Debra Hertz

The Strategy Group, LLC

609 Hollow Tree Ridge road, Darien, CT 06820 | (203) 249-8959 | dwhertz@thestrategygroupllc.org
Works in: Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island

Last updated:
Tuesday, Oct 31, 2023

The Strategy Group is an advisory firm that provides transformative guidance, direction, and support to nonprofit leaders. They know that directing a nonprofit and delivering on mission can be challenging. Debra Hertz, Ph.D, founder of The Strategy Group leads a team of experienced consultants that offers a wide range of first hand experience and skills across the nonprofit sector. They work collaboratively to assess needs and strategically help solve organizational problems in order to have a greater mission impact in our community. pursue our work with passion and joy. Services include strategic planning, leadership development, executive transitions and searches, and mergers and strategic partnerships.

Areas of Expertise:

Board assessment, structure, training, performance

Organizational evaluation, Program evaluation

Team building, Job descriptions, Leadership training and development

Collaborations and mergers, Managing change, Meeting facilitation, Organizational assessments, Strategic planning, Organizational development

Deep expertise in these issue areas: Education (K-12), Foundations / Grantmakers, Poverty, Social Services / Human Services

Past Clients:

  • Organization: Family Centers
    Description of services provided: Planning & Training
    Year services provided: 2012 - 2019
  • Organization: Person to Person
    Description of services provided: Executive Search, Strategic Planning, Merger Negotiations, Board Retreat
    Year services provided: 2013 - 2019
  • Organization: Domus
    Description of services provided: Planning, Coaching and Training
    Year services provided: 2013 - 2019
  • Organization: Community Foundation of Greater New Britain
    Description of services provided: Executive Search
    Year services provided: 2017
  • Organization: CT Council of Family Service Agencies
    Description of services provided: Leadership Training Program and Strategic Planning
    Year services provided: 2013 - 2017
  • Organization: SoundWaters
    Description of services provided: Merger Negotiations
    Year services provided: 2015
  • Organization: Newtown Sandy Hook Community Foundation
    Description of services provided: Strategic Plan, Community Conversation, and Capacity Building Trainings
    Year services provided: 2014 - 2018

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