Consulting Hours

Consulting time can be purchased in blocks of 3, 5, 10, and 20 hours. These hours may be used for phone consultation, document review, or a variety of other purposes. See below for a partial list.

Consulting hours are purchased in blocks of time, but are used in increments of 15 minutes, so a block of consulting time can be used for multiple purposes by a community.

Phone consulting time may be used to answer questions, such as how to:

adapt the processes, concepts or work items in the Climate Ready Communities program for your community
most effectively scope out and determine the boundaries of your project
Identify and recruit stakeholders and Task Force members
approach the process for getting local climate projections for your area
use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) tools and techniques to create well-designed maps for your climate resilience planning process
design, plan and execute the vulnerability assessment and strategy development workshops
engage your broader community in a way that is customized for your specific situation

Consulting hours can also be used to review documents, such as the climate trends and community primers, vulnerability assessment, strategy report, and final climate resilience plan.

This list is not comprehensive, so please contact us if you have a different need that can be met using consulting hours.

Please note that Geos Institute offers a focused set of add-on services in several of these areas.

Pricing

3 hours	$500
5 hours	$750
10 hours	$1,450
20 hours	$2,800

Blocks of consulting time have no expiration date. Climate Ready Communities Support Package subscribers receive a 5% discount off these prices.

For questions about the Climate Ready Communities subscription or add-on services,
please contact us by email at climate-ready@geosinstitute.org
or call Geoff Weaver at 541-482-4459 x305, or 503-781-7888.

Testimonials

“The Climate Ready Communities^® program is off to a great start. I was one of the Beta reviewers for this program in March 2018, and was impressed by the breadth and detail of the information provided in the Practical Guide for Developing Climate Resilience. The Geos Institute’s 7-step framework for developing climate resilience provides a systems approach that a community can actually use and the Guide covers a range of useful topics from community engagement to developing a task force. The tutorials, templates and website will help a community like ours navigate the resilience building process.”

Dena Winslow, tribal planner and grant writer, Aroostook Band of MicMacs, Presque Isle, ME
"Climate Ready Communities^® has given the City of Warren the means and resources necessary to begin meaningful dialogues about climate change, mitigation, and adaptation in a way that leads to community-driven actions that can be implemented by way of local and county governments through actions organized by steering committees."

City of Warren, MN
"The Climate Ready Communities^® program has been extremely relevant and useful for Sierra CAMP as a regional collaborative. The comprehensive guide with its step-by-step organization helps us and our member communities break the climate resilience planning process into manageable steps and build our internal technical expertise. We’ve found the Annual Support service to be valuable for our Peer Group in demonstrating specific adaptation case studies, and we’ve had a chance to utilize the consulting hours to conceptualize and plan key regional initiatives like the regional vulnerability assessment."

Nikki Caravelli, Sierra CAMP Project Manager, Sierra Business Council
We find these tools to be effective and designed with a community user’s perspective in mind. We appreciate the step-by-step approach as well as the fact that the program is flexible, allowing us to make modifications as needed to fit our specific circumstances. We also appreciate the opportunity to consult with the experts at the Geos Institute as we go through the process."

Diana Maneta, Missoula County’s Energy Conservation and Sustainability Coordinator
“The Climate Ready Communities^® program has been an excellent tool for Corinth. It provides clear steps and expert guidance. The backing of the Geos Institute provides credibility and helps to build momentum for our resilience planning. Our participation in the Climate Ready Communities pilot has put us much further along in the climate resilience planning process than I believe we otherwise would be.”

Patrick Hubbard, Development Coordinator for the City of Corinth, TX

Consulting Hours

Phone consulting time may be used to answer questions, such as how to:

Pricing

3 hours

$500

5 hours

$750

10 hours

$1,450

20 hours

$2,800

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