Renee Rubin Ross

Ph.D.

Founder & Principal

The Ross Collective

Country or state

United States (California)

Available to

North America

City

Berkeley

Fee

Languages

English

Volunteer

Personal Details

Bio

Dr. Renee Rubin Ross is a nationally recognized leader on board and organizational development and strategy and the founder of The Ross Collective, a consulting firm that designs and leads inclusive, participatory processes for social sector boards and staff.

Committed to racial equity in the nonprofit sector, Dr. Ross supports organizations and individuals in practices that celebrate and amplify diverse voices and perspectives.

In addition to her consulting work, Dr. Ross is the Director of the Cal State University East Bay Nonprofit Management Certificate program and teaches Board Development and Grant Writing for the program.

Dr. Ross lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her family. She is a Board member of the Alliance for Nonprofit Management. Her Doctorate in Education and Jewish Studies from New York University explored parent participation in schools.

Renee’s hobbies include running, hiking, playing guitar and baking sourdough bread.

Current position (2)

Founder & Principal

The Ross Collective

Board Member & Governance Chair

Alliance for Nonprofit Management

Degrees (2)

Ph.D., Education

New York University

2004 to 2009

B.A., History & Women's Studies

U.C. Berkeley

1987 to 1992

Presentations

Presentations (2)

How Nonprofits Can Run Interactive, Inclusive Virtual Meetings

Dr. Renee Rubin Ross will share and practice simple virtual tools to lead meetings that get participants sharing ideas, interacting and moving towards investment and action.

Design and Run Inclusive, Interactive Virtual Meetings

This presentation will explore three questions to help you design & lead better virtual meetings. We'll look at concrete strategies within each area and encourage you to come up with next steps to improve your ability to design and lead virtual meetings.

Past talks (1)

Recruiting and Working With Productive Nonprofit Boards

Board Development Course

CSUEB, Oakland, CA

January 29, 2020

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Books & Articles (8)

3 Questions for Leading Inclusive, Interactive Virtual Meetings

Better Nonprofit Leadership: Balance Compassion and Inclusive Action

An Unexpected Shift From First Steps to Breakthrough

Create Gratitude and Energy by Focusing on the Most Painful Truths

How to Win the Strategic Planning Battle

3 Big Ideas for Productive and Inspiring Nonprofit Board Orientations

Watch What Happens When You Align Energy and Vision

The Surprising Truth about Staff Fundraising

Expertise (8)

Leadership

Clients

California State University East Bay

Habitat for Humanity

Bloomerang

Network for Good

Center for Nonprofit and Volunteer Leadership

San Mateo County Community College District

Dress for Success International

Reviews

Testimonials (1)

Renee is a dynamic, inclusive presenter. In my role as Chief Engagement Officer for Bloomerang, I host multiple webinars monthly. Renee's webinar on Designing & Leading Virtual Meetings stood out for audience engagement and its inspiring content. The 500+ attendees participated by responding frequently and thoughtfully to the prompts in the chat. Renee shared valuable information in a clear and structured manner, giving participants immediately actionable tools to do better work. She raised important and timely points about inclusion that can support all of us to hear more voices in meetings and conversations. I'd highly recommend Renee as a presenter- we'd love to bring her back soon.
Steven Shattuck
Verified

Why choose me?

Our presentations inspire participants to bring new tools and approaches back to their organizations