706. How to Turn Around a Nonprofit From the Inside Out - Marisol Pineda Conde + Lindsey Fuller, The Teaching Well

Meet Linsey Fuller and Marisol Pineda Conde 👋 Together, they have spent five years turning around an organization that started with one month of runway, rebuilding it from the inside out with new curriculum, new revenue streams, new systems, and a set of staff blessings that are rewriting what it looks like to actually live your values as a leader.The wellness stipend. The physical health screening. The financial literacy program with a 401k match. The micro sabbatical arc that guarantees every person on the team protected rest at every milestone.In this episode, you'll hear:How Lindsey, Marisol + team rebuilt The Teaching Well from the inside out: new curriculum, new revenue model, new brand, new systems, all while keeping the lights on with one month of runwayThe Five Blessings: the wellness stipend, the physical health screening, the financial literacy program, the 401k match, and the micro sabbatical arc that guarantees every team member protected rest at every milestoneWhy "desperation does not drive donorship," and how earned revenue became the most liberating source of funding The Teaching Well hasThis one will change how you think about what it means to lead. 🩵Episode Highlights:The honest state of The Teaching Well five years ago (7:31)What they rebuilt: curriculum, brand, revenue model, systems (10:00)Financial sustainability vs. financial solvency: understanding the difference (11:19)Building an earned revenue reserve as a staff protection reserve (14:29)Why they call them Blessings, not benefits (16:19)Blessing 1: Physical health, wellness stipend, and the medical screening (20:00)Blessing 2: Financial freedom, 401k match, and collective financial literacy (25:00)Blessing 3: The micro sabbatical arc (29:28)Fear, funders, and the business case for investing in your people (35:00)The Teaching Well's earned revenue model (38:15)"Healing is messy work. Choose each other." (45:00)Episode Show Notes: https://www.weareforgood.com/episode/706Join 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