In this episode, Community Engagement Officers from DreamSpring, Shaundra, and Meghan, share insights on the importance and impact of community engagement in small business growth. They discuss strategies for effective outreach, trust-building, and partner stewardship. The hosts also highlight the benefits of partnerships and the significance of in…

In this episode of Scaling Impact, Sean Boyce hosts Anne Haynes and Marisa Barrera from DreamSpring to discuss their mission of supporting entrepreneurs and driving economic and social change. They explore the meaning of impact and the importance of equitable access to capital. Additionally, they delve into the role of nonprofit boards in fundraisi…

In this episode, Amber Kani, Head of Stakeholder Engagement at Dream Springing, talks about their approach to using technology to overcome challenges in scaling impact for underrepresented communities. She emphasizes the importance of analyzing donor journeys and addressing pain points through technology while staying open to changes. Dream Springi…

In this episode, Senior Executive Director of GreenLight Fund, Melissa Luna, discusses the organization's mission to remove barriers to inclusive prosperity by launching and scaling proven programs that address community-identified needs, GreenLight Fund's approach of investing financial resources and providing long-term sustainability support to p…

This episode, The GreenLight Fund’s Vice President Casey Johnson talks about the venture philanthropy space, why funding should be unrestricted, and the different types of personalities you need in an organization to scale successfully. Casey Johnson has over 20 years of program management experience for various non-profit organizations, including …

This episode, Founder and CEO of Braven Aimee Eubanks Davis talks about the challenges underrepresented youth face in the labor market, what graduates need to be successful in the workplace, and the ways Braven measures its impact and plans to scale. Aimée Eubanks Davis is the founder and CEO of Braven, a national nonprofit focused on ensuring that…

This episode, Co-Founder and CEO of The GreenLight Fund Margaret Hall talks about what makes a non-profit successful, how non-profits can avoid restrictive funding, and how she prepares organizations to deliver their mission effectively. Margaret Hall is the CEO and Co-Founder of The GreenLight Fund which raises and invests funds to open opportunit…

Paul Isenberg is the Co-Founder and CEO of Bringing Hope Home which helps families dealing with cancer through financial assistance and other resources. Bringing Hope Home is a recognized 501c3 organization that has helped more than 6,400 families in the mid-Atlantic region, provided over 7 million dollars, and is now expanding into other areas to …

Patience-Marime Ball is the Founder and CEO of Women of the World Endowment and is deeply experienced in capital markets, including debt and equity financing, large-scale infrastructure investments, distressed assets (restructuring and settlements), deal structuring and negotiation, interpretation of laws and regulation, as well as investment in ea…

Vicki Burkhart has over 20 years in working for nonprofits rising to VP/Director level and gaining extensive experience with major gift cultivation, board development, strategic planning, organizational development, and volunteer management. Vicki founded the More Than Giving Co. with the goal of delivering innovative solutions to help more volunte…

Julie Sowash is the Executive Director for Disability Solutions, where she works with federal contractors to assess outreach, hiring, and retention systems and policies in a company that impacts the organization’s ability to successfully engage and retain qualified job seekers with disabilities. The Disability Solutions team, including Julie, works…

Markita Morris-Louis is an experienced Leader with a demonstrated history of working in various fields including the financial services industry, housing and community development, and the performing arts. Markita is now the CEO of Compass Working Capital, a nonprofit financial services organization whose mission is to support families with low inc…

Brian Adamczyk has been an active performer throughout the east coast since 2005, doubling on all saxophones, clarinets, flute/piccolo, oboe, English horn, and ethnic woodwind flutes, and has performed with John Legend, The Who, Idina Menzel, Josh Groban, Sarah Brightman, Lindsey Stirling, and many more. After initially being appointed as Director …

Lindajoy Jackson is the Director of Business at Hopeworks and has a demonstrated history of working in the government administration industry. LindaJoy is skilled in Coaching, Management, Leadership, Risk Management, Strategic Planning, and Business Development. Here are a few of the topics we’ll discuss on this episode of Scaling Impact: What an a…

What I talk about in this episode: Why overhead is vilified Why it really shouldn’t be Why a higher overhead is a sign of progress Where the focus really should be How to position your performance to avoid this trap If you’d like to learn how to scale impact at your nonprofit by more than double in less than half the time, sign up for my free 5 day…

What I talk about on this episode: What jobs to be done is all about How it works in practice Why it’s important to drive innovation The mistakes you make if you skip it How your organization should use it Read the book - Competing Against Luck If you’d like to learn how to scale impact at your nonprofit by more than double in less than half the ti…

