An Angel from Heaven

Yesterday I visited a local non-profit homeless shelter that I knew was having financial difficulties and almost closed at one point but was rescued at the last minute—temporarily. The director gave me a complete and candid rundown of his entire operation, including the details of his financial woes, which were considerable.

After listening intently for over an hour, it was my turn to talk. I gave him a quick synopsis of the purpose of my visit. I told him that I was there to give him the opportunity to participate in a system designed to provide non-profit organizations with a sustainable residual income—an income not based on fundraising campaigns, asking people for money, or writing a grant, all of which are only temporary solutions at best.

I explained the power of combining the 30 billion dollar online shopping industry with the concept of affiliate marketing and tapping the profits for non-profit organizations by simply having supporters shop online at a special mall with over 1300 stores—the largest ever assembled anywhere to benefit non-profits.

Then I asked him the size of his supporter group. He said about 1000. When I explained that if he had a thousand people spending just $100 a month online, which isn't much, his organization could earn $8000 a month, about $100,000 a year-- more than half of his total budget.

For a moment he sat there looking dumbfounded. Stunned. Then, slowly he began to tell me a little story a friend had shared with him about when the need was dire the solution would materialize, often in the form of an angel. He said that I must be that angel arriving in his time of need.

Well, I've been called many things in my checkered past, but never an angel. In any case, I was pleased to be able to offer a viable solution to a worthy organization in a time of need.

If you want to become an angel to your favorite non-profit organization, please click on the OurGV links to the right.