Colorado Springs pilot · Seeking Colorado / California nonprofit partner
FOB is shifting the website toward what the program now is: a 45-day veteran and youth cohort, a local SMB apprenticeship pipeline, and a 14-module operating system that supports mentorship, business growth, crisis response, and program delivery.
We are actively looking for local SMB participation and for the right nonprofit fiscal sponsor in Colorado or California. Until that agreement exists, FOB remains a project of True North Data Strategies LLC and donations remain non-tax-deductible.
Intensive cohort program
Leadership, business, crisis, operations
Partner-ready tools across the ecosystem
Transitioning veterans and youth ages 15-18
Veterans lost to suicide each day
High school students who seriously considered suicide
Veteran suicides involving people outside VA care
SMBs participate as mentors, hosts, and future hiring partners
Presentation Paths
The website now centers the same presentation material you are using offline, but in website-ready form: one version for local SMBs, one for nonprofit fiscal sponsors, and one for the four-pillar structure.
For local small businesses
How Colorado Springs SMBs can mentor, host apprentices, and open a direct pathway for veterans and youth.
For Colorado and California nonprofits
Website-facing partnership deck for nonprofits exploring a fiscal sponsorship agreement with FOB.
Program architecture and module map
Overview of the veteran, youth, SMB, and operations model behind FOB's 45-day cohort and follow-on support.
Program Architecture
The website now reflects the full FOB structure instead of the earlier six-pillar concept. This is the model the SMB and nonprofit presentations point back to.
3 modules
Career translation, apprenticeship matching, and employment stabilization for veterans and youth.
3 modules
Proposal generation, compliance support, and growth tools for veteran-owned businesses and SMB partners.
3 modules
Buddy Backup, responder training, and coordinated outreach infrastructure built around consent and connection.
5 modules
Grant management, data governance, scheduling, financial visibility, and secure document operations.
SMB Module Access
Participating SMB partners receive FOB's contract and proposal generation workflow at no upfront cost while they are active in the program. That gives a partner immediate access to the proposal-writing capability tied to real business participation, not just a demo.
Ongoing updates, maintenance, and refinement move to a retainer if the partner wants the tool kept current after the initial delivery period.
The remaining FOB modules can be licensed or purchased separately for a fee, depending on partner fit, operational need, and implementation scope.
This keeps the value exchange clear: SMBs that mentor and host apprentices get a meaningful operational benefit, and the broader module ecosystem remains available as paid capacity-building support.
Pillar 1
Pillar 2
Pillar 3
Pillar 4
Fiscal Sponsorship
The website-facing partnership deck now speaks directly to nonprofits rather than the original board-facing version. The ask is a fiscal sponsorship relationship that can responsibly hold charitable funds while FOB proves the pilot and keeps building the program.
Restricted-fund management, reporting oversight, donation and grant intake, and a clear agreement that protects both parties while the model is piloted.
FOB remains under True North Data Strategies LLC until a fiscal sponsorship agreement is executed. Website copy keeps that current for-profit reality clear.
A structured, evidence-aligned program with local SMB participation, a defined cohort model, and an operating system already mapped across the four pillars. Grant budgets can also include Program Director salary and a 5% to 12% administrative fee for the nonprofit sponsor where grant terms allow it.
Review the nonprofit presentation, evaluate alignment, and start the diligence conversation on structure, compliance, and timing.
Support FOB
GiveSendGo remains the live donation path. We are not presenting FOB as a nonprofit yet, and the website keeps that disclosure explicit until a fiscal sponsorship agreement is signed.
Current status
FOB is a project of True North Data Strategies LLC, a for-profit SDVOSB. Contributions are not tax-deductible at this time.
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Use this form if you want to join as an SMB partner, explore fiscal sponsorship, or support the program in another way.
Crisis Resources
These resources are available 24/7. You are not alone.
FOB complements—but never replaces—professional crisis services. If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, call 911.