What I talk about in this episode: What storyboarding is all about The purpose of storyboarding Why you need to know this level of detail How to get started at your organization When you’ll know you’ve found an opportunity If you’d like to learn how to scale impact at your nonprofit by more than double in less than half the time, sign up for my fre…

On this episode I talk about: What product management is How nonprofit organizations can leverage product management The skills that make a good product manager How to upskill your team into the role What to have them work on to maximize impact If you’d like to learn how to scale impact at your nonprofit by more than double in less than half the ti…

On this episode I talk about: How to generate revenue by solving your own problem Performing discovery with future customers Figuring out what to actually build How to iterate quickly and cost effectively Continuing to make the product better from there If you’d like to learn how to scale impact at your nonprofit by more than double in less than ha…

On this episode I talk about: Focusing on impact Performing your own discovery Bringing a solution to market Measuring the results Sellng it to others like you If you’d like to learn how to scale impact at your nonprofit by more than double in less than half the time, sign up for my free 5 day email course (https://nxtstep.io/impact/) Episode Trans…

On this episode I talk about: What the 'problem worth solving' framework is all about How I followed the process to find a real problem worth solving The target market we selected for discovery (and why) What the results of each step look like in practice What to do after you find a problem worth solving If you’d like to learn how to scale impact a…

On this episode I share: What is a 'Problem Worth Solving' How to identify problems worth solving Why validating the problem is so important The process to build to get these answers The questions to ask to validate your problem If you’d like to learn how to scale impact at your nonprofit by more than double in less than half the time, sign up for …

On this episode I talk about: What the 'existing solution' is all about Why it's so important for you to understand it well How to uncover the existing solution in discovery An example of a non-obvious existing solution How to get started with discovery If you’d like to learn how to scale impact at your nonprofit by more than double in less than ha…

What I talk about in this episode: When services make sense How they help you build great products Finding new opportunities to offer services Designing them to complement one another How can you beat the existing solution If you’d like to learn how to scale impact at your nonprofit by more than double in less than half the time, sign up for my fre…

During the mid-1800's, a new religion began to sweep through America. It was called the Spiritualist Movement. And part of this Spiritualist Movement were the Eddy Brothers of Chittendon, VT. The Eddys were descended from a long line of psychics. Six nights a week, the brothers would invite visitors to a séance in the Circle Room, where all sorts o…

On this episode I discuss: Pros and cons of services Pros and cons of products How do leverage the strengths of each How to make them work together How to get started If you’d like to learn how to scale impact at your nonprofit by more than double in less than half the time, sign up for my free 5 day email course - https://nxtstep.io/impact/ Episod…

On this episode I talk about: What your organization needs to own What your product development partner should own Owning the client relationship Prioritizing what to build How you work together to scale impact If you’d like to learn how to scale impact at your nonprofit by more than double in less than half the time, sign up for my free 5 day emai…

What I talk about in this episode: Measuring impact vs output A great example from CEO of Philabundance Loree Jones Brown The difference between measuring tea bags and potatoes Focusing on what really matters How to know whether or not you're really measuring impact If you’d like to learn how to scale impact at your nonprofit by more than double in…

In this episode I talk about: A real-world example of solving your own problem to scale impact Why the organization focused on this problem What we did to solve the problem with software and technology The level of results and return on investment for the organization How other organizations expressed interest in it for themselves What my client di…

What I talk about in this episode: Investing in solving your own problem with software Turn it into a solution for others Generating revenue through it Reinvesting that revenue to scale impact The story of Basecamp Resources Read the book Rework by Jason Fried Episode Transcript Hey Everyone, Sean here and today what I want to talk to you about is …

Dover, Mass. is located about 15 miles southwest of Boston. It's also one of those towns where if you're looking for excitement, you have to head to a nearby city. But in April of 1977, four teenagers spotted a creature the likes of which they had never seen before. And has not been seen again to this day.…

What I talk about on this episode: What social entrepreneurship is all about Why it has become a movement How to define social entrepreneurship Why this should get you excited for the future The importance of being passionate about your work How to leverage the movement at your organization If you’d like to learn how to scale impact at your nonprof…

What I talk about on this episode How to negotiate with donors Why they are (still) focused on output How to refocus the conversation around impact A negotiation tactic for managing this conversation Great books to help with this effort Resources Lean Impact by Ann Mei Chang Never Split The Difference by Chris Voss Episode Transcript Hey everyone, …

