{"podcast":{"title":"Fundable by Design","slug":"fundable-by-design-547744","podcast_index_feed_id":547744,"rss_url":"https://nonprofitnuggets.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://fundablebydesign.libsyn.com/website","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/b/a/b/2/bab25ce286763e9516c3140a3186d450/podcast_cover-20260129-655hr4xd4p.png","author":"Jennifer Yarbrough","episode_count":99,"summary":"Are you a nonprofit leader who is looking for real insight into how to successfully startup, fundraise for, or successfully lead your nonprofit organization. If you answered yes, this podcast is for you. In this podcast you will discover: 1. What a nonprofit really is; 2. Grant tips; and, 3. Ways to raise money for your nonprofit I share with you how I have raised hundreds of millions of dollars stretching beyond traditional grants, and trained thousands of organizations across the globe. Sign up for my newsletter. Http://Bit.ly/jnnpodcastlist","last_synced_at":"2026-07-26T06:21:24.888489+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fundable-by-design-547744"},"episode":{"title":"Why Great Programs Still Struggle to Get Funding","slug":"why-great-programs-still-struggle-to-get-funding","published_at":"2026-06-30T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fundable-by-design-547744/why-great-programs-still-struggle-to-get-funding","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fundable-by-design-547744","url":"https://nonprofitnuggets.libsyn.com/why-great-programs-still-struggle-to-get-funding","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/nonprofitnuggets/Why_Great_Programs_Still_Struggle_to_Get_Funding.m4a?dest-id=495072","summary":"Today, I want to challenge a belief that many nonprofit leaders have been taught to accept as fact: The better the program, the easier it will be to get grants, donors, and funding. It sounds logical. If the program is effective, impactful, and serving people well, funding should naturally follow. But after nearly 40 years in the nonprofit space, I can tell you that funding decisions are rarely based on the program alone. I've seen organizations with incredible programs struggle to secure funding. And I've seen organizations with average programs receive significant support because they had something else in place.","meta_description":"Today, I want to challenge a belief that many nonprofit leaders have been taught to accept as fact: The better the program, the easier it will be to get g…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1567,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fundable-by-design-547744/episodes/why-great-programs-still-struggle-to-get-funding/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fundable-by-design-547744/why-great-programs-still-struggle-to-get-funding.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}