Our consulting work is designed to be as effective and efficient as possible, assuring your organization the best opportunity to meet goals while building for the future.  We aim to keep consulting time at a minimum without sacrificing progress or excellence and urge you to provide staff for administrative details whenever possible.

In Vermont, and western NH consulting is billed hourly at $200/hour plus mileage, and travel time as described below. If two consultants participate in a meeting, zoom, or other group meeting, the team meeting rate is $300/hour. In locations requiring extensive travel, consulting is $2000/day, plus travel time and any related costs.  We are happy to work primarily by zoom if preferred. Workshops, conference presentations and related preparation time are billed at a $400 minimum, and the daily rate is charged for presentations of six hours or more. A one- or two-hour e-mail/communications fee is added to the monthly bill dependent on the activity level of the project and the number of consultants engaged.

We charge for work in meetings (in person, phone, zoom, etc.), telephone contact, writing, editing, research and independent work conducted on behalf of a client, in quarter-hour segments. We will provide a proposal with estimate in advance of a contract.

Mileage is billed at the current federal rate. When travel time totals more time than the meeting itself, we bill $50/hr. for travel in addition to the consulting time and mileage.

We do everything reasonable to advance the mission of our clients, but do not solicit contributions, conduct direct mail, provide prospect lists based on other clients’ lists, maintain donor records or share confidential client or donor information between organizations.  We work as advisor, coach, researcher, trainer, writer, editor, and planner.

CPGE carries Professional Liability Insurance and is registered as a Fundraising Consulting Firm in NH, MA and IL. Vermont does not license or register non-soliciting consultants.

Updated November 5, 2025