GOVERNANCE · STRATEGY · Implementation
Small fixes or governance reform. We don't flinch.
Whatever your board needs next — a clear-eyed read, a better model, the work done right, or some seasoned hands at the table — we're here for it.
Flexible, candid, practical, capable.
25+
years advising boards and executive teams
100+
governance reviews, board mandates and strategy engagements
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Sectors served: Public, non-profit, private enterprise
TRUSTED BY
Federal and provincial government · non-profits · regulators · professional associations · registered charities · law and professional services firms · employee-owned · private business · family enterprise
Embed
Our senior team of former Corporate Secretaries and Senior Board Admins can work as an extension of your team through challenging times.
Learn
For foundational board development needs, or to dig into more advanced topics, we provide a range of training and development options.
Five ways that we help boards excel
Wherever your board is,
there is a next step.
We help boards move from uncertainty to informed action:
building sustainable effectiveness across a continuum of services
Diagnose
An independent read on what’s actually going on and how your governance, program or operations actually work.
Design
Whether you want to make small or big changes, we can help align teams on options and choose a path forward.
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. How we show up in our work, matters as much as what we recommend.
Independence
An impartial, objective and independent lens.
Candour
Straight but sensitive talk, with actionable recommendations.
Practicality
Realistic guidance that fits where you are today.
Capability
Progress that sticks after we leave.
Senior team, by design.
Cosgrove & Co. is a governance and strategy 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 created for volunteer directors and senior leaders.
Focus on what matters, simplify the board's work, and turn passion into governance impact.
HALIFAX
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CLIENT WORK
Some examples
of our work
Governance 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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What’s On Your Mind?
We are always happy to connect.
Let’s discuss what’s on your mind and go from there.