CEO Coaching International Podcast - Mark Miller on Using For-Profit Business Principles To Rapidly Grow His Nonprofit and Make a BIG Impact

Mark Miller on Using For-Profit Business Principles To Rapidly Grow His Nonprofit and Make a BIG Impact

10/17/23 • 29 min

Guest: Mark Miller, the CEO of Connective, a community-based social services nonprofit operating in British Columbia and the Yukon to create safe, healthy, and inclusive communities for all.

Overview: A nonprofit may not have the exact same goals as a for-profit business. But the principles of success are no different for a nonprofit CEO: have a vision that benefits all stakeholders, track, measure, and manage progress towards milestones every day, and assemble a team of people who care about your mission and will work hard to Make BIG Happen.

On today's show, Mark Miller explains how he professionalized his nonprofit and grew the organization by more than 700% in seven years.

Guest: Mark Miller, the CEO of Connective, a community-based social services nonprofit operating in British Columbia and the Yukon to create safe, healthy, and inclusive communities for all.

On today's show, Mark Miller explains how he professionalized his nonprofit and grew the organization by more than 700% in seven years.

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