January 2026 – Toronto, Ontario
The CMC® Pro Bono Program has completed a no-charge management consulting engagement for the Neurodiversity Change Foundation. The CMC Canada Pro Bono Program sources management consultants and provides free management consulting to registered charities in need.
Toronto-based Certified Management Consultant Janet Cloud volunteered her professional services to assist NCF while it is establishing financial, operational and organizational building blocks of a sustainable impactful non-profit delivering products, services, and knowledge locally, provincially, federally and worldwide.
Janet mentored and coached NCF ’s Founder & Board Chair to identify and define startup activities feasible within funding and resource constraints. Operational building blocks and best practices were discussed to create a view of the possible end-state organization. Priorities were identified with options for resource allocation to have the greatest positive impact on delivery of the NCF mission. Work focused on mechanisms to perform advocacy and create awareness to encourage engagement with NCF and attract partners and donors. AI was carefully used to create communications materials for multiple stakeholders. Janet also helped prepare materials for communication to the board facilitating their understanding and the decision-making required relating to the many facets and implications of implementing a start-up plan with limited funds and resources.
About the Neurodiversity Change Foundation (NCF)
The Neurodiversity Change Foundation (NCF) is a neurodivergent-led foundation advancing systemic equity for neurodivergent adults across healthcare, employment, justice, and public systems. Through education, advocacy, and applied innovation, NCF develops and scales evidence-informed, co-designed solutions that improve accessibility, reduce preventable harm, and strengthen outcomes across institutions and communities. NCF partners with employers, healthcare providers, academics and system leaders to embed neuroinclusion into strategy, policy, and operational practice, ensuring neurodivergent people are not only included, but supported to lead, belong, and thrive within systems designed with their needs and expertise at the center.
For more information, see www.neurodiversitychangefoundation.com.
About Janet Cloud, MBA, CMC, ICD.D
Janet Cloud is an accomplished board director and senior technology & operations executive. With banking, securities, consulting, B2B relationship management, market research, and digital products experience, she has transformed global companies by inspiring high-performance teams executing digital innovation. Well versed in corporate governance, Janet has served for more than 15 years on government, corporate, healthcare and education boards, including as Board and Committee Chair.
Janet has created strategy and driven rapid sustainable growth and profitability in multinationals by assessing what is needed to transform IT infrastructure alongside process improvement while minimizing enterprise risk. Over more than 25 years in CIO and COO roles, she has gained experience in digital strategy, systems infrastructure/architecture, production support, and software development and implementation. She has led numerous multi-country initiatives requiring innovative management of technology and operations. She has managed the business model of a head office supporting satellite units and multiple digital products and services by creating and expanding operations and technology organizations to support this model. She has built and inspired diverse teams supporting more than 20 franchise/agency companies on all continents delivering digital products worldwide to the globe's largest multinational CPG companies in 19 languages. She has been a catalyst for the delivery of new ideas, products, and services.
About CMC-Canada Pro Bono Program
The CMC-Canada Pro Bono Consulting Program connects skilled volunteer consultants with non-profit organizations to provide strategic planning and operational support at no cost.
For more information about the program or to apply for assistance, please visit https://www.cmc-canada.ca/Pro-Bono-Consulting-Program.
Rondey Evely, FCMC - pro-bono@cmc-canada.ca.
About CMC-Canada
The Canadian Association of Management Consultants (CMC-Canada) fosters excellence and integrity in the management consulting profession. CMC-Canada administers, and its provincial Institutes confer, the Certified Management Consultant (CMC) designation in Canada. The Association and its 2500+ members advocate for the CMC designation and are dedicated to advancing the profession and delivering the benefits of these efforts to the client community. CMC-Canada is a founding member of the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes (ICMCI), now CMC-Global, a global network of management consultants of 49 member countries.
For more information about CMC Canada, contact: membership@cmc-canada.ca.
