I’m Nic Gagliardi, your go-to nonprofit governance nerd with 18 years of experience transforming strategy, creating impact, and building capacity within the non-profit sector. 

I was 20 years old when I chaired my first board – and it’s fair to say I had no idea what I was doing! Since then I’ve gained a lot of experience, asked a lot of questions, and made it my mission to really, truly understand nonprofit governance. I have been a committee member, a board member, a nonprofit staffer and an ED. And all along the way, I kept running into the same core issues again and again — with the same sub-par solutions. I started to wonder . . . if so many organizations are struggling with crappy nonprofit governance . . . why don’t we try a different approach? 

In my work as a governance consultant, I challenge the embedded assumptions that keep organizations stuck, and I build practical and effective approaches that address our sector’s tired core issues. 

I believe in balancing hard and soft skills, making room for creativity, and creating spaces where we can work seriously without taking ourselves too seriously. If you’re fed up with outdated, ineffective approaches getting in the way of your organization’s progress, get in touch – I’d love to chat!