacity building efforts can include a broad range of approaches, eg, granting operating funds, granting management development funds, providing training and development sessions, providing coaching, supporting collaboration with other nonprofits, etc. Prominent methods of organizational performance management in for-profits are beginning to be mentioned in discussions about capacity building, as well, for example, the Balanced Scorecard, principles of organizational change, cultural change, organizational learning, etc.

See the resources on capacity-building on his website at Authenticity Consulting

A superb source of info on earned income and social enterprise is www.se-alliance.org. The Social Enterprise Alliance also has an excellent listserve at www.npenterprise.net that provides an opportunity for nonprofit enterprises to share and seek advice on specific topics. Tom serves on the board of SEA.

Collaborating with a For-Profit: Some Risks but Huge Potential
Fieldstone Alliance Collaborating with a For-Profit

Where to find short-term emergency funding sources:
Fieldstone Alliance Emergency Funding Sources

How to evaluate new revenue ideas:
Fieldstone Alliance Finding New Revenue Sources

FA's Tools you can Use -- a compendium of articles on "all things nonprofits"
Fieldstone Alliance Free Tools