Four ways to work with us.
How engagements are shaped
Ad hoc advising
An hour or a day of our attention, for when you need a second opinion more than you need a project.
- Sitting in on a vendor pitch and telling you afterward what you actually heard
- Briefing a board on what AI will and will not do for a nonprofit
- A review of a quote from another vendor before you sign it
Hourly · no commitment
Packages
A known piece of work at a known price, so you can say yes without a scoping exercise first.
- A one-day AI bootcamp for your staff
- A six-week prototype sprint
- A technology assessment written up for a board or a funder
Fixed scope · fixed price
Project work
A scoped engagement to solve a specific problem or chase a specific opportunity, with a defined start, a defined finish, and a price agreed before anyone starts working.
- Reviewing your data ecosystem and writing up what to fix first
- Automating a client intake workflow end to end
- A migration, a website rebuild, or a buildout, scoped and quoted up front
Scoped · flat fee
Retainer
Ongoing support on a recurring basis from someone who already knows your setup. We work with you to craft custom SLAs that fit your needs — tell us what response times you need and we'll make it happen, whether that's four-hour response for a critical system or next-business-day for advisory support.
- Fractional CIO for an organization too small to hire one outright
- Continuing technical support for your staff
- A recurring advisory hour with whoever makes the decisions
Ongoing · monthly
What it costs
Every engagement is quoted in writing before it starts, whichever shape it takes. Discounts for nonprofits and for underrepresented-led businesses are built into that number.
Many clients start with a package or a single project and move to a retainer once they know what they need. That is usually the cheapest arrangement for them, and the most useful one for us.
The point is to solve the problem in front of you, not to run up hours — so tell us what you are dealing with on the first call, and we will tell you what it will cost.
How we handle the paperwork
Initial scoping on us
We invest the time up front to work out what you actually need, so that when you are ready to spend money with us, you spend it on the right thing.
No charge
Clear contracts and invoices
You know what you are signing and what you are paying for. Transparency is the point, not a courtesy.
In writing
Compliance built in
We work with you to make sure what we deliver meets whatever compliance or funder requirements you answer to.
Not an add-on