Education Leadership Consulting
He didn't just study the work.
He lived it.
If your board is stuck, your strategic plan isn't moving, or your nonprofit needs real structure, Dr. Easley fixes it, using four decades actually running the organizations you're trying to lead.
The challenge
Most boards and districts don't have a strategy problem. They have a clarity and governance problem and it's costing students.
Drifting priorities. A board and superintendent pulling in different directions. Plans that sit on a shelf. You don't need another 80-page report. You need someone who has sat in your seat and knows how to move the work.
- 1Your board and superintendent aren't rowing in the same direction
- 2You have a strategic plan, but nothing is changing on the ground
- 3Growth or a new initiative needs structure you don't have in-house
- 4You're launching something new and can't afford to get governance wrong
“His experience as a former school board president allowed him to relate to our board like few others.”
How I help
Six ways to move your work forward
Every engagement is built around your goals and ends in something you can act on, not a binder that gathers dust.
Board Governance & Coaching
Coaching for boards, presidents, and superintendents, so the people steering the district actually steer together.
- →Board retreats & facilitation
- →1:1 coaching for board members
- →Governance assessments & role clarity
Strategic Planning
A facilitated process that ends in a board-adopted plan with measurable goals your community can rally behind.
- →Stakeholder engagement & visioning
- →Outcome-driven goals & metrics
- →Implementation & accountability structure
Nonprofit Startup Assistance
Standing up a new nonprofit in the right order, guided by someone who co-founded two and led three, including the Denver Scholarship Foundation.
- →Board identification & recruitment
- →Fundraising infrastructure
- →Partnering with established nonprofits
- →A first strategic plan
Nonprofit & Partnership Development
Structuring partnerships between organizations that already exist, so they survive real budgets and real egos.
- →Merger & fiscal sponsorship structuring
- →Decision rights & accountability
- →Partnership sustainability
Executive Coaching
A standing thought partnership for nonprofit leaders and the board members who govern them.
- →One-to-one coaching on a set cadence
- →A confidential sounding board
- →Board relationships & executive presence
Policy, College Access & Advocacy
Building the policy environment that helps first-generation and underrepresented students reach and finish college.
- →Policy & advocacy strategy
- →College access & success program design
- →Equity-centered outcomes framework
About Dr. Easley
The strategist who has actually held the seat
For four decades, Dr. Nate Easley has worked at every level of education, local, state, national, and international, to open the door to college for first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented students. His master's and doctoral research centered on the college completion of Black and Latino/a students.
He doesn't advise from the outside. He has led the organizations his clients run.
- ◆CEO, Denver Scholarship Foundation, a $50M organization
- ◆President, Denver Public Schools Board of Education
- ◆Chair, Colorado State University System Board of Governors
- ◆Board President, National College Attainment Network
- ◆Founding Board Member, School Board Partners
Insights
Ideas from four decades in the work
Practical thinking for boards, superintendents, and nonprofit leaders.
Free resource
The Board Governance Health Check
A 12-question self-assessment that shows your board where it's strong, where it's drifting, and the first move to fix it. Built from four decades in the seat.
Get your free assessment
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Let's talk
Your students can't wait on a plan that isn't working.
Book a 30-minute discovery call. We'll talk through where your board, district, or organization is stuck, and whether I'm the right person to help you move.
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