Before I became a consultant, I ran arts organizations. As an executive at Nashville Opera, Nashville Children's Theatre, and Tulsa Opera, I managed boards, navigated budgets, hired and developed staff, and tried to hold the line between mission and money. I know what it's like to sit in the chair across from a consultant and wonder if they actually understand what your work costs.

 

That experience is baked into everything I do.

 

I launched Noah E. Spiegel Consulting in 2016, and in nearly a decade, I've partnered with more than 50 nonprofit organizations - from small community-based groups to regional advocacy organizations and statewide networks. My work spans strategic planning, board governance, facilitation, organizational development, and leadership coaching.

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I'm also the Senior Director of Operations at Urban Green Lab, a Nashville-based sustainability education nonprofit. That's not a side note - it means I'm still inside an organization every day, dealing with the same challenges my clients face. I'm not an outside observer. I'm a practitioner.​