Meico Marquette Whitlock

Workplace Well-Being Strategist & Trainer, Founder and CEO, Mindful Techie

Meico Marquette Whitlock is a recovering workaholic, certified trauma-informed mindfulness teacher, and former government and nonprofit techie who helps changemakers improve their well-being so they can increase their well-doing.

He is the author of How to Thrive When Work Doesn’t Love You Back.

He is on a mission to create a culture of well-being for mission-driven nonprofit, association, philanthropic, government, and business leaders who are changing the world.

Meico is a former triathlete, loves salsa dancing, and makes the world’s best vegan chili! He holds an M.S. in Information Science from the University of Michigan and a B.A. in Political Science and Spanish from Morehouse College.

Articles by Meico Marquette Whitlock

Community Engagement

5 Ways Funders Can Address Nonprofit Burnout

Nonprofits play a critical role in addressing our most pressing issues and addressing gaps for the most vulnerable among us. [...]

April 9, 2025 | 5 min Read

Grantee Partnerships

Innovative Approaches for Grantmakers to Address Grantee Well-Being

Economic fluctuations, policy changes, climate events, and rapid advances in technology are just a few of the factors fundamentally reshaping [...]

March 18, 2025 | 6 min Read

Community Engagement

Thriving Together: How Funders Can Drive Sustainable Impact Through Grantee Well-Being

Just as the roots of a tree nourish its branches, providing essential sustenance that allows it to grow and flourish, [...]

February 11, 2025 | 8 min Read

Employee Wellness

How to Thrive When Work Doesn’t Love You Back

The following is an excerpt from How to Thrive When Work Doesn’t Love You Back A Practical Guide for Taking [...]

January 18, 2024 | 7 min Read

Employee Wellness

3 Ways Grantmakers Can Jumpstart a Culture of Well-Being for Employees and Grantees

As a grantmaker, you’re on a mission to make a positive impact in your community through grantmaking. You love what [...]

July 17, 2023 | 6 min Read

Employee Wellness

Why You Should Stop Trying to Save the World

If you really want to make a difference through your social good career, start by taking time for yourself right now because you can’t “change the world” if you’re not around long enough to make that happen.

January 10, 2023 | 4 min Read

Creating and Sustaining a Culture of Well-being for Grantmaking Professionals in the Hybrid Workplace

Employee Wellness

6 Ways Nonprofit Professionals Can Conquer Post-Pandemic Workplace Stress

You’re in year three of a challenge you initially thought would be resolved in two weeks. And even as we [...]

August 19, 2022 | 5 min Read

Change Management

5 Ways Grantmakers Create Work- and Tech-Life Balance

You’re on a mission to make a difference in your community through grantmaking. But you’re two years into a pandemic [...]

February 16, 2022 | 4 min Read