Become an effective, values-driven leader with our proven frameworks for 21st century social impact.
Leadership is the practice of empowering others to achieve a common goal through uncertainty and challenging conditions.
Anyone can be a leader.
Are you ready to step up?
Anyone can be a leader.
✔️ 30 minutes. No commitment. Immediate results.
✔️ 30 minutes.
✔️ No commitment.
✔️ Immediate results.
Are you ready to step up?
Lead through change with care
Trusted by leading global organizations
The old playbook is broken. And you know it.
You're working through the biggest transformation the social impact sector has ever seen. And everywhere you turn, you're hitting walls:
Your partnerships aren't working. The power dynamics are off. Communities want leadership, not "capacity building." You know something needs to shift, but you don't have a roadmap for real partnership transformation.
You're stuck between values and results. You're told to choose: be ethical OR be effective. Drive impact OR slow down for justice. Lead with heart OR get strategic. Why can't it be both?
Change keeps coming and you're barely keeping up. Localization. AI. Climate. Funding shifts. Rising authoritarianism. Your career path isn't clear anymore and you're wondering: how do I stay relevant, let alone thrive?
Here's the truth: You're not behind. The system is.
THE PROBLEM
You've been using the wrong frameworks.
For decades, leadership development in social impact has been... underwhelming. Corporate models that don't fit our values. Non-profit approaches that don't scale. Everyone treating justice work and strategic work like they're opposites.
But here's what I've learned working with leaders across 100+ countries:
The most effective leaders are the most values-driven. They don't compromise their principles to get results. They use their values as their strategic advantage.
They've figured out how to:
→ Build partnerships that actually shift power, not just redistribute resources
→ Make values-driven decisions at speed, not just in theory
→ Navigate constant change without burning out or selling out
They didn't get lucky. They learned frameworks that work.
WHY THIS KEEPS HAPPENING
Transform your partnerships from traditional aid to community-led collaboration.
This 90-day course teaches you how to Picture the future together, Organize for shared power, Win through collective action, Engage with authentic accompaniment, and Repeat what works.
Stop "capacity building". Start power-sharing.
Your values aren't a roadblock to results—they're your decision-making superpower.
Through personalized 1:1 coaching, we turn your principles into your strategic advantage: Vision-aligned decisions, Authentic relationships, Leadership through service, Unity across difference, Ethical excellence, Sustainable impact.
This is where personal transformation meets organizational impact.
The sector is transforming whether we're ready or not.
This ongoing community helps you build a career that doesn't just survive the shifts—it thrives through them. True self & values alignment, Holistic career strategy, Relationships & networks, Implementation & action, Visibility & influence, Evolution & growth.
Connect with peers navigating the same changes. Access frameworks for future skills, strategic networking, and career resilience for whatever comes next.
Together? They create something bigger. A complete system for leading through crisis, building partnerships that work, and thriving through change—all without compromising who you are.
You don't have to choose between being deeply ethical and highly effective anymore.
👉 Choose your path. Or combine all three to sustain and scale your impact.
Transform your partnerships from traditional aid to community-led collaboration.
This 90-day course teaches you how to Picture the future together, Organize for shared power, Win through collective action, Engage with authentic accompaniment, and Repeat what works.
Stop "capacity building". Start power-sharing.
Your values aren't a roadblock to results—they're your decision-making superpower.
Through personalized 1:1 coaching, we turn your principles into your strategic advantage: Vision-aligned decisions, Authentic relationships, Leadership through service, Unity across difference, Ethical excellence, Sustainable impact.
This is where personal transformation meets organizational impact.
The sector is transforming whether we're ready or not.
This ongoing community helps you build a career that doesn't just survive the shifts—it thrives through them. True self & values alignment, Holistic career strategy, Relationships & networks, Implementation & action, Visibility & influence, Evolution & growth.
Connect with peers navigating the same changes. Access frameworks for future skills, strategic networking, and career resilience for whatever comes next.
Together? They create something bigger. A complete system for leading through crisis, building partnerships that work, and thriving through change—all without compromising who you are.
You don't have to choose between being deeply ethical and highly effective anymore.
👉 Choose your path. Or combine all three to sustain and scale your impact.
Three frameworks. Three ways to grow.
THE SOLUTION
✔️ 30 minutes. No commitment. Immediate results.
