Volunteering for Non-Profits - November 29, 2009 - Segment Five

10 Tips in 2 Minutes - Non-Profits helping to grow your business. Volunteering can lead to networking with City Council Members, High-Level Executives and more. Our advice is do well by doing good. Give of your time, talents and treasure to the non-profit world and it will be paid back to you tenfold.

Volunteering for Non-Profits - November 29, 2009 - Segment One

Non-Profit organizations can actually help you grow your for profit business. Listen in to Renee and Betsy share their examples of serving on non-profit boards that expanded their networking circles and lead to paying clients.

Many Non-Profits Struggling

I am attending a board meeting for the national board of VOA in DC this weekend. It seems that many non-profits are in the same position- reduced funds and limited options. VOA is facing a serious loss in its pension plan and must find novel ways to rectify the situation. As a business owner I have had to make hard choices and I have to urge my fellow board members to bite the bullet. Cannot just hit the rest button.

I don’t think I ever realized how good we had it for the last 7 years….

Renee