Team

With two decades of leadership experience in social impact, Tim has helped hundreds of diverse organizations grow and thrive. Prior to consulting, Tim held leadership roles at Full Circle Fund, the Boston Foundation and Tides. He has been an Executive Director, Head of Programs, Community Organizer, Funder and Fundraiser.

Tim specializes in Strategic Planning, Interim Leadership, Executive Coaching and Program Design. He asks the hard questions, elevates community voices and experiences, and convenes diverse stakeholders towards audacious social impact goals. Tim has facilitated short-term and long-term strategic planning for organizations with budget sizes of $100k-$25M and raised 7-figure major gifts for various causes and organizations.

Fluent in Spanish and a first-generation college graduate, Tim has worked to build more equitable communities and systems since his teenage years. He has studied at Harvard Business School, the University of San Francisco and Colby College. Tim has completed racial equity, facilitation, and DEIB training with Stanford, The Interaction Institute for Social Change and YW. Tim is a Leadership NH Class of 2025 Fellow.

Tim’s social impact work has been featured in Stanford Social Innovation Review, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, the Boston Globe (Social Impact GameChanger), Boston Business Journal, and SF Business Times. He has served on over 15 nonprofit boards in the last two decades.

Tim lives in Concord, New Hampshire and works throughout New England (and remotely). He enjoys reading and writing poetry, working out, self-care and making people laugh and smile. He can often be found researching Parkinson’s Disease and dementia in hopes of helping his mother and others impacted by this dual diagnosis.

Tim Smith-Gerding (he/him)
Founder & President (tim@graniteimpact.org)

Advisors

Our Advisors offer diverse lived and professional experiences to support specific projects.

  • Cassie Gruenstein (she/her)

    ADVISOR

  • Kathy Esparza (she/her)

    ADVISOR

  • Laura Martinez (she/her)

    ADVISOR

  • Pen Howell (he/they)

    ADVISOR

  • Tori Hay Lindahl (she/her)

    ADVISOR

Business Partners

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