On The Ground

By James Misner

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As CEO of The Kipos Group, James Misner has spent years in the trenches with nonprofit leaders. "On the Ground" brings those conversations to you—unfiltered insights by nonprofit leaders, for nonprofit leaders.

Real Leaders. Real Challenges. Real Solutions.


Episode Date
$17.5M, No Debt: How St. John Center Stacked Funding for an 80-Bed Facility
Oct 27, 2026
The Money Is There: What MissionWell Sees Across 60+ Nonprofits
Oct 20, 2026
Beyond the Founder: How ILI Keeps a $3.5M Fundraising Program Running
Oct 13, 2026
The $500K Ask That Came Too Soon: How American Rivers Plays the Long Game
Oct 06, 2026
Skip the Cold RFP: How to Win Foundation Funding Through Relationships
Sep 29, 2026
70% From Cookies: How Girl Scouts of West Central Florida Is Rebuilding Revenue
Sep 22, 2026
$54 Million Over 40 Years: How Trees for the Future Made Carbon a Crop
Sep 15, 2026
$400 Million in Tax Credits: How NeighborWorks Capital Funds 250 Nonprofits
Sep 08, 2026
Asking for Money for a Need They Don't Have: Empower Girls Camp's Fundraising Fix
Sep 01, 2026
30% From Program Revenue: How Helping Up Mission Funds a One-Year Recovery Program
Aug 25, 2026
372 Missionaries in 71 Countries: How Global Outreach Grew Retention Doing Things That Don't Scale
Aug 18, 2026
$1.6M to $2.5M in One Year: How Junior Achievement Grew by Fixing the Product Mix
Aug 11, 2026
$500K to $25 Million: How Feiro Marine Life Center Funded a 13,000 Sq Ft Rebuild
Aug 04, 2026
Technology Isn’t the Mission: How to Stop Losing Donors to Disconnected Systems
Jul 28, 2026
$10 Million With 6 Staff: How the Okanagan Science Centre Is Building a Campaign
Jul 21, 2026
15 Kids to 100,000: How Kupenda Scales Disability Inclusion Through Others
Jul 14, 2026
$55, 5 Years of Impact: How Growing Hope Globally Turns Farms Into Fundraisers
Jul 09, 2026
From $2.3M to $5.7M in 8 Years: How Hope Walks Is Eliminating Clubfoot Worldwide
Jun 18, 2026
Lead With Optimism or Get Out of the Way: Kendra Davenport on Running a National Nonprofit
Apr 28, 2026
From $7,000 to $800,000: How North Bay Transformed Its Fundraising Strategy
Apr 23, 2026
$10 Million in 90 Days: How World Relief Housed 3,998 Refugee Families When the Government Cut Funds
Apr 07, 2026
Prevention That Works: How Love Justice International Scales Justice Through Data & Donor Trust
Mar 31, 2026
Stay Focused, Choose Wisely: How ANCA Supports 400+ Nature Centers on a Lean Budget
Mar 24, 2026
Acceleration: From Big Wins to Mastery
Mar 17, 2026
Action: Building Systems That Fund The Mission
Mar 10, 2026
Acceptance: "Owning Fundraising as Leadership.”
Feb 27, 2026
Annoyance: "I Have to Do This, But I Really Don't Want To ! "
Feb 20, 2026
From Panic to Progress: The First Stage of Fundraising Psychology
Feb 11, 2026
82% of Nonprofit Leaders Are Stuck. Here's Why.
Feb 05, 2026
Welcome to the Trenches
Feb 04, 2026