Strategy should feel like motion, not maintenance. We sat down with two chief strategy officers—Jennifer Riha of I Am Boundless and Ravi Dahiya of YAI—to explore how nonprofits serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and behavioral health needs can make disciplined choices amid shifting regulations, payer demands, workforce shortages, and rapid technology change. We dig into what separates firefighting from future-shaping and why “strategic hibernation” rarely fits he...
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Strategy should feel like motion, not maintenance. We sat down with two chief strategy officers—Jennifer Riha of I Am Boundless and Ravi Dahiya of YAI—to explore how nonprofits serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and behavioral health needs can make disciplined choices amid shifting regulations, payer demands, workforce shortages, and rapid technology change. We dig into what separates firefighting from future-shaping and why “strategic hibernation” rarely fits he...
When Two Missions Become One: How Mergers Expand Services for People with Disabilities
The Nonprofit Leader's Guide
22 minutes
5 months ago
When Two Missions Become One: How Mergers Expand Services for People with Disabilities
Navigating nonprofit mergers requires strategic vision, cultural alignment, and unwavering focus on mission. Diane Beastrom, consultant and former CEO of Koinonia, takes us behind the scenes of a successful merger that dramatically expanded services for people with developmental disabilities. After leading Koinonia for decades and orchestrating several acquisitions, Diane faced a pivotal decision: despite emerging from COVID in a position of strength, the organization needed to expand behavi...
The Nonprofit Leader's Guide
Strategy should feel like motion, not maintenance. We sat down with two chief strategy officers—Jennifer Riha of I Am Boundless and Ravi Dahiya of YAI—to explore how nonprofits serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and behavioral health needs can make disciplined choices amid shifting regulations, payer demands, workforce shortages, and rapid technology change. We dig into what separates firefighting from future-shaping and why “strategic hibernation” rarely fits he...
