Diane Gordon |
Diane Gordon Consulting |
Diane Gordon works with clients to achieve strategic goals, measure results, and create stronger, more resilient organizations. Diane has 30 years of experience in nonprofit executive management, leadership, and consulting. She specializes in strategic planning and evaluation, outcome measurement systems, staff and board development, executive coaching, and community leadership development. She works with a broad range of nonprofits and foundations, bringing the unique perspective of manager, consultant, and funder. Having led two nonprofits, Diane has a practical approach to her work, combining a deep understanding of the practices and principles of management with the day-to-day reality of running a nonprofit. Summary of Relevant Experience Diane Gordon became an independent management consultant in 2005, working directly with a broad range of nonprofit organizations to build their capacity for strategic impact. Over the past four and a half years, she has conducted numerous organizational assessments, facilitated strategic planning processes, and assisted organizations to design and implement outcome measurement systems. Program evaluation, executive and staff coaching, board of directors development, training workshops, and grant review are among her other projects. Prior to launching her consulting practice, Diane served for seven years as the Executive Director of Boston-based Management Consulting Services, an organization dedicated to strengthening the capacity of nonprofit organizations. As Executive Director of MCS, she oversaw consulting services, grantmaking, and collaborative learning programs for over 300 nonprofit organizations. MCS facilitated hundreds of organizational assessments, building the capacity of agency leadership to uncover the symptoms and causes of organizational obstacles, and develop a tailored, practical plan for greater impact. By coordinating a network of management consultants and providing strategic grants to support organizational development, MCS built the capacity of nonprofits in a wide variety of fields, including youth development, housing, job training, arts and culture, environmental, health care, organizing and advocacy, immigrant, and human services. Before becoming the Executive Director of MCS in 1998, Diane was National Coordinator of Resident Leadership Initiatives for the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation (now known as NeighborWorks America) - a position she held for over ten years. There she created and led a nationwide effort to strengthen resident participation and leadership in nonprofit community development organizations. She directed a project that funded, trained, and supported community organizers in cities across the country, coaching them to build grassroots members and develop leadership for the organizations. She also initiated the Community Leadership Institutes - training programs for emerging resident leaders, and the Community Organizer Symposium - a networking and learning opportunity for community organizers nationwide. Diane has also served as Executive Director of the Massachusetts Tenants Organization, a statewide member association that protected tenants rights through grassroots organizing, leadership development, education and advocacy, and as a community organizer for the Rhode Island based Coalition for Consumer Justice. She is a graduate of Brown University. For more information visit www.dianegordonconsulting.com or contact Diane Gordon at dg@dianegordonconsulting.com
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Consulting areas: Board Development/ Governance; Business Planning; Capacity Building; Evaluation/ Outcomes Measurement; Facilitation; Leadership Development/ Executive Coaching; Needs Assessments; Organizational Assessment; Organizational Development; Philanthropic Services; Program Development/ Evaluation; Project Management; Retreat Planning; Strategic Planning; Training |
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Focus areas: Arts, Culture, Humanities; Civil Rights, Social Action, Advocacy; Community Development/ Improvement; Health Care; Housing, Shelter, Homelessness; Immigration; Philanthropy/ Grant Making; Underserved Populations; Women's Issues; Youth Development |
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Phone: 617-527-1281 |
Fax: 617-332-9636 |
33 Harrison Street |
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