What I discuss in this episode: The output vs outcome problem Why money is tied to measuring output How to refocus the conversations around outcomes The questions to ask to gracefully push back The lessons you can learn from Ann Mei Chang's book Lean Impact (https://www.annmei.com/) If you’d like to learn how to scale impact at your nonprofit by mo…

On this episode I talk about: What a no-code ecosystem is all about Why you should explore Bubble.io The resources Bubble provides to build custom applications The platforms (web, mobile) that you can build for using Bubble Learning how to get started with Bubble through their academy An example of a Bubble application I built for a nonprofit to sc…

What I talk about in this episode: History of Habitat for Humanity The difference between an organization and a movement How many people they've inspired since 1976 What it means to turn hammers into votes Why building relationships matters How to find your movement How to scale impact at the highest level If you’d like to learn how to scale impact…

Crystal Evans is a Former Business Banker and the President at Money Talks Edu, an NGO focused on providing educational platforms that “Combat Generational Poverty," and empower youths and adults through Financial Literacy. Over the past decade Crystal has partnered with several Career-Link Centers, the New Jersey District Courts New Re-Entry Progr…

In this episode, I talk about: The origin of Teach for America The vision of Founder Wendy Kopp Teach for America by the numbers How Wendy made teaching in a public school "cool" How Teach for America recruiting results compare to investment banking What Wendy is up to now (solving the problem globally) The BIG goal you need to set to scale impact …

What I talk about in this episode: Problems are growing faster than we can solve them Incremental change won't help us catch up How to think BIGGER Why your new goal should make you uneasy How to think differently to achieve this new goal Leveraging the power of your team to innovate solutions If you’d like to learn how to scale impact at your nonp…

What I cover in this episode: Why you shouldn't consider the for-profit sector the enemy How to think about the situation differently How partnership can lead to inspiration Examples of what you can do with more resources Examples from the Environmental Defense Fund If you’d like to learn how to scale impact at your nonprofit by more than double in…

What I talk about in this episode: The importance of collecting data Why user experience (UX) is so important Why your tool needs to be super flexible Why your tool needs to work great on a phone The power of connecting your tool to anything Leveraging a long list of integrations A real-world example of scaling impact with Typeform If you would lik…

What I talk about in this episode: Why you should be ruthless in your focus Execution should exclusively be about impact Why nothing else really matters Why people will be uncomfortable at first How to make them feel more comfortable What to do when the results start rolling in The question to ask to know exactly what to do If you’d like to learn h…

What I share with you in this episode: Why you shouldn't only network within your industry Why different industries makes different levels of progress Why you need to build relationships outside your industry What you can expect to learn from other nonprofit leaders How you can apply them to your industry If you’d like to learn how to scale impact …

Brent Hutchinson is a successful executive with 26 years of experience in cross-sector leadership, coaching, training, team development, vision casting, program implementation, frontline fundraising, and relationship management experience in local, national, and international settings. Brent earned a PhD in Leadership Studies, the Excellence in Non…

What I share with you in this episode: What no code tools are How you can leverage them to scale impact An example of one I built for a nonprofit How it helped them scale impact How even I was fooled by the sophistication of these tools How your nonprofit can scale impact without any tech or software experience If you'd like to learn how to scale i…

A great way to encourage people to get more involved with helping your nonprofit scale impact is by inspiring them. Allow me to share the strategy and my own personal experience. If you'd like to learn how to scale impact at your nonprofit organization by more than double in less than half the time, I'd encourage you to sign up for my free 5 day em…

Overhead ratios are sometimes used to measure effectiveness of a nonprofit, but in reality do they help or hurt? If you'd like to learn how to scale impact at your nonprofit organization by more than double in less than half the time, I'd encourage you to sign up for my free 5 day email course at https://nxtstep.io/impact/.…

It's not easier than ever to leverage software to scale impact. Find out more about what it can do for your nonprofit organization. If you'd like to learn how to double impact in half the time, sign up for my free 5 day email course at https://nxtstep.io/impact/ If you'd like to learn how to scale impact at your nonprofit organization by more than …

Aggressive goals will help your organization think differently when it comes to scaling impact. If you want to learn how to double impact in half the time at your organization, sign up for my free 5 day email course at https://nxtstep.io/impact If you'd like to learn how to scale impact at your nonprofit organization by more than double in less tha…

If your nonprofit is focused on measuring output, I'd like to explain why I think you should shift that focus to measuring successful outcomes instead. Successful outcomes drive impact. If you'd like to double the impact in half the time at your organization, sign up for my free 5 day email course at https://nxtstep.io/impact If you'd like to learn…