Advising Boards and Senior Teams | COnsultants IN Governance Strategy Implementation
Small fix or complete reform.
We stay steady.
Whatever an organization needs - an objective point of view, a better plan, updated governance, even an extra pair of hands during a difficult time - we're here for it. Experienced, candid, practical, capable.
25+
years advising boards and executive teams
100+
governance reviews, design workshops, strategy work
3
sectors served: public, non-profit, private enterprise
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
Five ways we help boards excel
Wherever your board is today,
it can take a step toward effectiveness.
We help boards move from uncertainty to informed action:
building sustainable effectiveness across a continuum of services
Diagnose
An independent read on your board effectiveness and structures, with recommendations to improve.
Values in action
Not what we say. What we do.
Governance work is personal. It touches how people work together, how they handle disagreement or conflict, and how decisions get made. That means how our team works with you, is as important as what we recommend.
Independence
An impartial, objective and independent lens.
Candour
Straight talk, with care and sensitivity.
Practicality
Realistic advice that takes into account where you are today.
Capability
Progress that sticks after we leave.
Senior team, by design.
Cosgrove & Co. is a leading governance and strategy consulting firm that serves non-profits, partnerships, private companies, and other complex organizations across Canada.
We only work with senior practitioners. For each engagement, we bring you a small team of hands-on, executive-level advisors who have sat in the chair: serving as directors, corporate secretaries and senior executives themselves.
Collectively, we have nearly 100 years of experience in governance and organizational leadership.
LIVE SESSION
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.
HALIFAX
December 2026 - Date TBD
CLIENT WORK
Some examples
of our work
Our work is confidential by nature, and sometimes sensitive. These project descriptions are intended to give you an idea of how we work – no confidential information is ever disclosed.
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.
National Healthcare Organization · EMBED
Interim Leadership to Operationalize Change
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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