452. Sustainability + Scaling Panel: How to Sustain and Scale Your Mission - Veronica LaFemina, Brian Joseph, Eric Newman and Kimberly O'Neill
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Overview
Join this panel of modern impact thinkers as we explore how to build a sustainable mission that grows and thrives over time, diversifies revenue, takes care of its people, builds strategies to forecast and evolve, and innovates how to deliver impact.
Today’s Guests
Veronica LaFemina, LaFemina and Co
Brian Joseph, CEO, RevJen
Eric Newman, Founder + and Chief Play Officer, Roc Solid Foundation
Kimberly O'Neill, Founder + CEO, The Giving Blueprint
“Marry the mission, not the model.”
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Episode Highlights
Nonprofit revenue infrastructures (3:00)
How nonprofits can think of themselves as a scaling business (5:30)
Reframing strategic planning (7:20)
Using data to understand the problem (10:45)
Be relentless, not reckless (13:20)
Putting scaling strategies and tactics into action (17:30)
Common pitfalls nonprofits are making in sustainability (21:50)
How to know when to move out of the way as a founder (27:55)
How to get your board involved in scaling and building sustainability (29:20)
Advice for a brand new nonprofit to become sustainable (35:40)
One Good Thing: (40:15)
Brian: Be intentional about investing in your people and yourself.
Veronica: Give yourself permission to focus.
Kimberly: It’s not yours to resolve only.
Eric: Extreme focus over time creates momentum.
Powerful quotes
"Don't be scared to talk about money." -Eric Newman
“No money, no mission.” -Eric Newman
"Your mission has to be so simple that when people hear it, they don't forget it.” -Eric Newman
"If we can look at them as more than a dollar sign, then that is going to grow the mission.” -Becky Endicott
"You have to be really understanding your capacity in order to then convert your strategy into action." -Veronica LaFemina
"We continue to under-invest in our revenue capacity, and then wonder why sustainability doesn't change." -Brian Joseph
"If you are not the right person for the next season of the organization, it's time to have some hard conversations." -Kimberly O'Neil
“Give yourself permission to focus. When we give our attention to something we are much more likely to accomplish it." -Veronica LaFemina
"It's not yours to resolve only and so you need people to help you, you need the resources to help you to move along and embrace the spirit of collaboration." -Kimberly O'Neil
"Extreme focus over time creates momentum." -Eric Newman
"We often are not realistic with ourselves about the human capacity on our teams." -Veronica LaFemina
"Use your privilege and influence, bring the right people to the table." -Becky Endicott
"Be as intentional about investing in your people and yourself." -Brian Joseph
"Give yourself permission to focus on what you do best and what you can do better than anyone else in your area." -Brian Joseph
"If we're focusing on mission, then we have to remove ego and get out of the way so the mission can move forward." -Kimberly O'Neil
"Marry the mission, not the model." -Eric Newman
"Tests hard and pivot often." -Eric Newman
Connect Further with the Panelists:
Thriving in Transition: Principles of Building + Scaling Organizations - Brian Joseph
Embracing New, Creative + Better Ways of Thinking, Planning + Working - Veronica LaFemina
Creative Ways to Grow Revenue for Your Nonprofit + Building Inclusive Narratives - Kimberly O'Neil
Channeling Pain to Purpose + The Mission of Roc Solid Foundation - Eric Newman
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