Daniela Mira, MSW

Director of Capacity Building & Evaluation at New Commonwealth Fund

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

About

Experience

  • The New Commonwealth Fund (Full-time · 3 yrs 11 mos)
    • Director of Capacity Building & Evaluation
      Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr

    • Director of Program Investments & Capacity Building
      Sep 2024 - Jul 2025 · 11 mos

    • Manager of Portfolio Impact & Skills Based Volunteering
      Aug 2022 - Oct 2024 · 2 yrs 3 mos

      · Develop and manage NCF’s strategy to build a skills-based volunteering program · Manage the cultivation and publication of communications to key stakeholders · Design relevant training and workshops to enhance partnership and coalition building · Support the grantmaking process to local nonprofit organizations · Develop and manage evaluation systems to measure the effectiveness of engagement and investing strategy with an eye towards ongoing learning and refinement

  • GreenLight Fund (3 yrs 2 mos)
    • Senior Associate
      Jun 2021 - Jul 2022 · 1 yr 2 mos

    • Program Associate
      Jun 2019 - Jun 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      • Leads research on current, relevant Boston issues and priorities among low-income communities • Performs local landscape analysis including meetings with local experts and field analysis in priority issues • Conducts diligence on prospective portfolio organizations, including financial analysis and evaluation report analysis • Conducts broader research on field trends as needed • Maintains and contributes regularly to GreenLight Fund Boston’s blog, Twitter account, and e-newsletter • Coordinates multimedia projects with vendors and consultants • Works in partnership with Boston team members to successfully coordinate events featuring recently selected portfolio organizations • Manages interns on the GreenLight Boston team

  • Social Work Library Student Assistant at Boston College
    Aug 2017 - May 2019 · 1 yr 10 mos

    Responsible for library access services and customer service

  • Research and Member Services Intern at Boston College Center for Work & Family
    Sep 2018 - Apr 2019 · 8 mos

    · Conducted research on topics related to employee well-being, diverse and inclusive workplaces, and work-life flexibility · Developed Executive Briefing Series · Created member surveys and analyzed data to develop reports for member organizations

  • Program Intern at The Children's Trust (MA)
    May 2018 - Aug 2018 · 4 mos

    · Created a new evaluation tool for trainings hosted by The Children’s Trust · Created extensive materials for large annual conference and helped integrate them onto a webpage · Conducted research for Keeping Kids Safe program, which trains parents in preventing child abuse and neglect