WHAT HAVE I DONE?I have worked in rural development and health policy, development, affordable housing finance and impact investmenting in Africa. I have set up and run successful and enduring non-profit enterprises, and chaired the boards of private companies in three African countries on behalf of a social impact fund. For the last six years I have run my own consulting business.WHAT DO I BRING?IFour decades of experience in executive leadership and board governance in the non-profit, public and private sectors.I have successfully structured purpose driven organisations, and developing governing bodies that oversee and support the management team, without interfering in their daily functioning. I have extensive experience in helping individuals and teams flourish in pursuit of their mission.I have worked with International NGOs, international & local networks, a global philanthropy, social enterprises, and impact investors.WHAT SERVICES DO I OFFER?Leadership coaching Contextual coaching: What needs to happen? So what needs to change? How do we make the change? How do we make it stick?Flash coaching: I will be the coach by your side for instant feedback and reflection on urgent issues - by voice note or email.Organisational structure and governance: Is your organisation fit for purpose? Does your governing body oversee and support, and not interfere? (I like boards that have their eyes everywhere and their hands nowhere). I have the experience to help you get this right.Facilitating conversations on strategy and evaluation: I have an aversion to templates. The most important conversations happen outside of the boxes. What do we want to do? How are we going to do it? What happened? How can we do it better next time? These are the questions that non-profits and their funders should be asking. If you have to measure everything you do, you will only do things that can be measured - and those are often not the most important things.

Provider of bridging finance to contractors and developers of low income and affordable housing in South Africa. Alsdo provides bridging finance for contractors building community facilities.

Develop policies and bye laws for management of effects of urbanisation on the people and environment of the city.

Set up to research and advocate health policy alternatives for South Africa's transition to democracy