Fundable by Design

There are two hats you wear. You wear a program hat, and you wear an administrative entity hat.
If you've ever felt like you're doing everything and still falling behind, this conversation will help you understand what's really happening and how to lead more effectively.
You don't need to do more. You need to lead differently.

I want to say this plainly, because I've seen the cost of it for decades: passion is not a plan.
If you care deeply about your mission but feel like you're working nonstop with little progress, this isn't a motivation problem. It's a planning problem, and that's fixable. Passion starts the work.
A plan is what makes it sustainable.

I hear nonprofit leaders say it all the time: "Once we're fully funded, everything will be fine."
But after nearly 40 years in the nonprofit space, I can tell you this: most people don't actually know what fully funded means.
In this episode, I break down what being fully funded really looks like from an operational and funder perspective, not just a hopeful one.
If you're bringing in some money but still feel stretched, overwhelmed, or uncertain, this conversation will help you understand what's missing, and what to build next.
Fully funded isn't a feeling. It's a system.

I've seen this over and over again in the nonprofit world: incredible missions, passionate leaders and organizations that still struggle.
Here's the truth I've learned after nearly 40 years in this space: Nonprofit success starts with operations. 
In this episode, I explain why operations are what determine whether a nonprofit survives and grows.
If you've started your nonprofit but still feel overwhelmed, inconsistent, or unsure why funding hasn't followed, this conversation will help you understand what funders see and what you can fix.
Operations aren't the boring part. They're the foundation.

One of the biggest mistakes new nonprofit founders make is confusing the nonprofit, the program, and the paperwork, and that confusion can quietly block funding.
Your paperwork makes you legal.
Your program delivers services.
Your nonprofit is the system that makes both sustainable.
If you've done "everything right" on paper but still feel stuck, this conversation will help you reframe how you're building and why structure matters more than forms.