John Pepin, Contributing Editor, Revenue Diversification

John Pepin is an accomplished executive and consultant, and president and partner in the consultancy group Pepin, Tranquada & Associates. He has over 15 years as a Chief Executive of a variety of charities and associations of differing sizes and complexities as well as extensive experience as a Board Trustee and Executive Committee member.

As a consultant, John provides creative and innovative solutions to revenue diversification, assisting charities in North America and Great Britain in their social entrepreneurial activities, including:

• Commercial venture creation and development.
• Venture philanthropy.
• Organising strategic alliances, consortiums and mergers.
• Venture capital for charities.

He helps charities prepare to effectively take advantage of social entrepreneurial opportunities, including organisational readiness activities, strategic and business planning, change management, team building and mentoring an organisation’s senior leadership.