Linda Samis, Contributing Editor, Nonprofit Management

Linda Samis, principal of Linda Samis & Associates, has a varied and extensive background with over twenty five years work experience in the fields of education, training and not for profit sector management. Her diversified expertise extends to the areas of client services, fundraising development and management, human resource and change management, business planning, and training and skills development. She has worked with a variety of organizations such as the Easter Seal Society of Ontario, Aids Committee of Toronto, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, The Learning Partnership, The Arthritis Society and the Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation. Some examples of recent projects completed for clients include interim management of a fundraising department during an organizational restructure, development of client services standards and a performance management system, and a customized management and leadership staff training series. Well respected as a committed and highly professional individual, Linda is an effective communicator with the unique ability to motivate, stimulate, and support others through change and development.