Scaling Smarter: How Nonprofits Can Amplify Their Impact

Apr 1

In this episode of the Purpose & Profit Podcast, hosts Dave Raley and Carly Berna sit down with Mohamed Osman and Ali Metcalf from Spring Impact, a nonprofit dedicated to helping mission-driven organizations scale their impact effectively in both the UK and the US.

Mohamed, Spring Impact’s CEO, brings over two decades of experience in health, social enterprise, and humanitarian work, including his time as Global Grants Director at the Elton John AIDS Foundation. Ali, a Managing Consultant at Spring Impact, has worked on projects from Uganda to the UK, scaling solutions in parenting, education, health, and community development.

The conversation explores the challenges and strategies behind scaling nonprofit initiatives. Mohamed and Ali discuss the importance of building for scale from the outset, the role of partnerships in sustainable growth, and how funding landscapes impact the ability of organizations to expand their reach. They highlight the significance of shifting from directly delivering solutions to enabling others to implement them—exemplified by Bridges to Prosperity’s transition from building bridges to supporting governments in constructing them.

Also in this episode, they talk about:

The need to fall in love with the problem rather than the solution, as solutions evolve over time.

The balance between maintaining control and allowing strategic partners to help scale impact.
Diversifying funding sources while remaining mission-aligned.
Practical advice for nonprofits looking to scale, including focusing on strategic partnerships and understanding funding dynamics.

Discover more about Spring Impact at: https://www.springimpact.org/.

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