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RKD Group: Thinkers

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Frequency: 1 episode/568d. Total Eps: 154

RKD Group: Thinkers, the nonprofit marketer's podcast, is a must-listen experience of thought-provoking content that inspires strategic decisions and insight on the industry. Group: Thinkers brings together innovators and curators in nonprofit marketing, branding and direct response to tackle the major issues facing nonprofits today.

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What happens when a 'long shot' becomes the leader? | Susan Blouch, Lebanon Rescue Mission

Episode 21

Thursday, August 20, 2026 • Duration 33:47

What do 30 years in corporate travel have to do with running a homeless shelter? More than you'd think.

In this episode of the RKD Group: Chat podcast, host Nipa Eason talks with Susan Blouch, Executive Director of Lebanon Rescue Mission, about the nontraditional path that took her from owning a corporate travel business to leading an 81-year-old, faith-based nonprofit as its first woman executive director and first non-pastoral leader in its history.

Susan closed her business in 2010 with no job lined up, spent months in interviews, and was told outright by a friend: "They are never going to give this job to a woman." Seventeen years later, she's led two capital campaigns, relocated an entire men's campus, and is currently building a 25,000-square-foot facility to serve women with children and a fast-growing population almost no one is talking about: seniors experiencing homelessness.

In this conversation:

- Why nonprofit hiring managers should stop reading job titles and start reading skill sets

- How Susan navigated community pushback as a single woman leading a gospel rescue mission

- Walking into a capital campaign on Day 1, including a zoning board rejection and appeal

- Why 45% of Lebanon Rescue Mission's guests are now over 65, and what that changes about shelter design

- The shift from communal dorms to 40 private rooms, and why dignity matters for guests in their 70s and 80s

- The unexpected mentorship happening between senior and younger guests

- Practical strategies for preventing staff burnout and secondary trauma on the front lines

- What it means to actually live out "God, family, work" as an organizational value

Three takeaways for your nonprofit:

- Hire for skill sets, not titles. The best candidate for your open role may come from an industry that looks nothing like yours.

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