Expertise, with a heavy dose of heart.

Neil facilitating, gesticulating with his arms, holding papers in his right hand

Services & Offerings

  • Whether your organization’s CEO is on leave or you have a need for extra capacity for a project or program, Neil can fill in to augment your team’s capacity. Specialties include CEO and director-level coverage during leaves or transitions; fractional leadership in people and culture, program, or operations; short-term program management; crisis management and response; and technical projects.

    Neil’s relies on extensive leadership training and experience in organizations of various sizes and stages to help coach leaders through challenges large and small. Specialties include change management coaching, transition planning, HR and employee relations challenges (including collective bargaining and HR systems), and leadership coaching and strategy

  • Neil leverages nearly two decades of experience navigating the philanthropic landscape as a grantee and funder to help individuals and foundations make the biggest impact. Specialties include philanthropic advising, crafting giving strategy and vision, and grant proposals review and analysis.

  • Neil’s approach to experience design and facilitation is rooted in his background as an educator, informed by his keen sense of people and group dynamics, and made relevant by his experience as a nonprofit executive. Specialities include retreat design and execution (ranging from three to hundreds of participants), leadership training, and immersive experiences.

  • Let’s talk about your needs. If I can’t help you, I’ll point you in the direction of someone who can.

Example Engagements

Program and Team Leadership

Interim CEO or Director.

Less-than-full-time Head of People.

Transition and change-management coaching.

HR systems audit and recommendations.

Short-term program execution.

Philanthropy

Grant review.

Giving strategy formulation.

Philanthropic advising for individuals and foundations.

Facilitation

Board and team retreat design.

Facilitation of community meetings.

Training that improves team communication and culture.

Master of ceremonies.

Let’s build your impact, together with joy.”

Services and Offerings

Program & Executive Leadership

Whether your organization’s CEO is on leave or you have a need for extra capacity for a project or program, Neil can fill in to augment your team’s capacity. Specialties include CEO and director-level coverage during leaves or transitions; fractional leadership in people and culture, program, or operations; short-term program management; crisis management and response; and technical projects.

Facilitation & Experience Design

Neil’s approach to experience design and facilitation is rooted in his background as an educator, informed by his keen sense of people and group dynamics, and made relevant by his experience as a nonprofit executive. Specialities include retreat design and execution (ranging from three to hundreds of participants), leadership training, and immersive experiences.

Philanthropy

Neil leverages nearly two decades of experience navigating the philanthropic landscape as a grantee and funder to help individuals and foundations make the biggest impact. Specialties include philanthropic advising, crafting giving strategy and vision, and grant proposals review and analysis.

Leadership Strategy & Planning

Neil’s relies on extensive leadership training and experience in organizations of various sizes and stages to help coach leaders through challenges large and small. Specialties include change management coaching, transition planning, HR and employee relations challenges (including collective bargaining and HR systems), and leadership coaching and strategy.

Custom Projects

Let’s talk about your needs. If I can’t help you, I’ll point you in the direction of someone who can.