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Non-profits charities regulators member-based organizations

Governance consulting and board solutions.

Serving non-profits, regulators, professional associations, Crown Corporations and other organizations that have complex governance environments.

25+

years advising boards and executive teams

100+

governance reviews, design workshops, strategy work

8+

sectors served: regulatory, non-profit, charities, member-based organizations, associations, regulated professions, private enterprise and more

TRUSTED BY

Federal and provincial governments · non-profit organizations · regulators · professional associations · registered charities ·  Crown Corporations  ·   professional services firms · employee-owned · private business · family enterprise

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Former leaders, Corporate Secretaries and board admins, working as an extension of your team.

Learn

Customized board training and development to enhance director awareness and competency. 

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From ambiguity, to informed action

Our governance consulting and board solutions for Canadian organizations span five areas:

Diagnose

An independent read on an organization's governance model or operations, against best practices

Design

A facilitated and collaborative planning approach that aligns stakeholders and produces clearer outcomes.

Implement

Project-based deliverables that fit your context, needs, timeline. 

Who We Are

Senior-level, experienced practitioners.

We have found that governance and strategy work can be sensitive, nuanced, and  best handled by those with deep experience.

 

Our team of governance advisors and corporate secretaries is intentionally small. It is made up of highly experienced executive-level advisors and hands-on associates who have all personally served as directors, corporate secretaries or executives themselves. 

 

Kathryn Cosgrove MBA FCMC leads all projects and is involved in all aspects of the work. Collectively, we have nearly 100 years of experience in governance and organizational leadership.

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TRAINING EVENTS

 
BOARD LEAPFROG · Board Training for Non-Profit DirectorS

 
Turn your passion into brilliant board leadership.

An in-person, open-registration program for volunteer board members, and the senior teams that support them.

We focus on what matters, simplify the board's work, and help turn passion into meaningful governance impact.

Ottawa

Jan 2027 - Date TBD

 

HALIFAX

Dec 2026 - Date TBD

 

CLIENT WORK - Governance Consulting and Board Solutions

 

 

Some examples of our work: 

Our work with non-profits, charities, regulators and member-based organizations is often sensitive, and our confidence is guaranteed. These project descriptions are intended to give you an idea of how we work – no confidential information is ever disclosed.

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Non-profit · Diagnose

 
Governance, Organizational and Financial Review

A comprehensive review of an organization licensed to deliver public services, with program funding from the province. A complaint brought long-standing tensions to a critical moment.

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National Healthcare Organization · EMBED

 
Interim Corporate Secretary & Governance Modernization 

A governance review identified a gap that new policies and procedures could not fill. It needed a strong governance leader who had done the job before.

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What’s On Your Mind?

We are always happy to connect. Reach out anytime.

Email is our preferred way to reach you. Sometimes messages get caught up in spam filters, so we like to have a back-up contact option. We will only call you if necessary.

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