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She Tripled the Budget and Built a 3-Campus Nonprofit - Here’s How with Hope Pavich from Care for Friends

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What does it take to triple a nonprofit’s operating budget, raise $3.3 million for a capital campaign, complete a $10 million dollar facility renovation, AND expand to three campuses, all in just six years? Hope Pavich, Executive Director of Care for Friends, joins me to share how she did exactly that.
In this episode, you’ll hear how Hope’s team identified service gaps to build an innovative grocery delivery program for unhoused youth that now reaches 30 of Chicago’s 50 wards, and why funders jumped to support it. Plus, how an unexpected construction delay funneled into a long-term partnership with the Church of the Atonement, and why focusing on shared values over speed can create sustainable, scalable growth.
Hope is no stranger to strategic growth and mission aligned innovation. She also shares her process for crafting clear, funder-friendly storytelling, along with real-world examples on collaboration and leading through uncertainty.

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Chapters

1. She Tripled the Budget and Built a 3-Campus Nonprofit - Here’s How with Hope Pavich from Care for Friends (00:00:00)

2. Meet Hope Pavich And Mission (00:02:30)

3. Values-First Space And Church Partnership (00:05:13)

4. Construction Delays And Strategic Pivot (00:07:39)

5. Designing Fundable, Gap-Filling Programs (00:11:54)

6. Birth Of CarePax Grocery Delivery (00:16:55)

7. Serving Youth In Food And Transit Deserts (00:19:39)

8. Funding Mix And Impact Reporting (00:23:18)

9. Storytelling That Invites A Role (00:25:28)

10. Board Alignment And Empowered Experimentation (00:29:22)

11. Capital Campaign And Trusted Co‑Ownership (00:32:58)

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