Brad Wendling

Run The Mission

Business EN ↓ 30 episodes

Your mission is solid. Your operations aren't — yet. Run The Mission is the weekly podcast for nonprofit leaders who know their org could run better but don't have a COO to show them how. Host Bradley Wendling brings 25 years of real nonprofit ops experience — food banks, disaster response, federal compliance — to every episode. Practical frameworks, honest conversations, zero filler. Because when operations break down, the mission suffers. Get started: wendlingconsulting.com

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Brad Wendling

Episodes

Ep 05: Emergency Operations: What Katrina, Michael, and COVID-19 Taught Me 21.05.2026 17:24

The disaster preparedness lessons that only come from actually being in the work. Your emergency response is only as strong as the relationships you built before the emergency. Learn more and Book a Discovery call at wendlingconsulting.com

Ep 04: How to Scale a Nonprofit Program Without Breaking What's Working 14.05.2026 21:28

A field-tested framework for multi-site expansion. Most programs don't fail at scale because the model was wrong — they fail because the infrastructure didn't scale with it. Learn more and Book a Discovery call at wendlingconsulting.com

Ep 03: Federal Compliance for Nonprofits: What Most Organizations Get Wrong 07.05.2026 20:35

After 25 years managing CACFP, SFSP, and multi-funder compliance — the 5 most common gaps and the 3-binder framework that prevents most findings. Learn more and Book a Discovery call at wendlingconsulting.com

Ep 02: 5 Signs Your Nonprofit Is Growing Faster Than Its Systems 30.04.2026 19:20

How to recognize the gap between program success and operational capacity before it becomes a crisis. The five warning signs and the three questions that tell you where you are. Learn more and Book a Discovery call at wendlingconsulting.com

Ep 01: Why Nonprofit Operations Is Mission — Not Overhead 14.04.2026 21:25

The case for treating infrastructure as a strategic investment. Why the overhead myth damages the organizations it's meant to protect — and what strong operations actually looks like in practice. Learn more and Book a Discovery call at wendlingconsulting.com