In 2014, PANO noticed an increase in requests for support with all kinds of important work, ranging from strategic planning to board training and everything in between. The requests soon outpaced PANO’s capacity to keep up so we began making referrals to a small group of consultants who had already been involved in our work – and thus was born the Consultant Collaborative!
Since then, this group has grown to include consultants from all over the Commonwealth and beyond, bringing a wide range of expertise, skills, knowledge, and connections to our members and non-members alike. From board retreat facilitation to strategic planning to merger assistance, this team brings a wide variety of experience. When you work with one consultant, you get access to the collective wisdom of the group. Some consultants in the Consultant Collaborative are also Standards for Excellence PA Licensed Consultants. Learn more about the Standards Consultant Program here.
Interested in working with a member of the Consultant Collaborative? The first step is to share some basic information and key details about you, your organization, and the work that lies ahead via the Request a Consultant form (click here or the button below). PANO staff will then work with you to identify a vetted and experienced professional consultant (or consultants!) who will be a good fit based on things like your goals, needs, expectations, values, budgetary considerations, and more.
For a limited time, from March-December 2026, PANO has a small pool of funding available to support capacity-building services for PANO Members access through our Consultant Collaborative. If you’re a PANO Member looking to engage a consultant for any number of mission-related projects, head over to our Request a Consultant form to get started! Other than PANO Membership, eligibility requirements include organizations in need of capacity-building services (e.g., strategic planning, governance training, etc.), experiencing a significant change/crisis (in leadership, funding, etc.), and/or those with limited unrestricted dollars.
PANO is proud to work with consultants with varied backgrounds and interests, hailing from all over the Commonwealth and beyond. The Consultant Collaborative gathers once a month via Zoom to get to know one another and the unique expertise each brings to the table, to share ideas, to troubleshoot challenges together, and to discuss ways to lift up the nonprofit sector as a whole.
Members of the Consultant Collaborative have the opportunity to work with nonprofits requesting consulting support through PANO in areas ranging from board retreat facilitation and fundraising to human resources and merger assistance. Learn more here!
The following consultants have completed an application, interview, and onboarding process with PANO before being selected to join the Consultant Collaborative. As denoted by the Standards for Excellence logo, many of these individuals have also gone through PANO’s Standards for Excellence Licensed Consultant Program. When you submit a consulting request, PANO’s Membership & Consultant Collaborative Manager will carefully consider the information you share with us to connect you with one (or more!) of the consultants you see pictured here.
