Outside Insight: Community-Funded Futures Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:20:08 -0400 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2625343 en-us © 2026 Outside Insight: Community-Funded Futures yes f3a4ebd7-3ea0-5c96-ba3f-a5660158c0d0 richard@richardpietshow.com Banach, Banach & Cassidy episodic false Outside Insight: Community-Funded Futures is a podcast for public education and municipal leaders from Michigan-based Banach, Banach & Cassidy. BB&C is a trusted leader in strategic marketing, survey research, and finance campaign services. BB&C experts present solutions-based discussions with expert insight around marketing and public engagement strategies and strategic planning to help public institutions secure lasting support.

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Banach, Banach & Cassidy richard@richardpietshow.com https://storage.buzzsprout.com/b7zgo005han2lvisa4rnmevecxd6?.jpg Outside Insight: Community-Funded Futures https://www.buzzsprout.com/2625343 Why Michigan Schools Cannot Save For Big Repairs Why Michigan Schools Cannot Save For Big Repairs Michigan school districts cannot simply set aside operating dollars for major building repairs, even when the need is obvious and urgent. 

This time on Outside Insight, Banach, Banach and Cassidy CEO Kelsey Birkmeier breaks down the legal limits, the real cost of capital projects, and why voters end up deciding most facility funding at the ballot box. 

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Banach, Banach and Cassidy


About Banach, Banach and Cassidy

Banach, Banach & Cassidy (BB&C) is a trusted leader in strategic marketing, survey research, and finance campaign services. We specialize in helping educational institutions, organizations, and governmental units achieve their goals through expert insight, comprehensive marketing strategies, and research-backed financial initiatives. Our services also include strategic planning and public engagement strategies that help public institutions secure lasting support.

Outside Insight: Community Funded Futures is a Livemic Communications production.

]]> Michigan school districts cannot simply set aside operating dollars for major building repairs, even when the need is obvious and urgent. 

This time on Outside Insight, Banach, Banach and Cassidy CEO Kelsey Birkmeier breaks down the legal limits, the real cost of capital projects, and why voters end up deciding most facility funding at the ballot box. 

Episode Resources
Banach, Banach and Cassidy


About Banach, Banach and Cassidy

Banach, Banach & Cassidy (BB&C) is a trusted leader in strategic marketing, survey research, and finance campaign services. We specialize in helping educational institutions, organizations, and governmental units achieve their goals through expert insight, comprehensive marketing strategies, and research-backed financial initiatives. Our services also include strategic planning and public engagement strategies that help public institutions secure lasting support.

Outside Insight: Community Funded Futures is a Livemic Communications production.

]]> Banach, Banach & Cassidy Buzzsprout-19702336 Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:00:00 -0400 872 full false Three Reasons School Facility Upkeep Is Not Like Homeownership Three Reasons School Facility Upkeep Is Not Like Homeownership This time on Outside Insight: School funding expert Kelsey Birkmeier, CEO of Banach, Banach and Cassidy, breaks down why maintaining a school building costs more and gets complicated faster than maintaining a house, even when the buildings are the same age. 

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Banach, Banach and Cassidy





About Banach, Banach and Cassidy

Banach, Banach & Cassidy (BB&C) is a trusted leader in strategic marketing, survey research, and finance campaign services. We specialize in helping educational institutions, organizations, and governmental units achieve their goals through expert insight, comprehensive marketing strategies, and research-backed financial initiatives. Our services also include strategic planning and public engagement strategies that help public institutions secure lasting support.

Outside Insight: Community Funded Futures is a Livemic Communications production.

]]> This time on Outside Insight: School funding expert Kelsey Birkmeier, CEO of Banach, Banach and Cassidy, breaks down why maintaining a school building costs more and gets complicated faster than maintaining a house, even when the buildings are the same age. 

Episode Resources
Banach, Banach and Cassidy





About Banach, Banach and Cassidy

Banach, Banach & Cassidy (BB&C) is a trusted leader in strategic marketing, survey research, and finance campaign services. We specialize in helping educational institutions, organizations, and governmental units achieve their goals through expert insight, comprehensive marketing strategies, and research-backed financial initiatives. Our services also include strategic planning and public engagement strategies that help public institutions secure lasting support.

Outside Insight: Community Funded Futures is a Livemic Communications production.

