About Dr. Renee Rubin Ross

Renee Rubin Ross, Expert in Inclusive Nonprofit Strategic Planning & Board Governance & Founder and CEO of The Ross Collective

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Short Bio:

Dr Renee Rubin Ross is an expert in Inclusive Nonprofit Strategic Planning and equitable board governance. In 2020, she founded The Ross Collective, a consulting firm that designs and leads inclusive, participatory planning and governance processes for social sector boards and staff.

Dr Ross is the author of Inclusive Strategic Planning: A five-step process to expand energy, alignment, and opportunity. In addition to her consulting work, Dr. Ross is the Director of the Cal State University East Bay Nonprofit Management Certificate program and teaches Strategic Planning and Board Development for the program.

Bio:

Dr. Renee Rubin Ross is an expert in Inclusive Nonprofit Strategic Planning and equitable board governance and the founder and CEO of The Ross Collective, a consulting firm that designs and leads inclusive, participatory processes for social sector boards and staff.

Dr Ross is the author of the recently published Inclusive Strategic Planning for Nonprofits: A five-step process to expand energy, alignment, and opportunity. In addition to her consulting work, Dr. Ross is the Director of the Cal State University East Bay Nonprofit Management Certificate program and teaches Strategic Planning and Board Development for the program.

Committed to racial equity in the nonprofit sector, Dr. Ross guides leaders and organizations in strategic plans and governance processes that deepen social change, racial justice, engagement, and community strength. Dr. Ross has over 20 years of experience in the nonprofit sector and has served as a trainer, coach, or consultant for hundreds of nonprofit, foundation, and government leaders.

Dr. Ross lives in Northern California. She is a past Board member of the Alliance for Nonprofit Management and a member of the Technology of Participation facilitators’ network. Her Doctorate in Education and Jewish Studies from New York University explored parent participation in schools.

Inclusive Strategic Planning Book:

Dr. Ross is the author of Inclusive Strategic Planning for Nonprofits: A five-step process to expand energy, alignment, and opportunity. Inclusive Strategic Planning for Nonprofits shares the steps to design and lead an Inclusive Strategic Planning process that brings out the wisdom among organizational staff and board, builds investment in planning, and creates clarity and focus.

Based on The Ross Collective’s popular Nonprofit Strategic Planning course and the strategic planning processes that The Ross Collective leads with clients around the United States, Inclusive Strategic Planning for Nonprofits: A five-step process to expand energy, alignment, and opportunity explores this successful, well-tested process.

Cal State East Bay Nonprofit Management Certificate Program

Since 2017, Dr. Ross has served as the Director of the Cal State East Bay Nonprofit Management Certificate program. Dr. Ross teaches Strategic Planning, Board Development, and Nonprofit Consulting for the program.

Current and past clients of The Ross Collective

Past or current clients of The Ross Collective include: Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, Bike East Bay, Cal State Un iversity East Bay, Center for the Art of Translation, Center for Creative Land Rec ycling, Civicorps, Construc tion Trades Wo rkforce Initiative, East Oakland Collective, Feed Black Futures, Food and Farm Res ilience Coalition, interACT, La Coci na, Los Alto s-Mo untain View Community Foundation, Magic Cabinet, Mission Bit, National V OAD, New Museum L os Gatos, San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity, Student Achievement Partners, SOS Meals on Wheels, Valley Village Ret irement Community, Yerba Buena Gardens Conservancy, Youth ALIVE! and many oth ers.