Identifying Your Nonprofit’s Lane for Scalable Impact

When it comes to programming, some nonprofits choose a lane a mile wide and an inch deep while others dive a mile deep and an inch wide. The key is to know which lane your nonprofit thrives in.

Today’s guest is Phil Olaleye, Georgia State Representative and Executive Director of Next Gen, a nonprofit closing the opportunity gap for Atlanta high school students. Next Gen is expanding imminently, scaling its impact 10x, 100x, and hopefully more, and it’s doing it by staying in the lane it’s identified as the best fit for its mission, resources, and clients.

But identifying your lane is more than just seeing the existing structure; it involves using what’s missing to lay your path. Listen in for insights into the power of following up, expanding your village, and how to use scale to get to scalable.