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Successful Nonprofits Podcast


Jul 2, 2019

We take a deep dive into nonprofit growth with Maurya Couvares, founder of Code Nation, formerly known as ScriptEd. Having successfully grown ScriptEd from $0 to $3 million in under five years, Maurya gives us the scoop on what that phenomenal growth entailed. Spoiler alert: data collection and deep impact with fundraising are key!

Links:


ScriptEd’s site: https://scripted.org/

ScriptEd’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScriptEdOrg?lang=en

ScriptEd’s annual reports: https://scripted.org/annual-reports/

Maurya’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/MauryaCouvares?lang=en

Maurya’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mauryac/

 

*****Timestamped Highlights*****

(3:14) Maurya’s expectations for ScriptEd’s Growth

(4:58) What ScriptEd does

(7:12) Three Ps: Passion, Partnerships, Program

(9:29) Mo levels, mo expenses

(10:19) Do the hustle! Maurya’s approach for funds

(12:34) Deep thinking, low-cost

(16:45) The theory of change and the metrics pyramid

(18:49) Talk about growth – less than 1% to 73%!

(19:47) Translate impact into $$$ – speak the language of the funders

(22:30) Automation of data collection

(25:16) The Road Ahead: Maurya shares what’s next for ScriptEd

(27:00) 400%?!?

(31:03) Dolph declines a dip in the Hudson Rive