Welcome To Effective Leadership Advisors (ELA) Nonprofit Consulting
MISSION
Effective Leadership Advisors Nonprofit Consulting (ELA) leverages the brain power of senior consultants and advanced technologies to answer questions more cost effectively than any other paid source, teaching nonprofit organizations, public servants, students, as well as other individuals, optimal strategies and tactics in the face of increasingly complex and challenging environments.
ORGANIZATIONAL STATUS
ELA is a 501 (c) 3 not-for-profit incorporated in Maine, USA.
ADVISING
Professional, Academic & Organizational Leadership; Conflict Management
Do you have a question that your team has not been able to adequately answer?
ELA will provide you with the most cost-effective answers, and teach you professional, academic and organizational leadership as well as conflict management, advising nonprofit organizations, public servants, students and other individuals who are facing barriers to advancement in areas related to your question or your mission.
Advanced Applied Research
In advising nonprofit organizations, public servants and students, ELA leverages the brain power of senior consultants and advanced technologies for applied research, including but not limited to Computer-Assisted Quantitative Data Analysis Software, Generative Artificial Intelligence, and electronic libraries and databases.
Advising Fees
ELA offers a sliding-scale fee schedule based on organizational or personal income.
Effective Leadership Advisors
Mary Centellas, Attorney-at-Law: Juvenile & Restorative Justice.
Abraham Sarmiento: Information Technology & Security.
Jon R. Zemans, MBA: Nonprofit Governance.
Adam R. Zemans, Attorney-at-Law (JD, MSW, MS): Nonprofit Governance, Conflict Resolution Design & Implementation, Conflict Coaching & Strategy, Negotiation, and College Application, Scholarship & Fellowship Advising, Advanced Electronic Research.
PUBLISHING
ELA publishes news and articles deemed relevant to your mission.
Disclaimer
ELA utilizes Webglot for automatic translations of English text into Spanish. While we edit and address any potential misspellings, the system has limitations. Please exercise discretion when using this translated text to prevent misrepresentation.
Featured
What's happening to American universities is unprecedented in scope and breathtaking in its recklessness.
We are either witnessing the death of verifiable knowledge, or its most spectacular rebirth.
Governor Mills today issued a proclamation declaring May 1, 2025 as "Law Day" throughout the State of Maine. Law Day has been celebrated annually on May 1 since its 1958 designation by President Eisenhower.
Announcing Citizens’ Climate International Workshops for the upcoming U.N. COP 29 conference.
Your guide to quick and effective climate action
The escalating conflict between Washington and our nation's most prestigious universities has reached a fever pitch. The Trump administration, in an aggressive pursuit of its campaign promises, is actively targeting elite institutions like Harvard and Columbia, threatening their federal funding and accreditation status.
Despite unprecedented investment and widespread enthusiasm, artificial intelligence initiatives are largely failing to deliver significant business value.
Despite unprecedented investment and widespread enthusiasm, artificial intelligence initiatives are largely failing to deliver significant business value, a recent study reveals.
A heated debate is unfolding in Washington's foreign policy circles regarding the U.S. role in inadvertently boosting China's growing influence in Latin America. While Ryan Berg's Foreign Policy article, "China Won’t Be the Obvious Winner in Latin America,” downplayed this concern, R. Evan Ellis, a former State Department official, has penned a sharp rebuttal. Ellis contends that current U.S. actions, rather than curbing China, are actually creating opportunities for its expansion.
Newly obtained documents reveal the explicitly far-right origins and agenda behind Clearview AI, the controversial facial recognition company whose technology is now employed by federal agencies including ICE and the FBI.
Over the past two decades, China has significantly expanded its presence in Latin America, surpassing the U.S. as the largest trading partner for several countries. China's Belt and Road Initiative has attracted over 20 Latin American nations, funding infrastructure projects and aligning with Beijing's geopolitical goals.
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO), a move that has sparked both criticism and debate.
The U.S. State Department has released Global Guidelines for Countering Antisemitism, a non-binding framework designed to help governments, international bodies, and civil society combat rising antisemitism worldwide.
A short presentation about the viability of building a data center powered by geothermal energy in Hungary.
A short presentation discussing the potential viability of constructing a data center that would be powered by geothermal energy in the South East region of Hungary. This innovative approach to energy generation has the capacity to sustainably meet the energy demands for anticipated future artificial intelligence developments and applications.
Atlas TI offers user-friendly qualitative data analysis software with multi-platform access.
Atlas TI offers user-friendly qualitative data analysis software with multi-platform access

In 2015, Mark Carney, then Governor of the Bank of England, delivered a pivotal speech at Lloyd's of London that fundamentally shifted how the financial sector perceives climate risk.
Mark Carney addressed the growing recognition of climate change as a significant threat to financial stability, a perspective that has only intensified in recent years. Understanding the intersection of climate and finance is now crucial for investors, financial institutions, and the public alike. With initiatives from central banks like the Bank of England and ongoing financial risk assessments, it's clear that climate change is no longer just an environmental concern; it's a financial one.