How Leaders Think with Kenny Lange How Kayla White Thinks About Community Engagement for Nonprofit Longevity
Oct 1, 2025
Kayla White, Executive Director of the Southeast Texas Nonprofit Development Center, boasts 15 years of nonprofit experience, focusing on sustainability and community partnerships. She explores creative strategies for nonprofits to adapt to rising community needs. Kayla emphasizes the importance of collaboration over competition and shares actionable tips for fostering effective partnerships. With insights on community-centric fundraising, she encourages nonprofits to view businesses as allies, driving impactful change through teamwork and shared resources.
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Adapt Methods, Keep Mission
- Nonprofits must continuously reinvent methods while keeping mission intact to meet changing community needs.
- Exceeding the vision requires courage, creativity, and collaboration, not just doing more of the same.
Operate Like A Sustainable Business
- Treat your nonprofit like a business by planning for sustainability, leadership development, and diversified revenue.
- Build governance, use technology, and engage boards to move out of survival mode into strategic growth.
Consistency Beats Intensity
- Persist with consistent fundraising, programming, and messaging even after failures or rejections.
- Keep showing up publicly to build trust and maintain donor and community support.