Linda Hanson

About Linda Hanson

Linda Hanson Associates, LLC | Consulting & You - Develop | Strengthen | EmpowerLinda Hanson Associates provides expert consulting bringing deep knowledge, passion and focus to every situation. With an energetic, yet thoughtful style, Linda and her team help clients reach the heart of an issue, think strategically and creatively, and lead their organizations with boldness and effectiveness.Working with nonprofit organizations over her 25 year career offered Linda the privilege of learning about serious inequities within the social justice, education, and health & human service systems. Working to improve those systems and help people find their voice is her passion. By including stakeholders, community leaders, partners, donors, elected officials, and the board & staff in strategy and collaboration through active listening creates creative and effective results causing a contagious enthusiasm difficult to ignore. Developing current relationships within and around the organization is critical and her track record for success speaks for itself. Key CompetenciesStrategic Thinker | Organization Assessment | Strengthening Partnerships | Program Development Fund Development | Public Policy | Advocacy | Media Relations | Community Outreach & Engagement Government Relations | Interim Executive Director | Executive Director Succession Planning | Onboarding Consensus Building | Inclusivity | Volunteer & Staff Management | Organized | Approachable Leader by Example | Problem Solver | Motivational Public Speaker

Experience

1. Nonprofit Leadership Consultant Leadership Coach

   501 Commons

   Jan 2008 — Present

   501 Commons is a nonprofit organization offering nonprofit services throughout the western side of Washington. As a volunteer consultant and leadership coach I have guided organizations with a variety of nonprofit needs - strategic plan development, board/leadership training and development, executive director consulting, organization restructuring, and more.

Education

• University of Oregon

  Psychology

  1975 — 1977

Skills

• Community Organizing
• Coalitions
• Team Building
• Program Development
• Management
• Event Planning
• Budgeting
• Public Policy
• Conflict Resolution
• Government
• Nonprofits
• Volunteer Management
• Training
• Board Governance
• Business Networking
• Volunteer Recruiting
• Microsoft Office
• Organizational Development
• Change Management
• Project Management
• Workshop Facilitation
• Child Advocacy
• Coaching
• Customer Relations
• Media Relations
• Organization
• Policy
• Strategic Planning
• Grassroots Organizing
• Project Planning
• Leadership Development
• Volunteer Training
• Budgets
• Strategic Communications
• Community Outreach
• Legislative Relations
• Public Speaking
• Government Relations
• Staff Development
• Political Campaigns