Rates for Individuals
These rates are for individuals. Read the self-assessment questions below to help you consider what rate to pay for the hourly-based consulting.
Solidarity
$120
Full Cost
$150
Redistribution
$180
Sliding Scale Pricing
for Kitchen Table Talks
As a small-sized consulting agency, we generate income from our consulting offerings. Our redistribution rates (see below) allow us to take care of ourselves, engage in research to keep improving our offerings, and offer accessible rates to individuals, projects, and organizations most impacted by larger systems.
We acknowledge that the work of creative individuals, projects, and organizations has been largely underfunded, underserved, and devalued, impacting their economic safety. This reality takes on a different shape depending on the intersectional identities of folks.
Thus, we offer sliding scale fees to individuals, teams, and organizations based on these premises and the criteria below. Please, keep in mind that these rates correspond only to our Kitchen Table Talks (Visioning, Strategy, & Management Consulting) service. The cost for our long-term consulting will depend on the nature of multiple factors and can only be determined on a case-by-case basis.
Our Kitchen Table Talks include:
- We review your supporting materials before the scheduled consultation
- We do quality research to provide you with the best input we can
- We meet with you for 90 minutes to talk through your ideas, projects, or challenges
- We provide actionable insights during the meeting informed by our decade-long experience
- We prepare an after-consultation final document statement with an assessment and a strategic roadmap
This sliding scale model is inspired by the outstanding work of multiple actors and organizations, including Resource Generation, AORTA, and Both / And.
Self-Assessment for Individuals
- Do you financially support your family or other dependents?
- Do you have chronic health needs or disabilities that have financial implications?
- Are you a refugee, an asylum seeker, or a non-immigrant visa holder in the US?
- Are you paid in a currency that is not US-American dollars or Euros?
- Have you had difficulty accessing and affording healthcare or health insurance?
- Does your monthly student loan payment represent over 8% of your gross income?
- Do you earn less than the median household income in your state?
If Your Answers Were...
- Mostly yes – We encourage you to consider our “Solidarity” rate
- Some yes, some no – We encourage you to consider our “Full Cost” rate
- Mostly no – We encourage you to consider our “Redistribution” rate
Rates for Collectives, Projects or Organizations
These rates are for teams, collectives, and organizations. Read the self-assessment questions below to help you consider what rate to pay for the hourly-consulting service.
Solidarity
$220
Full Cost
$250
Redistribution
$280
Self-Assessment for Organizations
- Were your most recent gross operating revenues more than $500,000/year?
- Is your organization based in the U.S.?
- Is your organization owned or led by US citizens?
- Does your organization has more than 10 full-time employees?
- Does your organization have zero to no debt?
- Does your organization have access to contributed income (i.e., donors, grants, sponsors)?
If Your Answers Were...
- Mostly yes – We encourage you to consider our “Redistribution” rate
- Some yes, some no – We encourage you to consider our “Full Cost” rate
- Mostly no – We encourage you to consider our “Solidarity” rate