699. How to Build a Mission That Outlasts You - Jeremy Bouman, RISE

Meet Jeremy Bouman, Founder of RISE in Omaha 👋. Today, RISE operates in seven Nebraska prisons with a 90% graduate employment rate and a recidivism rate a third of the state average. And Jeremy has spent the last decade building a leadership team, a sabbatical policy, and a succession plan designed to outlast him.In this episode, he breaks down exactly how, including the internal leadership academy, the innovation program open to every employee, and their newly approved sabbatical policy.Plus: the story of a man serving a life sentence who donated $500 so someone else could take the same program that changed his life. 🩵Tune in to hear:What the "Inside Out" model actually looks like, and why starting the relationship inside prison, years before release, is the thing that makes everything else workRISE’s human-centered internal policies, leadership academy, and innovation project + the impact on their team Episode Highlights:Meet Jeremy Bouman (00:38)The Inside Out model: building trust before release (09:05)70% system-impacted staff and why lived experience leads (09:05)Founder-proofing: humility, culture, and getting out of the way (14:10)The sabbatical policy and what happened when Jeremy took five weeks off (16:29)Succession planning: Rise Leadership Academy and Rise Innovation Project (21:14)Two generosity stories that say everything about this mission (27:29)One good thing: visit a prison, practice second chance hiring (29:57)Episode Show Notes: https://www.weareforgood.com/episode/699Join us at The Spread!Givebutter's biggest innovation event of the year is here — The Spread, built entirely around co-creating with nonprofits like yours. 💛We Are For Good is joining forces with GB to host in-person hackathon meetups on Friday, Oct. 2, in New York, Seattle, LA, Denver, and Indianapolis, so you can build alongside other nonprofits in the community.Learn more and save your free spot today. //Join the We Are For Good Community—completely free.Join fellow changemakers, share takeaways from this working session, and keep collaborating in a space built for connection, inspiration, and real impact: www.weareforgoodcommunity.comSay hi 👋LinkedIn / Instagram / Facebook / YouTube / Twitter