{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"What Works: Conversations on Nonprofit Leadership with Marla Moody","title":"SE01E43 From Grassroots to Growth expanding your nonprofit | Heather Caillier","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2421,"description":"Nonprofit growth demands more than funding. Heather Collier, founder and president of Ascend Consulting, brings 18 years of experience helping nonprofits build strategic capacity, strengthen internal systems, and create sustainable community impact.\nHeather challenges the idea that bigger is always better. Growth should follow community need, mission alignment, organizational capacity, and the ability to actually deliver. She explains why visibility is not sustainability, why grant chasing can create serious operational strain, and why strategic planning must connect fundraising, communications, programs, staff, and the board.\n00:00 Building Nonprofit Growth Around Real Community Needs\n10:43 Growth Without Mission Drift Or Resource Strain\n12:36 Aligning Strategy Fundraising Communications And Programs\n22:59 Building Stronger Teams Through Humble Leadership\n26:10 Staff Investment That Prevents Burnout And Turnover\n37:20 Preparing Infrastructure Before Nonprofit Growth Accelerates\n44:09 Using Organizational Life Cycles To Prioritize Growth\nYou can get in touch with Heather Collier here on LinkedIn: LinkedIn profile not supplied\nWebsite: http://Ascendconsultingmn.com\nWe hope you enjoyed this episode of What Works! \n- Marla and the What Works Podcast team :)\nAre you a Leader who would benefit from Leaders encouraging Leaders, Leave a comment where we can find you of go over to https://www.skool.com/value-based-leadership-8377 and join the community there. \nConnect with me:\nLinkedIn -  https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachingwithmarla/\n#whatworkspodcast #nonprofitleadership #missiondriven #operations #scalingimpact #nonprofitmanagement #leadershipthatinspires #nonprofitexcellence #socialimpact #teambuilding #burnoutprevention\n#whatworkspodcast #nonprofitleadership #missiondriven #operations #scalingimpact #nonprofitmanagement #leadershipthatinspires #nonprofitexcellence #socialimpact #teambuilding #burnoutprevention\nWhatWorks is a bold and insightful podcast for...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/SloWM3HmEXytgqXOAqFyGG38DPF7P4V0iubTwcHWSBc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jMTI4/M2ZlM2YxNjdiMGVh/MTI0OGYzZmIyZWQ4/NDU5ZC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}