About
Orange Oak Nonprofit Management serves nonprofits, foundations, and associations to convert times of change into foundation points for positive transformation. Partnering with our clients, we deliver executive searches, management solutions, and governance advisory - creating stability for nonprofits during transition.
The name? It’s simple…
Orange: Symbol of transformation giving a feeling of optimism.
Oak: Symbol of strength giving a feeling of durability.
Your organization deserves these qualities.
David Greider, Founder and Principal
Orange Oak is led by David Greider, a mission-driven leader who has built his career developing a unique knowledge set in nonprofit management, community engagement, event development, board governance, team building, and partnerships. David brings his clients over 15 years experience helping organizations transition, innovate, and grow.
Prior to Orange Oak, David held leadership positions with the Center for Nonprofit Management, Nashville Health Care Council, and Digital Medicine Society. As a member of senior leadership, he has managed board of directors and committees, guided strategic planning, directed national conferences, identified, hired and coached leaders for key roles, created international partnerships, and identified brand expansion and new revenue opportunities. From local nonprofits to global networks, David has built relationships with F500 C-suite executives and other high-profile leaders throughout the nonprofit, community, government and healthcare sectors, making purposeful connections that fostered partnerships and collaboration.
David has called Nashville, TN home for over 20 years, where he resides with his wife, daughter, and Blue Heeler pup. He received his B.A. from Tennessee State University and his M.B.A. from Lipscomb University with a concentration in Nonprofit Management. He is a 2012 Nashville Emerging Leaders Alumni and formerly served as the director of Nashville’s Young Nonprofit Professionals. David currently serves on the board of the Tennessee Environmental Council chairing the governance committee, and is an advisor to the Nashville Entrepreneur Center’s Project Healthcare program.
Affiliated Partners
Elizabeth Carroll
Helping and empowering others has always been a passion of Elizabeth's, something she's lived out through years of nonprofit leadership, HR and recruiting strategy, and career and leadership development coaching. At Elizabeth Carroll Coaching, she supports her clients by helping them identify values, goals, and roadblocks, holding them accountable to their action plans, and celebrating their successes. Leveraging coaching techniques as well as her extensive experience in HR leadership and performance management, she helps clients achieve the next level of success in their careers.
Elizabeth received a B.S. in Psychology at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. She is a 2014 Nashville Emerging Leader alumni, and currently serves on NEL's alumni engagement committee. She has been a volunteer and advocate for Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee since 2008. Elizabeth believes engaging with and cultivating our future leaders is key to our community's success.
A Nashville native, Elizabeth enjoys spending time exploring Nashville's food scene, but even more so, appreciating home cooked meals prepared by her husband, Tony. In her spare time, she enjoys balancing all those meals by hiking with her chocolate Labrador, Buster Brown.
Matt Deeb
Matt founded Nonprofit Consulting Services in 2022 to focus solely on providing financial and operational support services to nonprofit and foundation clients. He is drawn to the energy, ingenuity, and passion within this sector. Matt employs his 25+ years of accounting, finance, and investment experience to help nonprofit leaders improve their organization's financial processes, infrastructure, communication, and reporting. Most nonprofits do not have the resources to hire a full-time CFO. Matt believes that by serving as a fractional CFO, he can be a cost effective solution for nonprofits and foundations. His goal is to free up leaders' time through the implementation of financial/operational efficiencies and by removing tasks from their to-do lists. Partnering with clients in this way enables leadership to focus on managing their team and creating a greater impact within the community they serve.
Prior to opening his consulting practice, Matt was the CFO of The Healing Trust, a Nashville-based private foundation. During his 14-year tenure, Matt was responsible for overseeing a $100+ million investment portfolio and all financial aspects of the organization. He was a member of the grant review team and through this work learned a great deal about the operational, financial, and governance challenges that non-profit organizations face. Matt also has public accounting and investment advisory experience.
Matt grew up in Tallahassee, Florida and has undergraduate degrees in Accounting and Finance from Florida State University. He currently serves on the West End Home Foundation Investment Committee. Matt and his wife, Beth, have lived in Nashville since 2000 and enjoy seeing films at the Belcourt, live music, and reading.
Jocelyn Harms
Jocelyn Harms is a creative executive with 20+ years of expertise in communications, marketing, branding, design and event production. During her career she has focused on using storytelling techniques to create clarity in communications, and is a StoryBrand Certified Guide. After over a decade in the music industry and years of experience deploying marketing strategies at one of the largest healthcare providers in the country, she founded Password Creative in 2017, a boutique communications and brand identity consultancy. Password Creative has served clients ranging from national healthcare organizations to local Nashville nonprofit agencies. Whether it’s a song lyric, a promotional email, or a nuanced conversation, Jocelyn believes clear and genuine communication is the key element in bringing people together.
She serves as a board member for Nashville’s chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners. In 2018 she cofounded Live Here Vote Here, an organization that promotes voter engagement in Middle Tennessee.
Originally from Texas, Jocelyn has lived and worked in Nashville for over 20 years. She enjoys gardening, beekeeping, cooking, entertaining, and spending time with her husband, cattle dog, and vivacious two-year-old daughter.
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