On a Mission for Nonprofit Leaders

On a Mission for Nonprofit Leaders podcast is produced by John Gillespie and Kim Bulger of Scaling Nonprofits. Each episode dives into candid conversations with nonprofit EDs and experts offering practical insights and fresh ideas on a range of topics. We’ll keep you energized and moving forward to achieve your mission.

On a Mission for Nonprofit Leaders is a business podcast hosted by John Gillespie, Kim Bulger, with 8 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

John Gillespie, Kim Bulger hosts On a Mission for Nonprofit Leaders, a business show with 8 episodes published.

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  Episode #8

  How to Tell an Impact Story Funders Actually Fund with Shawn DeCarlo

  Jun 10, 202630 minS1

  <p>Shawn DeCarlo is the Director of Community Impact at CareOregon, where he has spent over a decade overseeing community impact grantmaking. He works closely with grant recipients, reviewing proposals and guiding selection decisions. Over the years, he’s built relationships with more than 400 community-based organizations, giving him a front-row seat to what works, and what doesn’t, when it comes to proposals to funders. Before joining CareOregon, he led a team of community fundraisers at Oregon Food Bank, developed a corporate portfolio of impact philanthropy clients, and served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Mongolia.</p> <p><p>On a Mi...

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  Episode #7

  How Nonprofits Actually Innovate & What Gets in the Way with Leah Kral

  May 27, 202626 minS1

  <p>Leah Kral is a speaker and author of Innovation for Social Change: How Wildly Successful Nonprofits Inspire and Deliver Results. Her work helps nonprofit leaders build a practical, repeatable approach to innovation that leads to stronger programs, better outcomes, and greater impact. She helps nonprofit leaders build innovative organizations through workshops and consulting focused on creative thinking, program strategies, and meaningful evaluation. Leah is a returned Peace Corps volunteer who served in Jamaica and continues to serve as an active volunteer in her community.</p> <p>On a Mission for Nonprofit Leaders podcast is produced by John Gillespie and...

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  Episode #6

  When Strategy Stalls: Why Nonprofits Struggle to Turn Strategic Plans into Action with Kelly Beeland

  Mar 4, 202613 minS1

  <p>Kelly Beeland is the president and founder of KLB Consulting, where she partners with nonprofit boards and executive teams to align strategy, strengthen governance, and lead change that actually sticks. She’s known for bringing structure, calm, and clarity to messy moments, especially when the stakes are high and the next step isn’t obvious. Kelly has spent 25 years helping purpose-driven leaders lead thoughtful, practical and sustainable transformation. She started her career at Accenture, managing large-scale strategy and change initiatives, and later spent five years at a boutique consulting firm before launching her own practice.</p> <p><p>On a Mi...

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  Episode #5

  Treating Donors Like Investors to Raise More Money with Stephen King, CPA

  Jan 28, 202626 minS1

  <p>Stephen King has spent his career helping nonprofits grow and scale. After eight years at EY, he served as CFO and Director of Development at Amnesty International USA, where he raised $20 million annually and helped build the systems behind the organization’s 300% growth. </p><p>He went on to found Virtual Growth, the first online accounting service, which evolved into GrowthForce, one of the largest cloud-based accounting firms. Today, Stephen leads The Fundraising Accountant community, a space where nonprofit leaders can find honest advice, practical resources and the support they need to run better, grow faster, and raise more mone...

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  Episode #4

  Inside a Nonprofit’s Pivot to Close a Budget Shortfall with Warren Tranquada

  Jan 14, 202618 minS1

  <p>Warren Tranquada is the President and CEO of the AT&T Performing Arts Center in Dallas. Under his leadership over the past three years, the Center has prioritized growing audiences, diversifying programming, deepening customer engagement and the customer experience, and strengthening finances. Previously, he led strategic planning and business operations for the New Jersey Performing Arts Center as its Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer where he was responsible for its $50M annual budget.<br /><br />Prior to NJPAC, Warren was Co-Founder and Partner with the social sector consulting firm Aperio, a Vice President with Chase Manhattan Bank...

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