Mim Carlson, consults in the areas of leadership development and organizational capacity building with nonprofit organizations. She specializes in board development, board/ED partnerships, executive coaching, staff transitions, and strategic planning, and also serves as an interim executive director for groups. Mim has over twenty-five years of experience in nonprofits and each position she has held has required proposal writing to foundations, corporations, and the government. She has successfully raised millions of dollars for organizations as a staffperson or consultant. Mim is the author of two books and is currently working on her third book, The Executive Director's Survivor Guide, to be published in the near future.

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