🪸 The THRIVE Roadmap → Flourish Fellowship (Community)
🧭 The VALUES Compass → Fearless Leadership & Careers (Coaching)
⛵️ The POWER Method → Shifting Power Accelerator (Course)
The POWER Method helps you build proximate leadership, power awareness and nurture the kind of partnerships that create lasting, community-led change.
Reject aid, embrace solidarity. Discover how equitable partnerships, accompaniment and flexible funding actually work as practiced by leading organizations.
Master the method in Shifting Power Accelerator.
⛵️The POWER Method:
Partnerships That Actually Shift Power
Shifting Power Accelerator takes you on a journey of deep learning and discovery. Maya's structure, content, and design all work together to create insights you can actually use in your work.
Maya isn't just knowledgeable about shifting power—she's an expert facilitator who knows how to help you digest key concepts and integrate them into your professional context. You leave with practical tools, not just theory.
If you want to learn #ShiftThePower principles and practices, you don't want to miss this immensely valuable course!!
Margherita Sgorbissa
Vitala Foundation
Margherita Sgorbissa
Vitala Foundation
An immensely valuable course...don't miss it!!
The THRIVE Roadmap helps you get grounded, gain clarity of purpose, discover your core values, navigate career and skill development, and build personal and professional resilience in our rapidly changing world.
Perfect for ongoing learning and connection with peers who share your commitment to values-driven leadership and making the biggest impact.
Find your people in the Flourish Fellowship (COMING SOON)
🪸 The THRIVE Roadmap:
Emotional and Strategic Resilience
In a world overwhelmed by online courses and webinars, Maya's approach to the Shifting Power Accelerator was a breath of fresh air. Maya's facilitation skills kept us engaged throughout the intensive course and live sessions, and the insights continue to transform how I think about shifting power in my work long after the course ended.
Upasana Hembram
Internet Society Foundation
Upasana Hembram
Internet Society Foundation
Insightful, engaging, and a breath of fresh air!
The VALUES Compass is the foundation of authentic and resilient leadership - a science-backed system for leaders who refuse to choose between being deeply ethical or highly effective.
This is where personal transformation meets organizational impact, embracing your values as your greatest leadership asset.
Follow your inner compass with 1:1 Leadership Coaching.
🧭 The VALUES Compass:
Where Ethics Meets Excellence
Ayesha Farah
Comic Relief
Before coaching, I knew I was successful but I felt stuck. I had big ideas and wanted to lead with my values, but I didn't know how to get others to listen. I kept second-guessing myself, even though I knew I was capable of more.
Maya never tried to change my personality—she helped me become the most authentic version of myself. Now I'm speaking at Davos, meeting with government ministers, and leading high-stakes initiatives with confidence.
Twelve months of coaching with Maya was the best investment I've ever made - I know who I am as a leader now.
The best investment I've ever made!
Ayesha Farah
Comic Relief
Choose your own adventure:
The world needs leaders who refuse to choose between their values and their impact. If that's you, let's get started!
Your Journey to Transformative Leadership
Your Journey to Transformative Leadership
Our 90-day flagship leadership course, where you will learn the complete POWER Method
Monthly peer connection with bite-sized learning and guest speakers
1:1 coaching using the VALUES compass and THRIVE roadmap to unlock your inner wisdom
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I've been where you are. Tired of choosing between being ethical or effective. Exhausted by sector conversations that stay reactive, complain and shame others on inclusion, and don't offer solutions or deliver themselves.
I believe deeply that principled leaders, like you, are the most effective leaders for just and sustainable futures.
That's why I've adapted leadership insights from community organizing, change management, and social innovation to create accessible frameworks grounded in evidence now helping social impact leaders, like you, unlock their creativity and turn their greatest challenges into powerful catalysts for change.
👋 Meet Maya: Your Guide
From Surviving to Thriving
Dylan Dellosa
EngageMedia
Dylan Dellosa
EngageMedia
Maya helped our senior leadership examine our organizational capacity and develop KPIs that were both impactful and practical. She transformed what's typically a dull process into a collaborative effort and helped us get out of our own way.
I highly recommend Maya to anyone seeking a consultant who brings a unique combination of expertise and humanity to their work.
A unique combination of expertise and humanity!
Start with my FREE 5-day email course Equitable Partnerships Now! and learn the practical tools that turn extractive relationships into empowering collaborations.
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