{"podcast":{"title":"RKD Group: Thinkers","slug":"rkd-group-thinkers-239730","podcast_index_feed_id":239730,"rss_url":"https://fast.wistia.com/channels/ks8jtknsid/rss","website_url":"http://rkdgroup.com/podcast","image_url":"https://embed-ssl.wistia.com/deliveries/663fab1b8b62c0751628add60d53c4c8.png?image_crop_resized=3000x3000","author":"Ronnie Richard","episode_count":153,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T06:19:05.948643+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rkd-group-thinkers-239730"},"episode":{"title":"You can’t surge trust: Lessons in community & philanthropy with Tim Sarrantonio","slug":"you-can-t-surge-trust-lessons-in-community-philanthropy-with-tim-sarrantonio","published_at":"2025-05-29T15:22:48+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rkd-group-thinkers-239730/you-can-t-surge-trust-lessons-in-community-philanthropy-with-tim-sarrantonio","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rkd-group-thinkers-239730","url":"http://rkdgroup.com/podcast?wchannelid=ks8jtknsid&wmediaid=ge8fawvz67","audio_url":"https://podcast.wistia.com/deliveries/f04d85c8a59e23a32126ca60b24e99779a2aa266.mp3?d=eyJtIjoxMzQxOTY4NzMsIm1kIjoyMjM0Ljg4LCJhIjoid2lzdGlhLXByb2R1Y3Rpb25fMTI5NDY5OSIsImMiOjYxMzQ4LCJlIjoxOTE2NTEzLCJiIjoiZjA0ZDg1YzhhNTllMjNhMzIxMjZjYTYwYjI0ZTk5Nzc5YTJhYTI2NiIsIm1iIjo3MDEsIm9iIjoxNDQwMDAwLjB9--5cb2a437e8fe3eced2ccbf32d2a3e2886c13f5213bd6e6980571e4161f4a9f40","summary":"Tim has always been a builder—of community, of meaning, and of momentum in the nonprofit space. In this episode, he shares his journey from academia to nonprofit leadership, weaving in lessons from taekwondo, personal loss, and years of championing generosity at scale. Set against the insights of the latest Generosity Report, this episode challenges the sector to shift from scarcity to abundance, from metrics to meaning, and from data to deeper connection. It's a call to realign fundraising with humanity—and to remember that trust isn't surged, it’s built.","meta_description":"Tim has always been a builder—of community, of meaning, and of momentum in the nonprofit space. In this episode, he shares his journey from academia to no…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2235,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/rkd-group-thinkers-239730/episodes/you-can-t-surge-trust-lessons-in-community-philanthropy-with-tim-sarrantonio/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rkd-group-thinkers-239730/you-can-t-surge-trust-lessons-in-community-philanthropy-with-tim-sarrantonio.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}