Module 9 | Kendall Barbery on Growing GreenWave's Staff - Social Entrepreneurship Interview

Have you ever wondered what it takes to scale a non-profit from a small startup to a multi-state organization shaping an entire industry? In this lesson, Kendall Barbery, Director of Partnerships and New Programming at GreenWave, shares her five-year journey with the non-profit, which supports regenerative ocean farmers. She discusses the organization's growth from a three-person team to nineteen staff across six states, the strategic shift from intensive one-on-one training to a broad online learning platform, and how they navigate the unique challenges of building a new, sustainable industry.🎯 Learning Objectives• Understand the organizational growth and evolution of a non-profit.• Learn about strategies for scaling training programs from high-touch to online platforms.• Explore how an organization adapts its structure and hiring to meet expansion demands.• Discover the opportunities and challenges in shaping a nascent industry like regenerative ocean farming.• Recognize the value of hiring for skill sets and adaptability rather than solely industry-specific knowledge.📚 About the Course Have you ever wondered what it would be like to create real change? You don't have to start your own organization to make a difference in the world. Everyone can learn the social entrepreneurship mindset and skillset to build social impact. In this course, you will immerse yourself in a social or environmental challenge you want to tackle. You'll start by researching your topic of choice, talking to people, and ideating a potential solution that you can contribute. Then, you'll build a business model around that solution, understanding concepts like measuring social change, ensuring financial viability, funding and pitching. This course is a safe space to experiment and explore. You'll be guided by a ten stage framework to help structure your journey. Along the way, you'll hear from social entrepreneurs around the world through case studies and campus conversations. These include Yale alumni, members of the New Haven community, and global changemakers. Everyone is welcome to join this course! You can apply your lived, learned, or professional experience to discover how you're going to make a difference. #SocialEntrepreneurship #YaleCourse #Impact #Changemakers #BusinessPlan #DesignThinking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices