Run The Mission

Brad Wendling
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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

Episodes

  1. 2d ago

    Ep 07: What Your Board Actually Needs From You

    A practical guide to board reporting that leads to better governance. The 6-section format that transforms passive boards into engaged ones — and why most reports fail. Learn more and Book a Discovery call at wendlingconsulting.com

    20 min

  2. May 28

    Ep 06: The Real Cost of Staff Turnover in Nonprofits — And What to Do About It

    Why high turnover is almost always a structural problem, not a people problem. The retention infrastructure that works — and why compensation alone isn't the answer. Learn more and Book a Discovery call at wendlingconsulting.com

    37 min

  3. May 21

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

    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

    17 min

  4. May 14

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

    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

    21 min

  5. May 7

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

    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

    21 min

  6. Apr 30

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

    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

    19 min

  7. Apr 14

    Ep 01: Why Nonprofit Operations Is Mission — Not Overhead

    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

    21 min
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About

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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  • Creator
    Brad Wendling
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    7
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Brad Wendling
  • Show Website
    Run The Mission