Debra Hertz

The Strategy Group, LLC

PO Box 1066, Darien, CT 06820 | (203) 249-8959 | dwhertz@thestrategygroupllc.org
Works in: Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island

Last updated:
Tuesday, Jul 29, 2025

The Strategy Group is an advisory firm that provides transformative guidance, direction, and support to nonprofit leaders. They know that directing a nonprofit and delivering on mission can be challenging. Debra Hertz, Ph.D, founder of The Strategy Group leads a team of experienced consultants that offers a wide range of first hand experience and skills across the nonprofit sector. They work collaboratively to assess needs and strategically help solve organizational problems in order to have a greater mission impact in our community. pursue our work with passion and joy. Services include strategic planning, leadership development, executive transitions and searches, and mergers and strategic partnerships.

Areas of Expertise:

Board assessment, structure, training, performance

Executive coaching, Job descriptions, Leadership training and development, Performance management, Team building

Organizational assessments, Strategic planning, Organizational development, Collaborations and mergers, Managing change, Meeting facilitation

Deep expertise in these issue areas: Foundations / Grantmakers, Hunger, Food Security, Poverty, Social Services / Human Services

Past Clients:

  • Organization: CT Foodshare
    Description of services provided: Merger Planning and Capacity Building
    Year services provided: 2020 - present
  • Organization: Neighbor to Neighbor
    Description of services provided: Strategic Planning & Search Support
    Year services provided: 2017 - 2025
  • Organization: Domus
    Description of services provided: Planning, Coaching and Training
    Year services provided: 2013 - current
  • Organization: Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich
    Description of services provided: Executive Search, Strategic Planning & Capacity Building
    Year services provided: 2017 - current
  • Organization: CT Council of Family Service Agencies
    Description of services provided: Leadership Training Program and Strategic Planning
    Year services provided: 2013 - 2017
  • Organization: SoundWaters
    Description of services provided: Merger Negotiations
    Year services provided: 2015
  • Organization: Newtown Sandy Hook Community Foundation
    Description of services provided: Strategic Plan, Community Conversation, and Capacity Building Trainings
    Year services provided: 2014 - 2018


Training & Workshops:

  • Name: High Performing Nonprofit Boards
    Duration: 1.5 hours or part of a longer board retreat
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  • Name: Building Intentional Culture
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  • Name: Building Strong Teams
    Duration: 1.5 hours or part of a longer retreat
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  • Name: Leading & Accelerating Change
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  • Name: Navigating New Leadership
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  • Name: Strategic Decision Making
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