]]> Banach, Banach & Cassidy Buzzsprout-19635894 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0400 808 full false Clear Updates Today Build Support Tomorrow Clear Updates Today Build Support Tomorrow This time on Outside Insight: Community-Funded Futures, CEO Kelsey Birkmeier of Banach, Banach and Cassidy breaks down why district and municipal communication is really trust-building, not just sharing updates, and how that trust prevents confusion and rumors. 

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Banach, Banach and Cassidy




About Banach, Banach and Cassidy

Banach, Banach & Cassidy (BB&C) is a trusted leader in strategic marketing, survey research, and finance campaign services. We specialize in helping educational institutions, organizations, and governmental units achieve their goals through expert insight, comprehensive marketing strategies, and research-backed financial initiatives. Our services also include strategic planning and public engagement strategies that help public institutions secure lasting support.

Outside Insight: Community Funded Futures is a Livemic Communications production.

]]> This time on Outside Insight: Community-Funded Futures, CEO Kelsey Birkmeier of Banach, Banach and Cassidy breaks down why district and municipal communication is really trust-building, not just sharing updates, and how that trust prevents confusion and rumors. 

Episode Resources
Banach, Banach and Cassidy




About Banach, Banach and Cassidy

Banach, Banach & Cassidy (BB&C) is a trusted leader in strategic marketing, survey research, and finance campaign services. We specialize in helping educational institutions, organizations, and governmental units achieve their goals through expert insight, comprehensive marketing strategies, and research-backed financial initiatives. Our services also include strategic planning and public engagement strategies that help public institutions secure lasting support.

Outside Insight: Community Funded Futures is a Livemic Communications production.

]]> Banach, Banach & Cassidy Buzzsprout-19570446 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:00:00 -0400 925 full false A Practical Communication Plan for Winning School Bond Votes is Key A Practical Communication Plan for Winning School Bond Votes is Key Most school funding measures do not fail because people hate schools. They fail because voters do not understand the ask, do not trust the messenger, or never see the message in the first place. 

This time on Outside Insight: Community-Funded Futures, Kelsey Birkmeyer, CEO of Michigan-based Banach, Banach and Cassidy, gets practical about how districts rebuild voter trust and communicate clearly when a bond proposal or millage is on the line. 

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Banach, Banach and Cassidy

About Banach, Banach and Cassidy

Banach, Banach & Cassidy (BB&C) is a trusted leader in strategic marketing, survey research, and finance campaign services. We specialize in helping educational institutions, organizations, and governmental units achieve their goals through expert insight, comprehensive marketing strategies, and research-backed financial initiatives. Our services also include strategic planning and public engagement strategies that help public institutions secure lasting support.

Outside Insight: Community Funded Futures is a Livemic Communications production.

About Banach, Banach and Cassidy

Banach, Banach & Cassidy (BB&C) is a trusted leader in strategic marketing, survey research, and finance campaign services. We specialize in helping educational institutions, organizations, and governmental units achieve their goals through expert insight, comprehensive marketing strategies, and research-backed financial initiatives. Our services also include strategic planning and public engagement strategies that help public institutions secure lasting support.

Outside Insight: Community Funded Futures is a Livemic Communications production.

]]> Most school funding measures do not fail because people hate schools. They fail because voters do not understand the ask, do not trust the messenger, or never see the message in the first place. 

This time on Outside Insight: Community-Funded Futures, Kelsey Birkmeyer, CEO of Michigan-based Banach, Banach and Cassidy, gets practical about how districts rebuild voter trust and communicate clearly when a bond proposal or millage is on the line. 

Episode Resources
Banach, Banach and Cassidy

About Banach, Banach and Cassidy

Banach, Banach & Cassidy (BB&C) is a trusted leader in strategic marketing, survey research, and finance campaign services. We specialize in helping educational institutions, organizations, and governmental units achieve their goals through expert insight, comprehensive marketing strategies, and research-backed financial initiatives. Our services also include strategic planning and public engagement strategies that help public institutions secure lasting support.

Outside Insight: Community Funded Futures is a Livemic Communications production.

