The Rich Nonprofit

Last week, Lisa told you why she renamed her community to Impact Rebels. This week, she's going deeper. She's calling out the six patterns she sees in women who care deeply about a cause but haven't built anything yet: Some of them she's been guilty of herself. This isn't Lisa on a soapbox. It's her handing you a mirror.  Main Topics Covered in this Episode: The Mission Statement Mirage and why yo...

Lisa sat down for a four-hour Telegram session with her mentor this week and realized something had to shift. Not the business. Her. In this episode she tells the story of what happened, why the good girl identity has to go, and what it means for every woman still showing up as the polished version of herself in her business. Built for Bigger is now Impact Rebels. This is where she explains why. I...

Last week Lisa talked about the women who stop showing up for you. This week, she's talking about why YOU don't stop — even when it's thankless, even when it costs you friendships, even when you're exhausted and nobody's clapping. Inspired by a blog post she read about justice and why some people are wired at a deep level to fight for fairness, Lisa breaks down the difference between ambition and...

You drove home from the event. You checked your phone. Nobody said anything. Nobody recorded your talk, nobody tagged you, nobody sent you a text that said "that was amazing." And you sat with that. This week on The Rich Nonprofit, Lisa gets personal about the loneliness of leading as a woman building impact. She shares what happened with a friend she supported for over a decade who got a big oppo...

You've got the mission on your heart and the drive to match. But should it be a nonprofit, or should you keep running a mission-driven business? And once you decide, what does the money side of this look like when nobody's handing you a manual? This week on The Rich Nonprofit, Lisa sits down with bookkeeping and QuickBooks expert Erika Millard for an honest, back-and-forth conversation about what...

A woman DM'd Lisa about her teenage son, who's already making an impact in his community. No business, no team, no funding. Just an idea and action. Meanwhile, the women Lisa works with have the revenue, the audience, and the experience, and they're still telling themselves they're not ready. This episode is a mirror. Lisa gets into the real reason successful women stall on building impact (it's n...

Gabs Hayes came into her strategy session with a plan to build a Reddit community, launch an in-person event in April, and keep producing her family podcast. Three months later, all three have changed. In this episode, Gabs sits down with Lisa to talk through every pivot, why she made each one, and what it looks like to build a nonprofit without white-knuckling the whole thing. If you've ever felt...

You watch the news, feel that pit in your stomach, and then go right back to your content calendar. You're not alone. Most successful women have separated "impact" from "business" in their heads, and that separation is keeping them stuck. In this episode, Lisa breaks down why you don't need a nonprofit to start using your brand for more than selling, and walks through ways to build impact into wha...

What does running a nonprofit look like when you’re also a mom navigating your daughter’s surgery, managing a growing team, chasing pharma sponsorships, and trying to remember the last time you took a day off? This week on The Rich Nonprofit, my client Brindley Brooks, founder and CEO of HS Connect, is pulling back the curtain on all of it. HS Connect is a nonprofit raising awareness for Hidradeni...

You've been told that the most noble form of giving is anonymous. Quiet. Behind the scenes. And that wanting your name on a foundation or nonprofit is ego. In this episode, Lisa calls that out for what it is: conditioning that keeps powerful women on the sidelines of philanthropy. She discusses why visible leadership isn't vanity, it's accountability. Why your great-grandchildren deserve to find m...

You know you want to build something. But should it be a nonprofit or a foundation? What's the difference, and which one fits your life, your leadership style, and your mission? In this episode, Lisa cuts through the confusion and discusses the core difference between nonprofits and foundations.  She walks through 4 questions to help you figure out which structure is right for you, and shares a cl...

Billions of dollars in nonprofit funding have been cut. Programs that communities depended on for decades are shutting down. And everybody's looking around, waiting for someone to step up. In this episode, Lisa discusses why women with business experience, resources, and vision are best positioned to fill the gap. She shares what's happening in her own community, where a 40-year literacy nonprofit...

