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SAFATH AHMED CONSULTING

Working Together

Your onboarding process — from first conversation to a fully kicked-off project.

4 meetings ~3.5 hours total Pitch → Intake → MOU → Kickoff

STEP 1 OF 4 — PITCH MEETING30 MIN

Today's Agenda

What we'll cover in this first conversation.

01Introductions — who I am, and what we do
02The Process — how an engagement runs, start to finish
03About Your Organization — your team, and your goals

STEP 1 OF 4 — PITCH MEETING30 MIN

Introductions

Who I am, and what Safath Ahmed Consulting does.

Who I Am

PMP Certified — 15 years leading programs across private, public, for-profit & nonprofit sectors
Built ICNA CSJ's Muslim Prisoner Support Project — 44 states, 400+ facilities
Streamlined Cars4Jannah — 900+ vehicles, $500K+ raised
$48M+ program for the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)

What We Do

Documentation that's concise, easy to manage, and effective day-to-day and long-term
Systems built to last
Training your team to own the work
Operations that don't just succeed — they thrive, grow, and last

STEP 1 OF 4 — PITCH MEETING30 MIN

The Process at a Glance

How this engagement runs, from this conversation to results delivered.

01Pitch Meeting — happening now
02Intake Meeting — scope the project
03MOU Meeting — agree on terms
04Project Plan — kickoff, granular level
05First Week Actions — get moving
06Outcomes — results, delivered

STEP 1 OF 4 — PITCH MEETING30 MIN

Tell Us About Your Organization

A few things we'll ask about.

Leadership team — who's involved, and their roles
Operations team — who's involved, and their roles
What you do — your mission, and the community you serve
Why now — what's driving your interest in this consulting

STEP 2 OF 41 HOUR

Intake Meeting

Your organization lays out what it needs — we listen, ask questions, and start shaping the work.

What Happens

Your organization describes the project scope it needs help with
Open discussion — questions, context, constraints

Deliverables

Meeting minutes — key stakeholders and project scope
Draft MOU

STEP 3 OF 41 HOUR

MOU Meeting

We review the draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) together and lock in the details — no ambiguity going into the work.

What Happens

Review the draft MOU together
Add in remaining details
Discuss pricing
Iron out final details

Deliverables

Final, signed MOU
Quote
High-level project plan (schedule)

STEP 4 OF 41 HOUR

Project Plan — Granular Level

The full team kicks off, gets aligned, and the plan gets broken down to the smallest actionable tasks.

What Happens

Meet with all project stakeholders
Kick off the project, get everyone aligned
Establish weekly cadence — standing & breakout meetings
Break the plan down to the smallest possible tasks
Define who needs what access, and when

Deliverables

Standing weekly project meeting Breakout meetings, as needed Project plan / tracker Weekly report Risk register Issue tracker Decision tracker

LET'S GET STARTED

From pitch to progress.

Stronger donor trust. Lower costs. Fewer surprises.