Suzanne Smith is a nationally recognized nonprofit strategist, speaker, and author who believes everyone can be a changemaker. As CEO of Social Impact Architects, she has spent 30 years advising nonprofits and social entrepreneurs on how to design strategic solutions to our most pressing social issues. She also authors Social TrendSpotter, named a top nonprofit blog by The Huffington Post. Her new book, The Nonprofit Flywheel, is a practical playbook for sustainable growth filled with real-world examples, reflection questions, and downloadable tools designed to turn ideas into action. Download the free ebook or order a copy today.

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. Check out our website for more episodes: on-a-mission-for-non-profit-leaders.simplecast.com

Thank you to our sponsors for supporting nonprofit leader education: Beyond the Bottom Line and Evolve Marketing. Music is "Live for the Moment" by OneManBook. Podcast editor is Tressa Versteeg.

Listen and subscribe to On a Mission for Nonprofit Leaders in Apple podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. Get in touch with us at johng@scalingnonprofits.org or visit www.scalingnonprofits.org.

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.

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. Check out our website for more episodes: on-a-mission-for-non-profit-leaders.simplecast.com

Thank you to our sponsors for supporting nonprofit leader education: Beyond the Bottom Line and Evolve Marketing. Music is "Live for the Moment" by OneManBook. Podcast editor is Tressa Versteeg.

Listen and subscribe to On a Mission for Nonprofit Leaders in Apple podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. Get in touch with us at johng@scalingnonprofits.org or visit www.scalingnonprofits.org.