At Collaboration Partners, we provide pro-bono management consulting services in a variety of domains. We seek to help non-profits or charities set their strategy and improve performance with the goal of expanding their social impact. A full outline of our services can be found here.

A full outline of our client eligibility criteria can be found here. We have established these criteria to ensure that we are partnering with organizations whose vision is aligned with our mandate and for whom we are well-positioned to add value.

Our team at Collaboration Partners is passionate about creating social impact in our communities. While we maintain a broad mandate in the types of non-profits and charities with which we work, we do not currently partner with any organizations with religious or political affiliations. A sample of our previous clients can be found here.

Please note that we will review applications on an individual when selecting our clients. Feel free to include any questions about your organization’s eligibility in your application form or by contacting our Director of Client Relations here.

We will review your application and discuss with you to learn more. Our target audience is primarily non-profit organizations and registered charities. However, we are excited about the growth of the social enterprise industry and are always interested in seeking new ways to maximize our value. If we believe that there are opportunities to help your organization increase its social impact through our strategic services, we would be happy to discuss those with you.

Collaboration Partners seeks to better understand your organization and its challenges throughout the various touchpoints in our applications process. Your application form should clearly demonstrate your organization’s mission, programs, or services, and describe their impact both quantitatively and qualitatively, as best as possible. The proposed project should have a detailed problem definition and project goals. We look for a good decision-making structure in the organization, internal resources and commitment to the project, and a willingness to execute the recommendations delivered through the engagement. We will be happy to answer any of your questions at any stage during the process.

We do not charge for our services. The organization is 100% run and operated by volunteers who provide their time for free in an effort to leverage their skills to create social impact.

After receiving your application, the Director of Client Relations will review it and get in touch with you to better understand your objectives. If there is a potential fit, the Consulting Operations team will conduct a more thorough review in order to fully and accurately scope the project to ensure alignment on objectives, approach, deliverables, and timelines.

Once the project scope is determined, we will match you to a team of skilled volunteers with relevant experience who will be responsible for delivering the project. Throughout the engagement, you will be supported by your dedicated engagement team along with the Collaboration Partners Consulting Operations leadership team to ensure that we are delivering on the agreed-upon scope and meeting your expectations.

We are fortunate to have a talented and dedicated group of volunteers at Collaboration Partners. We are led by professionals with a diverse set of professional experience, including but not limited to the Management Consulting, Finance and Accounting, Engineering, Marketing and Communications, and Not-for-profit sectors. We also have a number of entrepreneurs who have volunteered their time with us.

We make sure to staff our engagements with individuals who are well-positioned to support your organization’s needs.

Our engagement managers have more than five years of professional experience and typically work in project management or client-facing roles.

Our consultants are selected from across a variety of industries in order to best serve the needs of each client with whom we are working.

We do our best to provide customized services to each of our clients in order to best meet their needs. As such, we provide a timeline only once we have a better understanding of the scope and complexity of the project.

In order to effectively manage scope expectations and volunteer commitments, the average project life cycle ranges from four to six months. We are open to considering follow-on engagements with our clients on a case-by-case basis.

The application page can be found here. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to our Client Relations team here.

We do not conduct fundraising on behalf of our clients.

However, we have supported clients with strategic initiatives relating to fundraising, including revenue diversification strategies and marketing and communications efforts targeted at existing and prospective donors.

Please refer to our services offerings here.

We generally look to partner with organizations based in the Greater Toronto Area but are happy to consider all applications to determine if it would be logistically possible to effectively support your organization’s strategic initiatives.