NPO Solutions tailors its consulting engagements to the needs and goals of the client. Our consultants are experienced in nonprofit issues and activities, once the nature of a given project has been developed and decided, a team is assembled to ensure the right skills are available for the unique needs of the client and the project.
The firm’s professionals blend strong conceptual skills in organizational assessment, management, and resource development with excellent diagnostic skills in financial management and information management systems to help build modern, well-run nonprofit organizations.
Warren Riley, President, wriley@nposolutions.org
Warren Riley gained his experience in both the private
and nonprofit sectors where he has specialized in strategic planning, operations planning, budgeting, staff development,
market planning, and fundraising. For several years, he was with the firm KPMG Peat Marwick, where he provided consulting services to a variety of social service agencies, arts and advocacy organizations, associations, schools, and universities. His book on strategic planning, The Resource Development System, is a “bible” to leaders throughout the nonprofit sector. Prior to joining KPMG Peat Marwick, Warren started and successfully built a consulting company providing professional services to organizations in the nonprofit sector. He organized and staffed the company’s primary functions, and raised venture capital for the company. Additionally, he secured major contracts for consulting and training, based on a resource development textbook, which he co-authored during this time. Prior to that experience, Warren held various management positions in national corporations, including managing a training company specializing in management development, and directing a national accounts sales team for a Fortune 100 consumer products company. Warren holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Dartmouth College and a Masters of Business Administration degree from Stanford University. He resides in Studio City, California.
Nicholas Williams nwilliams@nposolutions.org
Nicholas Williams brings a wide range of writing, management and evaluation experience from the private, non-profit and government sectors. Prior to joining the firm, he conducted research focused on leveraging philanthropic assets for the Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy, where he co-wrote a white paper on foundations and systems change and edited a volume on foundations and public policymaking. Nicholas worked for several years as a policy analyst at Dēmos, a non-profit think tank and advocacy organization, based in New York. There he focused on evaluating existing policies and programs and expanding voting rights and access to underserved communities. As a book editor, Nicholas gained experience in project management, budgeting, and negotiations. He has also worked at the Minnesota House of Representatives, the Los Angeles City Council and the Los Angeles’ Legislative Analysts Office. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from the University of Denver and a Master of Public Policy degree from the School of Policy, Planning, and Development at the University of Southern California. Nicholas lives with his wife and golden retriever in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles.
Nicole Nasser nnasser@nposolutions.org
Nicole Nasser has policy, marketing and strategy experience in both the private and nonprofit sectors. Prior to NPO Solutions, Nicole was the manager of policy and planning at Flex Your Power, California’s energy efficiency marketing and outreach campaign. In this role, she co-authored best practice guides on energy efficiency and water conservation, and developed and led statewide educational marketing initiatives to help Californians reduce their energy use. She also provided testimony to the California Public Utilities Commission to advance energy efficiency in the state’s energy policy. Nicole also provided marketing and strategic consulting services to a national nonprofit, helping the organization re-launch its website and marketing materials, as well as launch a new social networking product. Nicole received an MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management with a concentration in Sustainability Leadership and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Middlebury College. At UCLA Anderson, she served as the president of the school’s Net Impact chapter, a member-organization that empowers new leaders to use business to improve the world.
William (Bill) Smith wsmith@nposolutions.org
William H. Smith began his career in the Information Technology industry where he served for more than twenty years as programmer, systems analyst, and project leader. During that time, Bill’s project management experience was significant, and included development of interactive IT systems; supervision of procedural planning efforts; design of data encryption methods; development and installation of business cost-saving measures; and improvement of customer service and business auditing processes. His experience included work in the printing, transportation, and software consulting industries. Increasingly over time, he found that his skills in writing and presentation were in demand in the areas of user and technical documentation, customer communications, and business proposal development. He thereafter turned his career direction toward communications, particularly for the non-profit sector. He began working with NPO Solutions in 2004, where he has used his expertise in proposal writing and business documentation to the advantage of many clients. Bill earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the University of Virginia. He commutes regularly between southern California and his home in San Antonio, Texas.
