Don't be afraid to use your consultant. Not for fear of the dollars, or fear of the expertise, or for fear that you will learn something new or be challenged to think in different ways. Your consultant's job is to help you and your organization, not to make a lot of money at the expense of your organization. If you don't fully utilize your consultant you are not getting your money's worth, the full value, out of the consulting relationship. From the consultant's side, there is no satisfaction in just piling up useless hours on a project.
Life is too short, and there are too many clients whose work needs to be done.
Your Philanthropy Solutions advisor will suggest only those processes, procedures and methods that will truly enhance your organization's capacity for fund raising. Look for your consultant to model new norms of behavior, new ways of doing things. When you notice something new or different, question it, and you may want to emulate it. It may prove effective. Changing behavior and tactics is necessary to expand your fund raising efforts.