Nonprofits On A Mission

This week Sarah talks with John Hofmann, founder of Fusion Marketing, about the Paradox Project — a give-back model where every client project triggers a free service for a small nonprofit. John also shares how a community garden he started years ago grew into a neighborhood hub, and what it looks like to build "giving back" right into a business model.

This week on Nonprofits on a Mission, Sarah sits down with Russ Willey, founder and CEO of myGivmo, a free all-in-one giving platform serving New Hampshire nonprofits and beyond. Russ shares how a passive "screensaver" fundraising idea grew into a full donation, CRM, and event platform with no fees, plus his take on finding board members with heart over credentials. It's a fun look at how tech and local connection can power nonprofit growth.

This week Sarah sits down with Aimee Kereage, Executive Director of Manchester Proud, to talk about how the organization is evolving into a true connector across the Manchester community. They dig into Celebrate Ed, the group's annual back-to-school event, plus the bigger-picture work of bridging gaps between service providers and the families who need them.

This week Sarah sits down with Molly Hodgsdon, CEO and Co-Founder of GoodWork, a Portsmouth, NH nonprofit that supports other nonprofits across the Seacoast. They talk about GoodWork's new Bud to Bloom program, board development best practices, and why relationship-driven fundraising is a long game for growing organizations.

This week I sit down with Sarah Grosvenor, Executive Director of Joppa Hill Education Farm in Bedford, NH, to talk about running a 365-day-a-year working farm with a small staff, a dedicated volunteer force, and a hands-on board. We dig into donor stewardship, keeping a working board engaged, and the mission moments that make the hard days worth it.

This week's guest is John Judge, Scout Executive and CEO of Scouting America Greater Boston. John shares how the organization is rebuilding trust and expanding access to the outdoors after a challenging few years, plus what's driving growth in youth safety, urban outreach, and fundraising. He also opens up about his new book, exploring how nonprofits can protect human agency and purpose in the age of AI.

Sarah catches up with Lauren Bombardier, VP of Advancement at Families in Transition, about the incredible work FIT is doing to prevent and break the cycle of homelessness in New Hampshire. Lauren shares how her team built a donor-focused fundraising strategy, smart board engagement tactics, and a few unexpected lessons learned along the way.

Hannah Beth Hembree is the Director of Development at the Salem Pantry, a food access hub on the North Shore of Massachusetts that serves 33,000 individuals a year and supports 31 partner organizations with last-mile food distribution. In this episode, she shares how she grew the pantry's annual fundraising from $500K to $2.6 million — and the mentorship, donor relationships, and board engagement strategies that made it possible.

Kara Bradford traded kindergarten for a capital campaign, and she's never looked back. In this episode, Sarah sits down with Kara to hear how a burned-out teacher landed her dream nonprofit job with zero experience, and how she's now leading a $1.1M major gifts campaign in her first year at Addison Housing Works in Vermont.