Looking for a nonprofit consultant? CNE can help.
ConsultCorps is a group of experienced nonprofit consultants partnering with CNE to help you solve problems and grow your effectiveness. ConsultCorps affiliate members have joined with CNE staff to create a community of practice – working collaboratively with CNE and each other when needed to help guide your organizational transformation.
ConsultCorps in Action
When you come to CNE to find a consultant, we start by helping you evaluate your scope of work, identify how best to work with a consultant, and get you connected to the support you need when you need it. We’re also there for you after your consulting engagement to help you be as effective as possible in implementing key recommendations.
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ConsultCorps team member expertise
ConsultCorps team members have expertise in a wide range of practice areas. Areas of expertise include:
- Board Development and Governance
- Business Planning Coaching
- Coaching
- Collaboration
- Data-driven Decision Making
- Finance
- Impact Tracking
- Leadership Development
- Marketing and Communications
- Mergers and Strategic Partnerships
- Organizational Development
- Philanthropy
- Program Management
- Retreat and Meeting Facilitation
- Strategic Planning and Facilitation
- Succession Planning and Executive Leadership Transition
Meet the ConsultCorp Experts
These are the experts that have partnered with CNE to grow our consulting network:
Cindy Colson, Deputy Director | Partnerships, Consulting, & Impact
Expertise: Board Governance, Business Planning, Philanthropy
Cindy has experience leading strategic initiatives, establishing financially viable organizations, creating high-functioning teams, and building strong collaborations. Read more…
Selena Cozart, ConsultCorps Member
Expertise: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Conversations and Facilitation, Community Engagement and Empowerment
Selena Cozart, PhD has extensive expertise in facilitating dialogue and community engagement in the service of equity and justice. Read more…
Ruth Modlin Ellett, ConsultCorps Member
Expertise: Planning and implementing capital Campaigns, Major Gifts, Annual Funds, Board Development
Ruth Modlin Ellett is the founder and principal of Modlin Ellett Associates, a regional consulting firm which specializes in planning and implementing capital campaigns, major gifts programs, annual fund programs and board development programs. Read more…
Veronica Fleming, ConsultCorps Member
Expertise: Executive Leadership and Coaching, Fundraising, Project Planning, Facilitation, Community Engagement
Prior to founding her own firm, Veronica spent her career leading local, regional and national organizations that serve families and communities, including her most recent position as Executive Director of the Partnership for Families. Read more…
J. Michael Foreman, ConsultCorps Member
Expertise: Leadership Development, Mergers and Strategic Partnerships, Retreat and Meeting Facilitation, Strategic Planning and Facilitation
Mike brings over 30 years experience in facilitation, strategic planning, leadership and team-building to both governmental and not for profit organizations. He has conducted hundreds of facilitation and planning events during his career. Read more…
Cheryl Groce-Wright, ConsultCorps Member
Expertise: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Conversations and Facilitation, Community Engagement and Empowerment
Cheryl Groce-Wright is Founder and CEO of Kaleidoscope Collaborative, a Richmond-based consulting firm serving as a proactive and effective champion for racial equity, community engagement, and inspired citizens. Read more…
Karen Gulliford, ConsultCorps Member
Expertise: HR/Organizational Strategy, Leadership Coaching, Conflict and Mediation
Karen Gulliford partners with organizations to improve leadership effectiveness, capacity, resilience and organizational results. After a 16-year career in human resources leadership and management training in the Connecticut and Washington, DC areas, Read more…
Delores Kimbrough, ConsultCorps Member
Expertise: Strategic Planning, Building Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Capabilities, and the Art of Facilitation
Delores Kimbrough is the founder and principal consultant for Kimbrough Consulting. Delores specializes in the art of facilitation, increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion organizational capability, strategic planning, and connecting people through inclusive dialogues. Read more…
Karen Klick, ConsultCorps Member
Expertise: Strategic and Business Planning, Organizational Development, Coaching
Karen Klick of Klick Consulting partners with clients to advance their missions, combining supportive frameworks and creative solutions with practical and grounded experience. Read more…
Sarah Milston, ConsultCorps Founder
Expertise: Strategy, Culture Change and Change Management, Organizational Development
Over the last eight years as a consultant, Sarah has worked with over 100 associations, nonprofits and businesses to help at the intersection of creativity, strategy, and action. Read more…
Amy Nisenson, ConsultCorps Member
Expertise: Strategic Planning, Board Development/Governance, Board and Staff Meeting Facilitation, Organizational Development, Executive Search, and Resource Development
Her over 40 years as a senior philanthropy professional includes work on both sides of philanthropy- as a nonprofit executive and development professional and as a corporate and foundation grant maker. Read more…
Maryfrances Porter, ConsultCorps Member
Expertise: Strategic Impact, Data Analysis and Research, Change Initiatives
Maryfrances Porter, Ph.D., Founder of Partnerships for Strategic Impact™, brings over 20 years of experience in research and using data in leading local change initiatives across service sectors. Read more…
Ryan Ripperto
n, ConsultCorps Member
Expertise: Nonprofit Advisement, Strategic Planning and Implementation, Board Governance, Succession Planning, Executive Director Coaching
Ryan Ripperton has more than 25 years’ experience leading and advising nonprofit organizations, 19+ of them as an Executive Director.From 2010 to 2022, Ryan was Executive Director of SPARC, a youth arts education organization in Richmond, Virginia. Read more…
Katherine Whitney, ConsultCorps Founder
Expertise: Board Governance, Executive Search,Merger and Strategic Partnerships, Strategy
Katherine uses the strategic direction of an organization to support board development, mergers, and succession plan and executive director/CEO searches. Read more…
Susan Wilkes, ConsultCorps Founder
Expertise: Executive Leadership, Organizational Development, Strategy, Talent Management
Susan is an organizational psychologist with extensive experience in executive coaching, leadership and team dynamics, board governance, and strategic planning. Read more…
Trina Willard, ConsultCorps Founder
Expertise: Data-driven Decision Making, Program Evaluation
Trina’s methods typically focus on the implementation and effectiveness of programs, policies, and procedures that help clients guide decisions with the power of information. Read more…