About Banach, Banach and Cassidy

Banach, Banach & Cassidy (BB&C) is a trusted leader in strategic marketing, survey research, and finance campaign services. We specialize in helping educational institutions, organizations, and governmental units achieve their goals through expert insight, comprehensive marketing strategies, and research-backed financial initiatives. Our services also include strategic planning and public engagement strategies that help public institutions secure lasting support.

Outside Insight: Community Funded Futures is a Livemic Communications production.

]]> Banach, Banach & Cassidy Buzzsprout-19492789 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:00:00 -0400 871 full false A Community Cannot Vote For What It Does Not Understand A Community Cannot Vote For What It Does Not Understand Most people want to support their local schools, but they cannot back what they do not understand. Kelsey Birkmeier, CEO of Banach, Banach and Cassidy, digs into a hard truth about school district communication: if districts are not talking about themselves, nobody else is going to fill that gap with accurate information. 

That silence becomes a trust problem, especially when aging buildings, end-of-life systems, and long-delayed repairs finally force a community conversation about funding.

Episode Resources
Banach, Banach and Cassidy

About Banach, Banach and Cassidy

Banach, Banach & Cassidy (BB&C) is a trusted leader in strategic marketing, survey research, and finance campaign services. We specialize in helping educational institutions, organizations, and governmental units achieve their goals through expert insight, comprehensive marketing strategies, and research-backed financial initiatives. Our services also include strategic planning and public engagement strategies that help public institutions secure lasting support.

Outside Insight: Community Funded Futures is a Livemic Communications production.

]]> Most people want to support their local schools, but they cannot back what they do not understand. Kelsey Birkmeier, CEO of Banach, Banach and Cassidy, digs into a hard truth about school district communication: if districts are not talking about themselves, nobody else is going to fill that gap with accurate information. 

That silence becomes a trust problem, especially when aging buildings, end-of-life systems, and long-delayed repairs finally force a community conversation about funding.

Episode Resources
Banach, Banach and Cassidy

About Banach, Banach and Cassidy

Banach, Banach & Cassidy (BB&C) is a trusted leader in strategic marketing, survey research, and finance campaign services. We specialize in helping educational institutions, organizations, and governmental units achieve their goals through expert insight, comprehensive marketing strategies, and research-backed financial initiatives. Our services also include strategic planning and public engagement strategies that help public institutions secure lasting support.

Outside Insight: Community Funded Futures is a Livemic Communications production.

]]> Banach, Banach & Cassidy Buzzsprout-19432041 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:00:00 -0400 858 full false Outside Insight: A Podcast from Banach, Banach and Cassidy - Experts in Community-Funded Futures Outside Insight: A Podcast from Banach, Banach and Cassidy - Experts in Community-Funded Futures Kelsey Birkmeier, CEO of Banach, Banach and Cassidy, sets the tone for the  Outside Insight: Community Funded Futures podcast by breaking down why voter support is harder than ever and why communities respond differently to the same funding request. 

Kelsey also discusses the community-funded focus expected in the coming series of episodes.

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Banach, Banach and Cassidy



About Banach, Banach and Cassidy

Banach, Banach & Cassidy (BB&C) is a trusted leader in strategic marketing, survey research, and finance campaign services. We specialize in helping educational institutions, organizations, and governmental units achieve their goals through expert insight, comprehensive marketing strategies, and research-backed financial initiatives. Our services also include strategic planning and public engagement strategies that help public institutions secure lasting support.

Outside Insight: Community Funded Futures is a Livemic Communications production.

]]> Kelsey Birkmeier, CEO of Banach, Banach and Cassidy, sets the tone for the  Outside Insight: Community Funded Futures podcast by breaking down why voter support is harder than ever and why communities respond differently to the same funding request. 

Kelsey also discusses the community-funded focus expected in the coming series of episodes.

Episode Resources
Banach, Banach and Cassidy



About Banach, Banach and Cassidy

Banach, Banach & Cassidy (BB&C) is a trusted leader in strategic marketing, survey research, and finance campaign services. We specialize in helping educational institutions, organizations, and governmental units achieve their goals through expert insight, comprehensive marketing strategies, and research-backed financial initiatives. Our services also include strategic planning and public engagement strategies that help public institutions secure lasting support.

Outside Insight: Community Funded Futures is a Livemic Communications production.

]]> Banach, Banach & Cassidy Buzzsprout-19431881 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:00:00 -0400 551 full false