{"podcast":{"title":"On The Ground","slug":"on-the-ground-7690133","podcast_index_feed_id":7690133,"rss_url":"https://api.riverside.fm/hosting/cRducOwN.rss","website_url":"https://thekiposgroup.com/category/podcast-appearances/","image_url":"https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/92678b51-6ea7-4712-93ca-8cad83cadfea/logos/41ef013b-ca2f-4903-8492-ea0f4dd02907.png","author":"James Misner","episode_count":16,"summary":"As CEO of The Kipos Group, James Misner has spent years in the trenches with nonprofit leaders. \"On the Ground\" brings those conversations to you—unfiltered insights by nonprofit leaders, for nonprofit leaders. Real Leaders. Real Challenges. Real Solutions.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T04:17:56.857849+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-ground-7690133"},"episode":{"title":"From $7,000 to $800,000: How North Bay Transformed Its Fundraising Strategy","slug":"from-7-000-to-800-000-how-north-bay-transformed-its-fundraising-strategy","published_at":"2026-04-23T04:00:46+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-ground-7690133/from-7-000-to-800-000-how-north-bay-transformed-its-fundraising-strategy","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-ground-7690133","url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/036d60f6c40c86c09c2e9a7c812e3b825f5e0ba17d64362ad218e0af4bfb010c/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiJjM2Y4OWJhYS04YzAyLTRkOGYtOGQwYi1hNjhkNTVhOGM4MWEiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI5MjY3OGI1MS02ZWE3LTQ3MTItOTNjYS04Y2FkODNjYWRmZWEiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2OTY1NWRlMmUwYjY3NjAxZmJhMWI2ZmYiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNjllOTVlNWZlOWE1MTU5NjI5NGI0ZDMwL2phbWVzLW1pc25lcnMtc3R1ZGlvLWNvbXBvc2VyLTIwMjYtNC0yM19fMS00OC00Ny5tcDMifQ==.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/036d60f6c40c86c09c2e9a7c812e3b825f5e0ba17d64362ad218e0af4bfb010c/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiJjM2Y4OWJhYS04YzAyLTRkOGYtOGQwYi1hNjhkNTVhOGM4MWEiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI5MjY3OGI1MS02ZWE3LTQ3MTItOTNjYS04Y2FkODNjYWRmZWEiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2OTY1NWRlMmUwYjY3NjAxZmJhMWI2ZmYiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNjllOTVlNWZlOWE1MTU5NjI5NGI0ZDMwL2phbWVzLW1pc25lcnMtc3R1ZGlvLWNvbXBvc2VyLTIwMjYtNC0yM19fMS00OC00Ny5tcDMifQ==.mp3","summary":"From $7,000 to $800,000: How North Bay Transformed Its Fundraising Strategy Discover how North Bay, a 17-year-old outdoor education organization, shifted from negligible fundraising to confidently raising nearly $800,000 annually. Jen Foy shares her journey, strategies, and lessons learned to inspire nonprofit leaders to rethink their funding models and systems. In this episode: The storytelling power of cohesive messaging in fundraising How North Bay identified and invested in foundational partnerships The importance of starting small with systems and processes Strategies for building a community presence and recognition Lessons learned from failed outreach efforts The role of team culture and leadership in risk-taking and learning Practical steps to grow a donor list from scratch The concept of 'learning labs' for continuous improvement The significance of 'day in the life' visits for engagement Future fundraising plans and expanding donor pipelines Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction: The mission to change nonprofit funding perceptions 01:51 - Jen Foy’s background and North Bay's vision 02:58 - Challenges faced: organizational burnout and funding crises 04:09 - The fundraising vacuum: initial small donations and reliance on grants 05:32 - Entering a new era: from $7,000 to $800,000 in annual revenue 10:00 - Building foundation and corporation partnerships: starting points 11:11 - The decision to invest in fundraisers: making a strategic leap 12:46 - Overcoming fear: why investment was a necessity 13:46 - Navigating community perception and awareness gaps 15:11 - Why North Bay focused on corporate and foundation funding 16:51 - Setting up effective systems: KPIs, tracking, and iteration 18:13 - Embracing imperfect systems: starting small and scaling 19:10 - The 'day in…","meta_description":"From $7,000 to $800,000: How North Bay Transformed Its Fundraising Strategy Discover how North Bay, a 17-year-old outdoor education organization, shifted…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1906,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/on-the-ground-7690133/episodes/from-7-000-to-800-000-how-north-bay-transformed-its-fundraising-strategy/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-ground-7690133/from-7-000-to-800-000-how-north-bay-transformed-its-fundraising-strategy.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}