About Us
Nonprofit Strategy Group is a partnership of experienced, successful nonprofit executives with a full range of expertise and roles, including Executive Director, Chief Advancement Officer, Chief Marketing Officer and Operations. Our team has also served in a wide variety of board roles at local, regional, and national organizations.
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Mimi is an accomplished nonprofit executive who has held multiple leadership roles at local and national nonprofits, and served as a board leader and consultant for some of our community’s flagship organizations. Her experience spans the education, arts/culture, government, health/human services, faith, and civic sectors. She is known for her expertise in strategic planning, fundraising and growth campaigns, membership programs, social enterprise programs, public policy, marketing, and brand strategy. With career-long dedication and respect for the nonprofit sector, she believes these challenging times can lay the groundwork for meaningful, mission-driven transformation.
With deep roots in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Mimi and her husband are currently adjusting to an empty nest after raising four daughters.
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Andy is a seasoned nonprofit executive with deep experience in multiple facets of leadership. Andy’s roles have included Executive Director, Chief Marketing Officer and VP of Advancement and Annual Campaign. He brings the highly valuable ability to pair adaptive strategy with an eye toward implementation.
He’s had over a dozen years of consulting experience, building long-term relationships with nonprofits and mission-driven companies on projects ranging from developing strategy to campaign management to leadership communications.
Andy lives in White Bear Lake with his wife, four kids, and his wheaten terrier, Clover.
Our Values and Approach
People-Centered
We demonstrate our commitment to inclusion by approaching every project seeking to understand how best to engage and elevate different perspectives and experiences, from both inside and outside the organization. We ensure our work together is collaborative and aligns with your organization's values, priorities, behaviors, and impacts.
Compassionate
We believe in the value of being direct and will pose challenging questions. But we always act with empathy with the intent of identifying the most constructive, effective path forward. We recognize the emotional highs and lows that come with navigating organizational changes and exploring new and different future paths.
Curious
We acknowledge and respect that you are the experts at what you do, and we are grateful for the privilege of listening deeply with a sincere desire to learn about your people, your organization, and your broader field of work in every interaction. Learning from you is the best part of this work.
Innovative
We believe that times of change, crisis, and challenge often spark creative solutions, new ideas, and strategic innovations that can chart a more sustainable, focused, and impactful future for organizations. Our process prioritizes the identification, assessment and design of new, out-of-the-box strategies.
Collaborative
We won’t come in and tell you what to do, we’ll partner with you to develop strategic solutions that work in your context, with your stakeholders, and fitting your organizational leadership style and culture.
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