Marin County Swim Association is a 501(c) non-profit raising funds to make aquatics more accessible in Marin County, CA. Historically, residents have had to travel out-of-county to participate in high-level competitions, creating financial barriers for underrepresented youth to participate. MCSA aims to bring these opportunities back to the community by providing access to tournaments, equipment, and lessons at low or no cost.

In this episode, we discuss the current barriers to access aquatics in Marin County, Steve’s background as a water polo coach, and how he discovered crypto before becoming a JuiceboxDAO contributor. He also tells us about his experience fundraising for MCSA on Juicebox and how it can enable greater transparency for non-profit organizations.

Chapters:

00:02:22 Steve’s background and becoming a water polo coach

00:06:58 How Steve got involved with crypto

00:09:36 Becoming a contributor at Juicebox

00:12:10 Hustling to maintain coaching, Juicebox

00:13:31 What is Marin County Swim Association

00:15:40 History of MCSA, and fighting for equity and inclusion in community college

00:17:39 Why Steve created a Juicebox project for MCSA

00:19:02 MCSA Annual Kickoff and running tournaments

00:22:13 What Steve has learned while being a coach

0027:00 Marin County’s reaction to crypto crowdfunding

00:29:19 Using Juicebox to manage your own non-profit organization

00:31:19 Transparency, accounting and other things Steve has learned about non-profits

00:34:11 Onboarding and explaining Juicebox to newcomers

00:37:41 Parallels between Juicebox and Angel investing and running your start up on Juicebox

00:40:41 How to get involved with MCSA

Topics discussed:

MCSA

Marin County

Water polo

Coaching

Non profit organizations running on Juicebox

Angel Investing

Follow MCSA on Twitter: @marincountyswim

Follow Steve on Twitter @0xSTVG

Follow Juicebox on Twitter: @juiceboxETH

Juicebox Protocol's website: juicebox.money

Follow Matthew on Twitter: @0xmatthewb

Follow Brileigh on Twitter: @0xbrileigh

Credits:

Hosts: Matthew Brooks and Brileigh Hardcastle

Production: Matthew Brooks and Brileigh Hardcastle

Engineering: Matthew Brooks

Music by Daniel Allen (Collage #0069)