Founded by Chief Operations Officer + Principal Consultant Jacq Brasseur, Ivy + Dean Consulting (i+d) is a bilingual jacq-of-all-trades consulting firm designed to empower non-profit leadership to solve the unique problems faced by organizations in Northern Canada and the Prairies. Our team values the unique perspectives of those living and working in small urban centres and rural areas and knows they deserve support from a firm that understands their needs. We consider ourselves generalists, meaning there isn’t a non-profit challenge we can’t help our clients solve. Practically, this looks like a lot of work on leadership development, strategic planning, governance support, policy development, research and evaluation, healthy workplace practices, community engagement, and facilitation.

The i+d core team has over a century of combined years of work in the non-profit sector and come from a diversity of lived experiences. Each of us brings a unique perspective to our work, and we don’t shy away from challenging each other and our clients. And, we’re passionate about contributing to a kinder, safer, and more progressive non-profit sector, which is why we weave equity and social justice into all aspects of our business and every project we do. Our values of approachability, consent, compassion, locality, equity, service, and reliability in action as we build meaningful relationships with clients and advocate for the sector at large.