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

Welcome to Mindful Direction, where we partner with you to accelerate the impact of your organization. We know how challenging it is to find the dedicated time and mindfulness for mission-critical projects. We're here to guide you with tailored solutions and a personal touch, every step of the way.

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Transform Strategy into Action

Craft multi-year strategic plans and annual operating roadmaps.

We can:

  • Create and launch the project plan

  • Execute either all or parts of the project alongside organizational leaders

  • Create progress monitoring tools

Impact:

  • Long-term goals aligned with annual, quarterly, and monthly goals

  • Increased liklihood of meeting or exceeding goals when entire leadership team and staff are engaged and communications are clear

  • Ability to change and 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

  • Create and lead retreats that allow you to step

    back from daily responsibilities to improve the

    functioning of your team

Impact:

  • Relief for CEO/ED

  • Clearly aligned leaders manage better, leading to stronger outcomes and better staff culture and retention

  • Communities you work alongside feel the difference when working with a well-run team

Build Stronger Boards

Create a strong and engaged Board of Directors

We can:

  • Diagnose potential areas for improvement and

    create a plan for growth

  • Manage recruitment or succession planning

  • Orchestrate board retreats and input sessions

  • Create tools for ongoing board engagement

Impact:

  • Have a group of champions and advisors who are excited to answer your call when needed

  • Increased financial support both from your board and from their networks, who they inspire to invest.

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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