With decades of experience as an executive, board member, and consultant to nonprofit organizations, Alan Cantor can help you be more successful. In his work with clients, Al customizes solutions to meet each organization’s specific challenges and needs. Al is also widely recognized as a leading thinker, speaker, and writer about the nonprofit world.

Services
Al draws on his deep experience in the nonprofit world to help clients with a variety of services.
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Al employs an individualized approach for helping nonprofits succeed, respecting each organization’s culture as he helps lead the way to positive change.
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Al is a dynamic and memorable speaker on trends in philanthropy and the challenges and opportunities nonprofits face.
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People across the country have called Al’s blog a “must-read”: it’s funny, honest, brave – no sacred cows found here! But what you WILL find is some very useful information.
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Candid — Diplomatic — Effective
Al is a respected leader in the nonprofit world and a trusted counselor to the organizations he serves. Al draws from his decades of experience – as well as history, literature, and the wisdom of his grandmother – to help nonprofits understand their challenges and develop innovative solutions.
What Alan Cantor’s Clients Are Saying
Our only regret is that we didn’t start working with Al earlier.
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Al has become my go-to guy for sage advice delivered with kindness and humor.
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Al’s guidance helped turn our organization around.
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I never fail to learn something new.

Al Cantor has helped our organization level up.

Al brought out the best in our staff and board.

I highly recommend Al Cantor.

Al Cantor worked wonders at our board retreat.

On the ‘new information’ scale, Al was a 10.

His work is always meticulously researched and provocative.
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[Our] planning session couldn’t have gone better.
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His work, both in preparing for the retreat and in conducting it, was outstanding.
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My copy of Al’s report is well worn from use and reuse.
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Al approaches complex issues with thoughtfulness, moral clarity, and ardor.
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