Bio
John Magisano brings 25 years of experience in government and nonprofit and management assistance organizations in the fields of HIV/AIDS, hunger and nutrition, youth and education, senior services, legal assistance, community development, supportive housing and anti-poverty programming to his organization development practice. He is passionate about helping community-based organizations achieve their missions through excellence in programming, governance, sustainability and strategic alliances and integrating learning on all levels of their organizations.
John has trained hundreds of people to be more effective in areas such as staff development, program design and evaluation, effective board governance, case management, basic grant writing, policies and procedures, and strategic planning.
John has presented on nonprofit management and organization development topics at local and national conferences, including The US Conference on AIDS, The Alliance for Nonprofit Management, The Center for Nonprofit Excellence, and Creating Change-National Gay & Lesbian Task Force.
In addition to his consulting practice, John is an ordained minister with a Master's in Divinity from New York Theological Seminary. He is certified in organization development by the NTL Institute, economic development finance by the National Development Council, interim executive leadership by the Support Center for Nonprofit Management, and spiritual guidance by the Guild for Spiritual Guidance.
He is currently co-chair of New York Technical Assistance Providers (NYTAP) and chair of their Program Work Group, a member of the Organization Development Network of NY, and a volunteer trainer for the Support Center for Nonprofit Management of NY.
Current Articles:
- Check out my article called Focus on Strategy at Laurence Pagnoni and Associates (LAPA) News and Views
