What if the smartest growth strategy in your community wasn't being run by a private equity firm — it was being run by a charity?

Kim Boudreaux and Sarah Clement of Catholic Charities of Acadiana have spent the last two decades quietly executing one of the most disciplined nonprofit roll-up strategies in Louisiana — growing from a $1.2M agency with 23 employees into a $15M, 90-person, 14-organization platform serving eight civil parishes.

In this episode, host Joshua Wilson and co-host Jude David, JD, DCL, MBA and Managing Partner at FA Mergers, sit down with Kim Boudreaux, Chief Executive Officer, and Sarah Clement, Chief Administrative Officer and 2023 recipient of the Catholic Charities USA National Management Excellence Award, for a candid look at how mission-driven organizations apply real M&A principles — economy of scale, sub-10% administrative rates, EOS implementation, and rigorous due diligence — to expand impact rather than profit. They open up about merging six nonprofits in a single day, navigating boards, integrating cultures, and the hard call to raise minimum wage to $15 an hour before it was cool.

🎯 What We Cover:

• The bishop's challenge that launched a 20-year roll-up strategy
• Why economy of scale matters more in nonprofits than most people think
• The day they closed six mergers — and what they would do differently now
• How to approach a nonprofit board about a merger without bruising egos
• Using EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System) to scale a faith-based enterprise
• How they grew FoodNet 110% and Rebuilding Together Acadiana 290% post-acquisition
• The succession-planning angle that opens nonprofit M&A conversations
• Hiring people smarter than you — and the test Kim used to vet Sarah
• Building a culture of mutual accountability, honest feedback, and "start/stop" exercises
• Why the $15 minimum wage decision changed how the whole organization operates

🤝 Connect with Kim Boudreaux:

🌐 https://catholiccharitiesacadiana.org/

💼 https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberly-boudreaux-186094175/

🤝 Connect with Sarah Clement:

🌐 https://catholiccharitiesacadiana.org/

💼 https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-clement-562b7913/

🤝 Connect with Co-Host Jude David, JD, DCL, MBA:

💼 https://www.linkedin.com/in/jude-david-jd-dcl-mba-172a6a76/

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