David Wagner

Clear Mission Consulting, LLC

151 Forest Avenue Suite 3165, Portland, ME 04101 | (603) 540-6628 | david@clearmissionconsulting.com
Works in: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont

Last updated:
Tuesday, Aug 12, 2025

Clear Mission Consulting helps nonprofits and libraries make strategies matter - through facilitated planning, executive coaching, and issue processing. We help nonprofit and community leaders develop actionable strategies, build the capacity to execute, and create momentum to put plans into action. Also available for workshops, training, and speaking! Signature talks on: - Turning strategies into realistic plans of action - Motivating and leading teams (including through persuasion, rather than authority) - Building stakeholder support and commitment in tricky situations

Areas of Expertise:

Board assessment, structure, training, performance

Communications / marketing planning and strategy

Organizational evaluation

Advocacy / lobbying, Public policy development and strategy

Executive coaching, Leadership training and development

Business / financial models, Business plan development, Collaborations and mergers, Managing change, Meeting facilitation, Organizational assessments, Strategic planning, Organizational development

Deep expertise in these issue areas: Health Care, Libraries, Youth Development

Past Clients:

  • Organization: Cybercrime Support Network
    Name: Karen Creasey
    Description of services provided: Program strategy and planning, Stakeholder engagement, Document writing
    Year services provided: 2021-2022
  • Organization: Reach Out West
    Name: Linda Lee
    Description of services provided: Program evaluation - data analysis training
    Year services provided: 2022
  • Organization: Our Hope Association
    Name: Heather Greko
    Description of services provided: Strategic planning - facilitation, research, stakeholder engagement, document writing
    Year services provided: 2022
  • Organization: Daly City Youth Health Center
    Name: Annya Shapiro
    Description of services provided: Facilitated development of strategic plan and assisted teams with execution
    Year services provided: 2024-2025
  • Organization: Rodgers Memorial Library
    Name: Linda Pilla
    Description of services provided: Facilitated strategic plan development
    Year services provided: 2025
  • Organization: New Hampshire Juvenile Court Diversion Network
    Name: Alissa Cannon
    Description of services provided: Strategic communications planning and consulting
    Year services provided: 2025
  • Organization: Richmond Ed Fund
    Name: Taikein Cooper
    Description of services provided: Conducted strategic organizational assessment
    Year services provided: 2023
  • Organization: Hampton Falls Free Library
    Name: Joanna Meighan
    Description of services provided: Facilitated development of strategic plan
    Year services provided: 2024
  • Organization: Overcomers Refugee Services
    Name: Clement Kigugu
    Description of services provided: Co-led facilitation of strategic plan
    Year services provided: 2025


Training & Workshops:

  • Name: Drive Change Without Authority
    Duration: 75 minutes
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    Reference: Zeina Eyceoz, NHBSR
  • Name: Getting Unstuck - Overcome Roadblocks to Success
    Duration: 75 minutes
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    Reference: Keryn Kriegl, NH Center for Nonprofits
  • Name: 3 Keys to Making Strategy Matter
    Duration: 75 minutes
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    Reference: Keryn Kriegl, NH Center for Nonprofits
  • Name: Turning Strategy into Action
    Duration: 1 hour
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    Reference: Linda Pilla, Rodgers Memorial Library

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