The Mariana Dalto Show
The Mariana Dalto Show
In the Mariana Dalto Show podcast, she interviews small business owners to share their stories, insights, and strategies for success to help grow your small business.
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#66 Can A Dog Sanctuary Change The World? with David Kerpel

S1 E66 • May 29, 2025 • 25 mins

In this episode, Mariana Dalto interviews David Kerpel, founder of Forever Home Dog Sanctuary. David shares his journey from legal practice to managing a nonprofit, highlighting the challenges and rewards of this transition. They discuss the importance of securing land and rallying community involvement, treating a nonprofit with a business mindset, and the significance of partnerships and community support. David offers valuable tips for those interested in starting a nonprofit and explains how listeners can support Forever Home Dog Sanctuary. The episode wraps up with David's thoughts on perseverance in nonprofit work, followed by expressions of appreciation and closing remarks.

Key Points

  • Recognize the importance of treating a nonprofit like a business, focusing on managing finances, operations, and strategic planning.
  • Building a strong team with diverse skills and a shared passion for the mission is crucial for the success of a nonprofit.
  • Effective fundraising requires focusing on high-impact activities and forming partnerships with individuals and organizations that align with the nonprofit's goals.

ABOUT

David Kerpel grew up on the North Shore in Wilmette, a subsurb roughly 20 miles North of Chicago. He attended University of Iowa and then graduated from DePaul School of Law. Although David has been a practicing divorce attorney for over 25 years, his true passion is being around and helping animals, and most of all, dogs. David’s life goal is to rescue as many dogs as possible. To do this, he decided to create his nonprofit, Furever Home Dog Sanctuary, an organization whose mission is to rescue the dogs that are destined to remain in shelters or be euthanized for no reason other than their breed, their age, or their behavior.

LINK MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

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