Independent Nonprofit Consultants
Travis Allison: Marketing & communications strategy
Thomas Appleyard: Fostering clarity & safety with caring organizations; management development and training
Sean Bisschop: I help leaders and teams cut through complexity and focus on what matters most.
Cathy Bogaart: I help mission-driven organizations share their value in a way that resonates—with their communities, partners, and funders.
Patricia Bradshaw
Sharon Broughton: Creating impact through strategy, governance, interim leadership, succession planning and leadership development services
Jean-Claude Camus: Services in English and French. Strategic advisory re government relations, francophone affairs, community engagement, communications
Leanne Clarke: Strategy, governance, policy analysis, advocacy, public affairs, with a focus in healthcare/primary care
Kady Cowan: SUSTAINABILITY STUDIO is a dynamic and playful spot where we help commercial and institutional clients make the circumstances they work in better.
Monica Da Ponte: I help organizations more effectively advance social and environmental outcomes through strategy, program design, partnership development and collaborative implementation
Dipal Damani: Diversity, equity and inclusion consulting - assessments, training and advisory. Evaluation consultant.
Annette Dubreuil: Embodied Creativity Services: Facilitation that taps into our deeper inner knowing; wellbeing, empathy, listening and emotional regulation training primarily through the practice of Focusing
Farzeen Foda: Human Resources and Organizational Development consulting and fractional support. Everything leaders need to design amazing teams.
Chris Fraser: We help individuals and organizations use writing to harness clarity, community and creativity.
Kim Fraser: Executive coaching, workplace mediation, workplace investigations, policy development, interim management, board development
Kevin Freedman: Helping non-profit and cooperative boards be more effective through training and facilitation
Jane Garthson: Executive coaching for new an interim NFP leaders; Governance consulting
Troy Glover: Team building and group dynamics
Marty Goldberg: Marty has over 15 years of agency-side donor engagment experience.
Elana Hazgia
Sharad Kerur: Conflict management consultant, coach, mediator and instructor. I do work with both individual and teams.
Daniel Livvarcin: Vectors Group is a social enterprise supporting nonprofits with strategic planning, grant applications, risk management, and technology integration.
Lawrence Loh: I offer speaking, writing, and moderation services with a focus on leadership and resilience, drawn from my experiences in leading Canada’s hardest hit community through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vicki Long: Strategy and organizational effectiveness consultant with 14+ years experience in public and partner engagement, communication, and design
Rosie Mensah: Provides consulting, speaking, and education on nutrition, cultural food traditions, and health equity
Sonja Nerad: Expertise in: strategy, operations, evaluation, stakeholder engagement, systems planning and organizational development
Florence Ngenzeburohoro: We are a bilingual firm: strategic planning, governance training and orientation, program planning, inception and evaluation, staff training
Cameron Norman: I help health and human services leaders navigate complexity through strategic design.
Dr. Bekeme Olowola is a globally respected sustainability/ESG consultant and thought leader with over two decades of experience shaping inclusive development, corporate responsibility, and ESG strategy across emerging and advanced economies.
Kelly Pasolli: Research, evaluation, policy analysis, program design and service innovation
Meghan Perrin is a bilingual facilitator and consultant with over a decade of experience in Canada’s health and care sectors, specializing in strategy, governance, collaborative transformation, integrated care, health equity, collective impact and French language services.
Alexandra Piatkowski specializes in public health consulting focused on community-driven needs assessments, evaluations, strategic planning, project/program management, and data collection/analytics
Carolyn Poplak: Empowering non-profit and public sector boards to enhance their capacity and better serve their communities.
Stéphane Richard: Operational management and strategic planning (Bilingual services)
Keith Publicover: For more than a decade I have been serving grassroots community groups, charities, nonprofits, universities, and corporate foundations to tackle complex challenges and build sustainable organizations.
Andy Rodford: Strategic and operational advising for independent schools, universities and camps
Loretta Rose: Enabling learning and building up change-makers through writing, knowledge mobilization, curriculum design, and capacity building—particularly on complex systems and innovation.
Suzanne Ross: Organizational excellence and workplace mental health, Learning & development
Scott Russell: Supports non-profit leaders to turn 'aha!' moments into impactful action
Terrie Russell: A successful entrepreneur and change management consultant, known for my independent and objective thinking with an emphasis on delivering results
Leigh Sandison: Journey mapping and experience design—grounded in your supporters' lived realities
Tracy Schmitt: Opening and closing keynote and MC and management in career development, leadership development, performance management, organizational development, performance consulting, employee engagement facilitation
Kate Taylor: I combine camp leadership expertise and graphic design skills to help nonprofits strengthen their communities and share their mission.
Callum Tyrrell
Andrew Walls is an innovation partner who helps organizations unlock, test, and scale new revenue opportunities—without distracting from core operations.
Lorri Zagar: Health system planning with a focus on quality improvement and system integration
We are a national community of independent nonprofit consultants. We come together to connect, collaborate and grow. Through shared learning, peer support and resource exchange, we strengthen each other’s work and impact. Our network helps members find referrals, collaborators and new opportunities. Together, we are building a thriving ecosystem to support our success and the success of Canadian nonprofits. We have approximately 115 members across Canada.
If you are with a nonprofit looking for...pretty much anything...someone in this group can help.
How we come together
We meet virtually once a month. Our agendas are focused on group-identified priorities and always hold space for peer-to-peer learning and networking. In addition, meetings may have guest speakers, breakout groups, opportunities for practice and collective problem solving. In addition to the monthly meetings, we work to create opportunities for in-person collaboration.
Current discussion priorities range from clarifying and engaging your target market, refining your elevator pitch and building word of mouth, to coaching leaders and financial management.
How we came to be
Recognizing an opportunity to build more supportive ecosystems, Thomas Appleyard started this network in 2022. Thomas led the convening and engagement of all members until late 2024. At the end of 2024, we established a steering committee composed of Thomas, Travis Allison, and Monica Da Ponte to support the organization and planning of INC member activities.
Membership
INC is open to all independent consultants supporting the non-profit sector in Canada. This includes strategic planners, trainers and facilitators, mediators and coaches, writers, researchers, and fundraisers.
There are no fees associated with membership.
Our values
Our community is grounded in shared values that guide how we work and grow together. We create safe spaces to learn, support one another’s success, take risks, show respect, and follow through on our commitments—because how we show up for each other matters just as much as what we do.
*** While Thomas really likes all the members of Independent Nonprofit Consultants, he cannot vouch for their services. Being on this webpage is not an endorsement.