I help nonprofit and community leaders build stronger boards, strategies, and teams through practical consulting, facilitation, training and coaching that strengthens organizations and communities.
Signe (Clayton) Bell (she/her) is Director of Nonprofit and Community Programs and Policy Scientist with the Center for Community Research and Service (CCRS) in the Biden School of Public Policy and Administration at the University of Delaware and has been working with nonprofits and community organizations for more than 20 years. In addition to her work as a Standards for Excellence® Licensed Consultant, she is also a Certified Workshop Leader for the Strategic Doing™ Institute and a BoardSource® Certified Governance Consultant and directs the Nonprofit Leadership Certificate program at the University of Delaware.
Signe has a B.S. in Human Services and an M.P.A. with a specialization in Nonprofit & Community Leadership from the University of Delaware. Prior to joining the staff of the Center for Community Research and Service, she worked in the area of Youth Development with several youth serving nonprofits.
Signe loves working with and coaching nonprofit/community leaders and boards and helping them attain their professional and organizational goals, as well as working with Public Policy and Nonprofit Leadership Certificate Program students as they plan and prepare for a career in Public Policy and/or Nonprofit Leadership. Her favorite types of consulting engagements include board/staff training, facilitation, Board Self-Assessments and leadership coaching.
Signe has served on many boards, commissions and advisory councils and currently serves as Vice President for Membership for the Nonprofit Academic Centers Council (NACC). Signe lives in Pilesgrove, NJ with her husband, 2 daughters, 3 dogs, 3 cats and an overabundance of animals of the rescued and farmyard variety.
