On The Ground

The Money Is There: What MissionWell Sees Across 60+ Nonprofits

Why fractional support can help nonprofits do more with less Nicole Kirkorian Elmes, CEO of MissionWell, joins James Misner to talk about her path from Disney and DoorDa

Beyond the Founder: How ILI Keeps a $3.5M Fundraising Program Running

Daniel Drewski on Character, Collaboration, and Fundraising That Lasts James Misner talks with Daniel Drewski, president and CEO of International Leadership Institute, a

The $500K Ask That Came Too Soon: How American Rivers Plays the Long Game

Fundraising for the Long Game: Trust, Strategy, and River Conservation James Misner talks with Karyn Bryant, Director of Philanthropy at American Rivers, about building

Skip the Cold RFP: How to Win Foundation Funding Through Relationships

Emily Nichols on building institutional fundraising that actually scales Emily Nichols, Chief Development Officer at Accion Opportunity Fund, joins James Misner to talk

70% From Cookies: How Girl Scouts of West Central Florida Is Rebuilding Revenue

Mary Pat King on Leading Girl Scouts of West Central Florida Through COVID, Hurricanes, and Growth James Misner talks with Mary Pat King, CEO of Girl Scouts of West Cent

$54 Million Over 40 Years: How Trees for the Future Made Carbon a Crop

How Trees Helps Smallholder Farmers Build Prosperity and Restore Land James Misner speaks with Cate from Trees about how a nature-based organization uses regenerative ag

$400 Million in Tax Credits: How NeighborWorks Capital Funds 250 Nonprofits

How NeighborWorks Capital Uses Nonprofit Lending to Expand Affordable Housing James Misner talks with Jim Peffley of NeighborWorks Capital about the affordable housing c

Asking for Money for a Need They Don't Have: Empower Girls Camp's Fundraising Fix

Therese Tetzel on Building Empower Girls Camp to Change Girls’ Trajectories James Misner talks with Therese Tetzel, founder of Empower Girls Camp, about leaving a 30-yea

30% From Program Revenue: How Helping Up Mission Funds a One-Year Recovery Program

Helping Up Mission, Baltimore, and a life shaped by serving people in crisis James Misner talks with Daniel Stoltzfus, CEO of Helping Up Mission in Baltimore, about the

372 Missionaries in 71 Countries: How Global Outreach Grew Retention Doing Things That Don't Scale

Building Bridges and Moving Hearts with Josh Yerkes: Stories, Funding, and Mission Impact In this conversation, Josh Yerkes Vice President of Development at Global Outre

$1.6M to $2.5M in One Year: How Junior Achievement Grew by Fixing the Product Mix

Empowering Future Leaders: Junior Achievement, AI, and the Future of Nonprofit Storytelling Join us as James Misner sits down with Kim Morgan, President of Junior Achiev

$500K to $25 Million: How Feiro Marine Life Center Funded a 13,000 Sq Ft Rebuild

$500K to $25 Million: How Feiro Marine Life Center Funded a 13,000 Sq Ft Rebuild Discover how Melissa Williams transformed the Feiro Marine Life Center from a small comm

Technology Isn’t the Mission: How to Stop Losing Donors to Disconnected Systems

Discover how technology and AI are transforming nonprofit work, enhancing donor relationships, and increasing efficiency in this insightful conversation with David Blyer,

$10 Million With 6 Staff: How the Okanagan Science Centre Is Building a Campaign

How the Okanagan Science Center Leads with Community and Innovation Join us as Dione Chambers, director of the Okanagan Science Center, shares her journey from chemistr

15 Kids to 100,000: How Kupenda Scales Disability Inclusion Through Others

Transforming Attitudes and Building Communities: How Kupenda Promotes Disability Inclusion and Breaks Down Stigma Cynthia Bauer of Kupenda shares her journey from wildli

$55, 5 Years of Impact: How Growing Hope Globally Turns Farms Into Fundraisers

Growing Hope Globally: Connecting Communities for Global Food Security In this episode, Kaitlyn from Growing Hope Globally shares how local farming initiatives in the U.

From $2.3M to $5.7M in 8 Years: How Hope Walks Is Eliminating Clubfoot Worldwide

From Nurturing Nurses to Transforming Lives: The Hopes Walks Journey Discover how a nurse’s volunteer work evolved into a global movement eliminating clubfoot disability

Lead With Optimism or Get Out of the Way: Kendra Davenport on Running a National Nonprofit

Adaptive Show Notes for "Leading with Innovation and Humanity at Easterseals" Podcast Episode Join us as Kendra Ennis Davenport, President and CEO of Easterseals, shares

From $7,000 to $800,000: How North Bay Transformed Its Fundraising Strategy

From $7,000 to $800,000: How North Bay Transformed Its Fundraising Strategy Discover how North Bay, a 17-year-old outdoor education organization, shifted from negligible

$10 Million in 90 Days: How World Relief Housed 3,998 Refugee Families When the Government Cut Funds

In this episode of On the Ground with James Misner, James sits down with Calla Parker and Matt Soerens to unpack how World Relief mobilized a rapid, faith-driven response