About Spark Plug Consulting

Spark Plug Consulting - Renee McGivern - works with non-profits, associations and businesses who want to outsource communications and training projects and long-term work. They don't have the time or enough experienced staff to get it done consistently or well.

McGivern listens, balances creativity with pragmatism, and completes the project with certainty and humor.

McGivern's experience includes:

• Association and nonprofit management for more than 20 years.

• Writing, editing and designing countless newsletters and brochures.

• Managing communication projects like website redesigns.

• Designing dozens of measurably-successful one and two-day training programs.

• Coaching trainers to be effective.

• Managing seminars and conferences for a dozen to 5,000 people.

• Conducting fundraising campaigns that raised $32 million from individuals.

• Building strong relationships with volunteers and the media.

• Budgeting, hiring, contracting.

Home: Woodbury, Minnesota

Lifelong resident of Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, United States

B.A. Journalism, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul

MEd, training concentration, Capella University, Minneapolis