Greg Walker Wilson

Walker Wilson Consulting
31 Woodvale Ave
Asheville NC 28804
Website: http://www.walkerwilson.com
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 828-450-1400
Alt. Phone:
Paid Non-Profit Work (years):
15
Unpaid Non-Profit Work (years):
30
Consulting Experience (years):
12
Summary of your consulting practice and relevant experience:

Walker Wilson Consulting serves values-driven organizations. We utilize the best practices of the nonprofit world (mission, passion, and service) and the for-profit world (finance, analysis, and strategy) to benefit our clients.  We prioritize equity and inclusion.  Particular consulting services include strategic planning, sustainability planning, executive coaching, leadership transitions, leadership training, organizational assessment and development, business planning, financial analysis, merger/acquisition analysis, board best practices training, meeting facilitation, and interim leadership.  All services can be offered in Spanish.

For example, we can:

Lead a participatory strategic planning process for board and staff to build ownership and unify focus
Facilitate retreats and meetings to maximize your team’s scarce time
Conduct staff/board development sessions to increase your team’s skills and productivity
Assess your organization’s culture, finances, operations, programs, communications, governance, and/or human resources for greater community impact
Coach board and staff leaders through difficult decisions
Hold you accountable for achieving your personal leadership goals
Serve in interim leadership positions for organizations in transition

ABOUT WALKER WILSON CONSULTING:
Walker Wilson Consulting is a values-driven organization serving values-driven organizations. We utilize the best practices of both the nonprofit world (mission, passion, and service) and the for-profit world (finance, analysis, and strategy) to benefit our clients. Our commitment to Western NC is shaped through international experience. We prioritize equity and inclusion. All our services can be offered in Spanish.

Greg Walker Wilson, Principal of Walker Wilson Consulting, has consulted with nonprofit organizations, large corporations, government entities, and small businesses for more than 20 years on local, state, national, and international levels. He began his career as a management consultant with Accenture.

Greg learned first-hand the importance of prioritizing organizational development when he became CEO of the floundering Mountain BizWorks organization in 1998. Over the next 11 years, Greg led Bizworks to:

Pay off its debts and build net assets of nearly $2 Million
Increase annual community impact by 700%
Recognition by Fast Company Magazine as a visionary and entrepreneurial social sector
organization
Develop a participatory entrepreneurial training curriculum that was licensed to other North
American nonprofits and the subject of a book chapter
A Nonprofit Sector Steward Award from the NC Center for Nonprofits, and
Give birth to Mountain Made, a for-profit retail subsidiary located in the Grove Arcade.

Today, Mountain Bizworks is a nationally recognized leader in the small business development field.

Greg has chaired numerous boards, including the national Association for Enterprise Opportunity, the Center for Participatory Change, and HandMade in America. He is Vice Chair and Executive Transition Chair of Democracy NC and Treasurer of La Milpa. He served as Treasurer and Strategic Planning Chair for the NC Center for Nonprofits and served as Communications Chair for Just Economics, and Secretary and Organizational Development Chair for Wildacres Leadership Initiative. He has written and presented extensively on boards, social enterprise, executive transitions, earned income, and coaching. For his commitment to empower women, Greg is the only man ever to receive the Asheville Chamber of Commerce’s Athena Award.  He has also received the Asheville NAACP’s President’s Award.

Greg has a BA from Bluffton University, a BS in Industrial Engineering from Case Western Reserve University, an MA in International Development from American University, a certificate in Non-Profit Management from Duke University, and a certificate in Advanced Personal and Executive Coaching from the College of Executive Coaching.  Greg is a Professional Certified Coach with the International Coach Federation.

References

Diversity/Equity/Inclusion/Access

Buncombe Partnership for Children

Racial Equity Training

Amy Barry
Executive Director
828-407-2054
[email protected]

Racial Equity Training 2020

Organizational Development/Change

Freedom Life

Strategic Planning

Danny Hampton
Executive Director
828-559-2224
[email protected]

Strategic Planning 2021

Organizational Development/Change

WNCAP

Strategic Planning

Antonio Del Toro
Executive Director
828-252-7489
[email protected]

Strategic Planning 2020-21

Human Resources

Museum of the Cherokee Indian

Personnel Manual, Job Descriptions, Evaluations

Bo Taylor
Former Executive Director
828-736-2947
[email protected]

Personnel Manual, Job Descriptions, Evaluations 2016-17

Human Resources

Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC

Executive Leadership Transition

Dorian Palmer
Former Board Chair
828-448-1978
[email protected]

Organizational Assessment, Executive Search 2019-20

Human Resources

Children First/Communities in Schools

Interim Director

Shawn Henderson
Former Board Chair
828-213-1701
[email protected]

Interim Director 2017

Board Governance/Development

Haywood Street Congregation

Board Development

Pamela Wright
Board Chair
828-450-1092
[email protected]

Board Development 2021

Training

WNC Nonprofit Pathways

Leadership Training

Jeannette Butterworth
Senior Consultant
828-280-8122
[email protected]

Leadership Training 2012-present

Diversity/Equity/Inclusion/Access

WNC Nonprofit Pathways

Racial Equity Training

Cindy McMahon
Former Senior Consultant
828-279-3423
[email protected]

Racial Equity Training 2018

Organizational Management

Hispanics in Philanthropy

Executive Management/Coaching

Althea Gonzalez
Former NC Program Manager
828-279-5711
[email protected]

Executive Coaching 2012

Organizational Management

WNC Nonprofit Pathways - Pathways Leadership Program

Executive Leadership/Coaching

Jeannette Butterworth
Senior Consultant
828-280-8122
[email protected]

Executive Coaching & Leadership Training

Organizational Development/Change

YWCA

Business Planning

Beth Maczka
Former Executive Director
828-273-1688
[email protected]

Business planning 2013 & 2015

Organizational Development/Change

Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity

Strategic Planning

Andy Barnett
Executive Director
828-210-9369
[email protected]

Organizational Assessment, Strategic Planning 2017-18

Human Resources

Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity

Organizational Structure

Andy Barnett
Executive Director
828-210-9369
[email protected]

Organizational Structure, Executive Director Evaluations 2018

Human Resources

United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County

Executive Leadership Transition

Lance Edwards
VP/Community Investment
828-255-0696
[email protected]

Organizational Assessment, Executive Search 2018-2019

Financial Management

Bethlehem Haven

Merger/Acquisition Analysis

Lois Martin
Former Executive Director
412-913-5181
[email protected]

Merger/Acquisition Analysis, Sustainability Matrix 2014

Financial Management

Children and Family Resource Center of Henderson County

Sustainability Matrix

Elisha Freeman
Former Executive Director
828-698-0674

Sustainability Matrix 2016

Board Governance/Development

Organic Growers School

Board Development

Lee Warren
Executive Director
828-214-7833
[email protected]

Board Development 2017

CONTACT

Western North Carolina Nonprofit Pathways
P.O. Box 7667
Asheville, NC 28802

Phone: 828-242-9028

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