Scaling Your Nonprofit: Tools and Tips with Ben Lambert and Adam Cohen of Kids Being Kids
January 30, 2024
Welcome to the latest episode of the Nonprofit Connect podcast, brought to you by Rogue Creatives, made to connect with and learn from people in the nonprofit sphere. I’m your host, Matt Barnes, and you’re going to want to stick around for this one, folks.
In this episode, we speak with Ben Lambert and Adam Cohen, founders of Kids Being Kids. Together we explore how Ben and Adam collect and redistribute used sports equipment to underprivileged children, as well as the ways they scale their business, the challenges they’ve faced, and their plans for the future.
Welcome to the latest episode of the Nonprofit Connect podcast, brought to you by Rogue Creatives, made to connect with and learn from people in the nonprofit sphere. I’m your host, Matt Barnes, and you’re going to want to stick around for this one, folks.
Our guests today are Ben Lambert and Adam Cohen, founders of Kids Being Kids, a non-profit organization that redistributes used sports equipment to children in need. As well as partnering with companies including New Balance and Mustangs Baseball, Kids Being Kids have successfully expanded their services beyond London and the Toronto region. Ben is currently an analyst at Caravel Capital Investments, whereas Adam works as a consultant for the Ivey Community Consulting Project.
So sit back, relax, and listen to us explore topics including:
- Why partnerships are so useful to nonprofits
- The future of Kids Being Kids
- The difficulties of scaling a business
- The importance of community
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