Jeffrey Daniels' work concentrates on strategic and organizational planning, program design, and public policy making, primarily with nonprofits, state and local government. Specialty fields are: strategic planning; public policy analysis, program design and advocacy; nonprofit board and organizational management, in particular board governance Public policy work has focused on government organization, children and youth issues, criminal and juvenile justice reform, and preventive strategies in health, substance abuse. Nonprofit expertise spans strategic planning, board governance, and organizational management. He has managed two large nonprofit public/private alliances, with annual budgets exceeding $2m, and has served in top executive positions in state government.

Deep expertise in these issue areas: City & State Government, Criminal Justice, Early Childhood Education, Social Justice