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 organizationâs 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 organizationâs 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 Alâs blog a âmust-readâ: itâs funny, honest, brave â no sacred cows found here! But what you WILL find is some very useful information.
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Candid â Diplomatic â 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 â as well as history, literature, and the wisdom of his grandmother â to help nonprofits understand their challenges and develop innovative solutions.
What Alan Cantor’s Clients Are Saying
Al approaches complex issues with thoughtfulness, moral clarity, and ardor.
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He provided an insightful assessment of where we had been and where we should go.
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I highly recommend Al Cantor.
Alâs guidance helped turn our organization around.
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Al brought out the best in our staff and board.
I never fail to learn something new.
His work, both in preparing for the retreat and in conducting it, was outstanding.
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Al has become my go-to guy for sage advice delivered with kindness and humor.
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My copy of Alâs report is well worn from use and reuse.
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Al Cantor worked wonders at our board retreat.
On the ânew informationâ scale, Al was a 10.
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Our only regret is that we didn’t start working with Al earlier.
“We’re grateful for Al’s support and guidance. Our only regret is that we didn’t start working with Al earlier.”
[We] would never have gotten to this point without Al’s support and guidance.
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[Our] planning session couldnât have gone better.
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His work is always meticulously researched and provocative.
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