On The Ground

$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 wildl

$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

Prevention That Works: How Love Justice International Scales Justice Through Data & Donor Trust

The podcast features a conversation with John Molineux, CEO of Love Justice International, focusing on the organization's impactful mission and efficient fundraising stra

Stay Focused, Choose Wisely: How ANCA Supports 400+ Nature Centers on a Lean Budget

In this episode of On the Ground, host James Meisner sits down with Jen, Executive Director of ANCA — the national association representing over 400 nature centers across

Acceleration: From Big Wins to Mastery

The celebration is real. The impact is massive. But the mindset has changed. In this episode of On the Ground, James Misner explores Stage 5: Acceleration—the moment whe

Action: Building Systems That Fund The Mission

The conversation explores the concept of stage four in fundraising psychology, focusing on action, learning orientation, building systems and teams, and the role of metri

Acceptance: "Owning Fundraising as Leadership.”

James Misner, CEO of The Kipos, explores Stage 3 of Fundraising Psychology: Acceptance — the turning point where fundraising stops feeling like an obligation and becomes