Wharton Community Consultants (WCC) provides consulting and advisory services to nonprofit and

community organizations throughout the Philadelphia area.

What is CCP’s Collaborative Consulting Model?

Our consulting approach rests on relationships between consultants and organizational leaders, as we
believe that a partnership offers the most effective leverage for change (Block, 2000). Client and
consultant join together to take advantage of the knowledge and perspective each brings to the
situation. Together we offer opportunities to build the capacity of client organizations in such areas as
board development, strategic planning, organizational change, communication, and team building.

We are the Community Consulting Partnership.

“This project with CCP helped us make space for having some really important conversations that kept
getting pushed to the back burner…you know, those cultural, relationship pieces that don’t have
deadlines or funding deliverables attached to them. Through our work with CCP, pieces of our mission
came to life, and we created new ways to live our mission every day. And I am happy to report that
everyone on the board is more engaged and committed than they have ever been!”

-ED of a Seattle area youth service organization

Are you a leader ready to make some changes in your organization? Or address some challenging
issues?

Community Consulting Partnership can help.

We are a dedicated group of volunteers from the nonprofit and organization development worlds united
in our efforts to strengthen Seattle nonprofits. Since 1996, we have paired over 500 volunteer
consultants with more than 75 client organizations. Together they have addressed real-world challenges
facing nonprofit organizations.

Our process starts with a short application through this website. We quickly set up a meeting with you
to talk about your needs and together create an individual approach to your project.

Our Approach

We are an all-volunteer effort that is fueled by a spirit of generosity.

Our mission integrates service to nonprofit organizations with opportunities for community volunteers
to learn.

Our consultation rests on a collaborative consulting model that keeps the needs of the client
organization at its center.

Experienced practitioners support and guide the work of volunteers.

How We Begin

Meet with leaders of the client organization to hear their needs and interests.

Come to an agreement that there is value in our working together.

Jointly develop a scope of work.

What Makes Our Approach Successful?

Client leaders are ready to makes changes and willing to put in the time necessary for the project to
succeed.

We devote time to supporting leaders as they initiate and guide changes in their organization.

Clear expectations come from the scope of work.

Volunteers commit sufficient time and energy for full involvement.