Experience

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  Kathy Kniep Consulting

  • Portland, Oregon Area

  • Principal / Organizational Development Consultant

    • Oct 2010 - Present
    • Portland, Oregon Area

    Consulting services for nonprofit and government agencies:Strategic planning, leadership support (executive coaching), executive searches, organizational culture and equity, and board development.

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  Nonprofit Association of Oregon

  • Portland, Oregon Area

  • Associate, Executive Transition Services Team (ETS)

    • Jan 2001 - Apr 2015
    • Portland, Oregon Area

    Through NAO's Executive Transition Services program that I helped found in 2001 (which ended in 2018), and while working as an independent consultant affiliated with NAO, I had the pleasure of serving as an interim executive director, conducting executive searches, and assisting with significant transitions for a wide variety of nonprofit organizations. Many of the savvy independent consultants that comprised this group continue to serve as some of my best sources of professional support and networking. Plus, they add humor and joy to my life.

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  YWCA Clark County

  • Vancouver, Washington

  • Executive Director

    • Jan 2005 - Sep 2010
    • Vancouver, Washington

    This was some of the most meaningful work I've done, and I was privileged to get to do it with a terrific group of staff, board members, volunteers, donors, and partners, many of whom I'm still in contact with.Mission: To eliminate racism, empower women and promote peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all. Serves more than 11,000 people each year, including victims of domestic violence, homelessness, sexual assault, child abuse and neglect, and discrimination, as well as youth in foster care and incarcerated women.

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  Kathy Kniep Consulting

  • Portland, Oregon Area

  • Principal

    • 2001 - 2005
    • Portland, Oregon Area

    Provided consulting services for nonprofit and government agencies:Strategic planning, executive searches, public involvement, and board development.Though I accidentally fell into consulting work, I loved it and was happy to return to it after a great six years at the YWCA.

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  Neighborhood Partnership Fund (Now "Neighborhood Partnerships")

  • Portland, Oregon Area

  • Program Officer

    • 1996 - 2001
    • Portland, Oregon Area

    Mission: To create opportunity for low-income people. Programs and initiatives were designed to achieve three core goals: build thriving communities; end homelessness and support successful residents; and create economic stability.

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  Homes for the Homeless

  • New York City

  • Director, Institute for Children and Poverty; Educational Programs Coord.

    • 1993 - 1996
    • New York City

    Mission of Institute of Children and Poverty (Now "Institute for Children, Poverty, and Homelessness"): To increase the quantity and quality of information about family homelessness in the United States by conducting rigorous, professional research about this growing population with the ultimate goal of informing and enhancing public policy.Mission of Homes for the Homeless: To provide homeless families with the opportunities and support necessary to move out of shelter and live independently.