Nathan Garber, Contributing Editor, Governance

Nathan Garber & Associates was established in 1986 to assist nonprofit organizations in organizational development, governance, strategic and program planning, evaluation, technology and Board-CEO relations. Nathan Garber is founder and principal consultant. He has spent nearly thirty-five years helping nonprofit organizations to achieve their goals. As Executive Director of Information London and Across Languages, he led both organizations to international recognition for innovative and creative solutions in their fields. He has a strong record of successful fundraising through grants and special events. As a consultant for federal and provincial governments and in private practice he has provided advisory services and training for more than two hundred organizations of all types and sizes. Governance issues, board-staff relations, program evaluation, community collaboration and organizational structure are Nathan’s special interests. Since 1991, he has taught courses on governance for certificate and diploma programs in nonprofit management and arts management at the University of Western Ontario. He was founding editor of Nonprofit Boards & Governance Review, an e-newsletter with more than 7,000 subscribers. His writing has been published in Canada, the USA, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Australia. He was recognized in both The Chronicle of Philanthropy and Front & Centre for his innovative work in the evaluation of executive directors and has received awards from Canadian Crossroads International and the London Coordinating Committee to End Woman Abuse.