2009 NTC Preview: Robert Weiner on Becoming a Consultant

Submitted by Holly on Tue, 01/27/2009 - 7:05am.

I get a lot of calls from organizations looking for consultants to help them with their fundraising databases. I also get a lot of calls from consultants looking for advice on how best to thrive in the nonprofit space.  In both cases, my first instinct is to tell them to call Robert Weiner.  

Robert's leading two sessions at the NTC this year, both on the theme "So You Want to Be a Consultant". He took time out on a rainy Friday to chat with me:


In addition to being a really nice guy, Robert is a foodie.  He points out several great restaurants in the interview:

He also recommends you check out this -- AND ONLY THIS -- in the Fisherman's Wharf area: The Musee Mecanique.  I warn you, though, that even the website gives me the willies.