Oct 28, 2020
We cover a range of topics in today’s episode: everything from branding and marketing, to starting a new studio in a new state, to building a business model that prioritizes flexible time and passive income.
Allie talks about how a year of traveling and living in a van gave her clarity on her values as a teacher and...
Oct 21, 2020
Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve been talking about fiscal sponsorship as a way of launching a foundation or community-oriented project without having to set up an official non-profit organization.
Today we’re shifting gears and I’m interviewing the executive director of a more traditional 501(c)(3) non-profit...
Oct 14, 2020
In last week’s episode, we got a great introduction to the concept of fiscal sponsorship from the San Francisco Study Center.
Today, I’m talking to a world-renowned bass player, Terry Miller, who has used the fiscal sponsorship model to start a foundation that brings music to kids, both locally and globally. Terry...
Oct 7, 2020
I often hear from music teachers who have aspirations to start nonprofit organizations or to have a non-profit component of their music schools. Their ideas are noble and awesome, but sometimes they never get very far off the ground because of the complexities that come with starting and maintaining an official...