Ginsler and Associates

About Ginsler and Associates

Ernie Ginsler has spent the majority of his working life in the broad nonprofit sector. As a social planner in Halifax, Toronto, and Waterloo Region, he has been involved in organizational planning and development as a direct-service staff member and Executive Director, as a board member, and as a university professor. Ginsler and Associates Inc. has a reputation for sound research, clear writing, and an ability to work easily with Board and staff, service users, and other stakeholders. We have extensive experience in organizational development, needs assessments, feasibility studies, strategic planning, evaluation, developing and facilitating board development workshops in such areas as board governance, running effective meetings, the legal responsibilities of boards, board-staff roles and relationships, board evaluation, and hiring and evaluating the executive director. Ginsler & Associates Inc. prides itself in providing consulting services that are grounded in extensive practical experience in service planning and delivery in a wide variety of service-providing organizations. Mr. Ginsler's publications on organizational governance and planning have been reprinted in numerous management publications. He is also a contributor to the e-journal Nonprofit Boards and Governance Review. His newest book, “Board Stiff: The board member’s guide to nonprofit governance” is in broad circulation.

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