About Harry Smith Consulting

Harry Smith is a Community Organizing and Development consultant with over 25 years of experience in the community organizing and development field.  He most recently served as Director of Sustainable Economic Development for the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative, including managing the activities of the Dudley Neighbors Inc. Community Land Trust, one of the largest urban land trusts in the country. 

He currently works with community-based organizations in the Boston area and nationally, specializing in the following services:

• Provide strategic advice around organizational development, community organizing strategies, and political advocacy to leaders of grassroots organizations, community development corporations, and community land trusts;

• Develop organizing and advocacy campaigns to promote community control of development and affordable housing development;

• Provide technical assistance to emerging Community Land Trusts;

• Facilitate organizational strategic planning processes, including retreat facilitation and stakeholder interviews;

• Conduct training sessions to build capacity of board, staff, and leaders;

• Provide 1-1 mentoring and coaching to nonprofit leaders;

• Coordinate hiring and onboarding of organizers and program staff;

• Public speaking and presentations at local and national conferences on land use planning, community land trusts, and community organizing.

• Spanish fluency in reading, conversation, and writing. Able to conduct trainings and facilitate meetings in Spanish.

Harry earned a B.A. from Brown University and an M.S. in Community Economic Development from Southern New Hampshire University.