Lisa sits down with client Gabs Hayes fresh off their two-day Momentum Strategy Intensive in Tulsa to talk about what it's like to walk into a room with a head full of ideas and walk out with a plan. Gabs shares how she went from nervous about having "too many ideas" to building a full strategic plan for her nonprofit, Overwhelmed and Over It, a community space where parents can find support and p...

You have an idea. Maybe you’ve had it for years. But before you invest your time, energy, and leadership, you need to know if it’s something that should actually be built. Caring deeply isn’t enough. Passion isn’t enough. A nonprofit has to sustain itself, create real impact, and grow beyond relying on you to hold everything together. In this episode, I walk you through six questions I use with cl...

You have the idea. The resources. The drive. But you're exhausted before you even start. Not because you can't figure it out. Because you're doing it alone. In this episode, I talk with Gabs Hayes about preparing for strategic planning for her nonprofit and why trying to build by yourself makes everything harder than it needs to be. We cover: Why smart, capable women still get stuck  What happens...

You hit every revenue goal. Built the team. Got the freedom. And instead of feeling satisfied, you're asking, "What's this all for?" Scattered giving stopped working. Writing checks to seven organizations doesn't create the change you want to see. So successful women are doing something different. They're building nonprofits. Their own nonprofits. In this episode, I talk about why nonprofits are b...

You've been thinking about starting a nonprofit for years. And every time you get close, that voice shows up: "Not yet. You're not ready." That voice is lying. The women who wait until they feel ready never start. The ones who create actual change? They start before they're ready. In this episode, I break down the five signs that tell you it's time to stop planning and start building. Main Topics...

Most people spend years thinking about starting a nonprofit. Gabs Hayes is doing it now. In this episode, I sit down with Gabs as she's launching her nonprofit, Overwhelmed and Over It, which creates meaningful family experiences and core memories. We talk about: Why she felt misaligned in her previous business and knew she needed to do more The decision to start now instead of waiting until every...

Happy New Year! I'm watching something shift. Successful women are finished choosing between wealth and impact. Finished with scattered giving. Finished with guilt. And they're building something different. In this episode, I introduce the 4 P's of Philanthropic Profit™ - my framework for designing nonprofits that support both your life and your mission: PURPOSE - Why your wealth exists in the fir...

The ambition doesn't go away when you hit seven figures. It doesn't disappear when you build the team or check all the boxes. It just changes direction. It's no longer asking "How do I make more money?" It's asking "What do I want to be remembered for?" In this episode, I talk about what happens when your drive evolves from revenue to legacy: Why that restlessness after hitting your goals isn't a...

You run the company. Close the deal. Fix everyone's problems before breakfast. Then you come home and your partner asks, "How can I help?" and you literally don't know how to answer. Because letting someone take care of you? That feels harder than running your entire business. In this episode, I'm joined by Shilpa Cacho, love mentor for powerhouse women, and we're getting honest about why the stro...

You hit the revenue goals. Built the team. Launched the thing. And instead of feeling accomplished, you're sitting there thinking, "Is this it?" That's not ungrateful. That's evolution. In this episode, I talk about what happens when successful women realize that more money isn't the answer anymore. I share: Why the drive for more revenue shifts into wanting to solve one problem completely What it...

You're nodding along in the board meeting. Writing the check, smiling politely. Planning the gala. But in your head? You're thinking something completely different. Like how galas waste money that could fund actual programs. How most nonprofit boards are where good ideas go to die. How spending 40 hours on a grant application for maybe $10,000 is insane. Everyone's thinking it. Nobody's saying it....

That nonprofit you've been sketching in your head for three years? It's December, and it's back. Every year, when things slow down just enough to think, this idea surfaces. The foundation you want to launch. The movement you see so clearly. And every January, you bury it under new business goals. But what if the fact that it keeps coming back is the point? In this episode, I share: Why December is...

If you're not taking breaks, you're not productive. You're just busy and likely depleted. Your unique brilliance disappears when you're running on fumes. And your mission needs YOU at full capacity, not the depleted version pretending everything's fine.  In this conversation with aromatherapist and flower essence practitioner Dori Bell, we get real about why your exhaustion isn't serving your miss...