Kevin grew up in a very rural area of North Carolina and so he seems like an unlikely candidate to have started a mission organization that focuses on the country of India. He has flown over 1 million miles to over 27 countries and traveled to India over 50 times and taken over 1,000 people from the US on short-term mission trips to India.

Before starting his nonprofit he had worked at various churches and built a business management company that helped 62 clients and had 10 employees. So Kevin knows a lot about starting something and building it out.

Global Hope India also helps local partners in India by providing training and resources for business development. They've started things like:

• Coffee Shops and Bakeries
• Goat Farms
• Pig Farms
• Grocery Shops
• Beautician Salons
• Coffee Plantations
• Apple Orchards
• Transportation Business

Many of them are started with as little as $1,500

"Greed stinks and generosity is beautiful. Whether it's in business, the church, or a nonprofit." - Kevin White

Kevin shared one of the core values he learned early on that he believes is a key contributing factor to his success, rock-solid accounting. People value transparency and appreciate authenticity. Kevin shared about an initiative that is a DBA of Global Hope India called Carry the Water NC. Although Global Hope India is a faith-based organization their efforts to bring clean water through India are facilitated by Carry the Water and every dollar that is given only goes to support their clean water efforts. 

Kevin has found a way to channel his entrepreneurial spirit to start new initiatives to support his main passion which is Global Hope India and believes that to be a big part of why it has been a long term success.

"As I've really looked over success in business, the church, and in the nonprofit world, I see that the businesses that succeed put people first."- Kevin White

I asked Kevin to share about the differences and similarities between for-profit and nonprofit businesses and organizations. He shared that the principles are very similar but the product can be very different.  A good business leader may not be a good nonprofit leader, but a good nonprofit leader can be a great business leader. In business, you can have a product or a service while in the nonprofit setting you have a cause.

Also mentioned on this podcast:

• The Living the Dream Podcast - One of Kevin's podcasts for church leaders
• Missions Changed my Life Podcast - Another podcast from Global Hope India interviewing people who have been on mission trips
• Brody Smith's podcast and website