Give the bedrocks of your organization
the time and focus they require

At Mindful Direction, we understand how challenging it is to find the time for mission-critical projects. That's why we provide the personal guidance and tailored solutions your organization needs to accelerate your impact.

Explore our services

Transform Strategy into Action

Craft multi-year strategic plans and/or annual operating roadmaps.

We can:

  • Create the project plan

  • Execute your project alongside organizational leaders

  • Create progress monitoring tools

Impact:

  • Alignment of long-term goals with annual and quarterly benchmarks

  • Exceeding goals because the leadership team and staff are engaged

  • Clearer communications about progress to goals

  • Ability to adapt as you monitor progress

Facilitate Effective Leadership Teams

Ensure your leadership team runs smoothly and efficiently.

We can:

  • Plan, facilitate, and follow up on leadership team meetings

  • Lead retreats to improve the functioning of your team

Impact:

  • Relief for CEO/ED

  • Better management, leading to stronger outcomes and staff culture

  • Communities you work alongside feel the difference

Build Stronger Boards

Create a strong, engaged Board of Directors

We can:

  • Diagnose and plan for board improvement

  • Manage recruitment and succession planning

  • Orchestrate board retreats

  • Create ongoing board engagement tools

Impact:

  • A group of champions who are excited to answer your call when needed

  • Increased financial support from your board and their networks

Meet Maire

Maire Daly is a senior nonprofit leader who is passionate about ensuring that social impact organizations have the strong leadership and operational foundations that they need in order to fulfill their mission and ignite social change. With nearly twenty years of experience in a variety of roles, including strategic planning, partnership strategy, board management, and fundraising, she is ready to partner with you to raise your organization to the next level.

Prior to launching Mindful Direction, Maire served as Vice President of Development for a nationwide literacy organization, raised over $6M annually while leading External Affairs for a Chicago-based college access organization, and redefined key processes for a large teacher recruitment nonprofit. She began her career in curriculum development for a major publishing firm, creating science content for students in grades 6-12.

Maire holds an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BA in Physics from the University of Chicago.

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