Michelle Hopson

Hopson Consultancy, LLC

606 Post Road East #613, Westport, CT 06880 | (203) 340-0092 | info@hopsonconsultancy.com
Works in: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont

Last updated:
Wednesday, Oct 01, 2025

Hopson Consultancy, LLC is a capacity building and change management practice for nonprofits and women-owned businesses committed to transforming the world. We partner with problem solvers who create market or community solutions. We bolster business models and build an enterprise’s capacity to thrive, profit, and generate sustainable cash flow. Our three keystone consultative services allows our clients to come to the decision table well connected, precise, and ready to co-create even bigger market or community impact with an ongoing change management approach. What We Do: We help plan a progress with higher-level business consulting; We help drive a progress with foundational business consulting; and We transform a business with culture shaping consulting.

Areas of Expertise:

Board assessment, structure, training, performance

Organizational evaluation

Accreditation / licensing

Financial analysis and planning, Financial policies and procedures

Fundraising / fund development planning

Contract management / bidding process

Diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI)

Managing change, Strategic planning, Organizational development

Technology strategy and planning

Deep expertise in these issue areas: Community Development, Education (K-12), Workforce Training and Development, Youth Development

Past Clients:

  • Organization: ELSS of Fairfield County
    Name: Peter Shaker, Board President
    Description of services provided: Board Consultant
    Year services provided: 7/2015 - present
    Contact Info: | board@elss-fairfieldcounty.org
  • Organization: Barbara E. Giordano Foundation, Inc.
    Name: Virginia Giordano, Founder
    Description of services provided: Board Development & Implementation Consultant
    Year services provided: 2017-2018
    Contact Info: | giordanofoundation@gmail.com
  • Organization: International Women's Writing Guild
    Name: Cathleen O'Connor, Board Governance Chair
    Description of services provided: Board Development Initiative
    Year services provided: 8/17-9/17
    Contact Info: | cathleen@cathleenoconnor.com
  • Organization: Bachson Academy
    Name: Madeleine Monaghan Golda, Chief Academic Officer
    Description of services provided: Consulting, Provisional Management Services
    Year services provided: 2017-2018
    Contact Info: | maddygolda@gmail.com


Training & Workshops:

  • Name: Advanced Leadership: Transformation Management Skill Building, Coalition Building & Conversion Strategies
    Duration: 1-3 hours
    Fee: $175 per hour
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  • Name: Diversity Capital: Investing in your Organization’s Intercultural Communication, Actionable Strategies for Leading & Managing Diversity Initiatives
    Duration: 1 - 3 hours
    Fee: $175 per hour
    Fees Negotiable: Yes
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  • Name: Cross-sector Communication & Inter-functional Coordination Techniques
    Duration: 1 - 3 hours
    Fee: $175 per hour
    Fees Negotiable: Yes
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  • Name: From Awareness to Revenue: How to build your social-good brand
    Duration: 1 - 2 hours
    Fee: $175 per hour
    Fees Negotiable: Yes
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  • Name: How to Grab a Funder’s Mindshare: Implementable methods for fund development
    Duration: 1 - 3 hours
    Fee: $175 per hour
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  • Name: Antidotes for Donor Fatigue: Donor focused strategies & tools
    Duration: 1 - 2 hours
    Fee: $175 per hour
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  • Name: Trending Program Measurements & Metrics
    Duration: 1 - 2 hours
    Fee: $175 per hour
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