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TK,

That idea really rocks! It only makes sense that they would start referring you because they want to help you and know that the charity most likely does not have the budget. The next best thing?

Referrals!

Sweetness!

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egweimai

15 years ago

interesting idea, but... would a director of a charity have the time to take out of his day to meet a donor of $20....???

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TK1 15 years ago

Originally Posted by egweimai

interesting idea, but... would a director of a charity have the time to take out of his day to meet a donor of $20....???

Why not? Especially if you say "Hey Sir I'm from a consulting company and would like to meet to see how I can help you receive more donations"

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T.R. McCarroll 15 years ago

Originally Posted by egweimai

interesting idea, but... would a director of a charity have the time to take out of his day to meet a donor of $20....???

Re-read .... your answer is here:

"Go their foundation and talk to them (and donate them the money with a smile saying "This is just 1€, but I want to meet you and get to know your foundation first and then decide if I want to donate, since a lot of people are not 100% sincere about helping and doing charity...). Be a good guy, be sincere about getting to know them and their foundations. If you like the person and what they're doing and you seem to communicate well with each other exchange business cards and ask for a lunch or dinner to have time to talk to each other so you get to know each others businesses better and be more relaxed talking about all the stuff you want to know."

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tryinhere

15 years ago

as a person gives, so shall they receive

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joshril

15 years ago

I've always said, the more people you talk to the "luckier" you'l get... AND... If you focus on helping others, the money pretty much takes care of itself.

Good stuff...

You could also consider partnering up with a non-profit organization and giving them a cut of your profits. In return, you can have the non-profit blast their contact list, etc. I believe Willie Crawford has done this with the Knights of Columbus (or some organization like that), did an internet marketing workshop, had the non-profit fill the room using their list, and then cut them a large donation check after the event...

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Phantomwriter 15 years ago

Its a rule of thumb when doing business. Give give give it always comes back in DROVES! There are too many stories out there for it to be a coincidence.. Congratulations!
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LasseKohau

15 years ago

Great method,

LASSE

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Chad Heffelfinger

15 years ago

Thanks TK, That is a great story of how it has worked for you and a great idea for people to try out. I am sure most charities have alot of big donors that are successful business people that would be the exact type of clients most of us would want.

Nice idea!

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TK1

15 years ago

Thanks for the good feedback guys.

One thing to add here:

I really hope you use it to make money!

To be honest the guy who I got this idea from paid one marketing expert over 1k who sold this tactic as a proven marketing tactic to him.

So not only can this make you cash to try for your own business, BUT you can sell this tactic to businesses as an offline marketing idea for them to increase their sales.

This works especially wonders if you sell it to businesses that offer services with big prices and profit margins (lawyers, consultants etc.)

GRAB THE GREEN

TK

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MWGrubb58

15 years ago

TK,

One of the BEST techniques I've heard in a LONG time!

BRAVO! BRAVO! BRAVO!

A hat tip to you sir.

Cheers,

Millard

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TK1 15 years ago

Originally Posted by MWGrubb58

TK,

One of the BEST techniques I've heard in a LONG time!

BRAVO! BRAVO! BRAVO!

A hat tip to you sir.

Cheers,

Millard

Thanks, sir, nice to see somebody appreciate it, hope a lot of people use it for their profit
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AvD555

15 years ago

your story is interesting and you give me idea for something now .. thanks

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MattyD

15 years ago

Thanks for the comments about charities. Whilst I didn't really do anything related to your method, I accidentally got speaking to a charity at lunchtime today, via another forum.

We had a talk with regards to their current website and how we could look at re-designing it, integrating social media and helping them to enhance their online profile.

I'm really excited as it gives me a chance to give something back to people who really need it - it's a massive "feel-good" feeling isn't it?

So thanks! It wouldn't have crossed my mind had I not read your post yesterday.

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Mario Brown

15 years ago

Very inspiring, I wouldn't have thought of it.

I've offered free consultations and SEO services before in exchange for referrals, but I never thought about offering it to charity organizations.

Great idea, I'm implementing this and I'm already looking for organizations here in Miam.

Great way to give value to the right people, what a fantastic way to create a win/win situation.

Thanks for sharing,
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hernwayne

15 years ago

Interesting!
We need to broad our mind and our horizon like your multimillionaire friend does!

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internetsweetie 15 years ago

I love the principle of giving. It's been a huge huge factor in my business
and has reaped many rewards without struggling for clients.

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TK1

15 years ago

Update:

This works like crazy, from day to day. We got another 6 new clients from the last 2 cooperations.

I can HIGHLY recommend this one as the results I get are nice.

TK

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DynamicIMS

15 years ago

sweet, thanks for sharing! It can be adjusted in several ways, but the old adage comes to mind, givers gain!

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TK1 15 years ago

LOL I want to add something so odd and dumb into this but I'm glad I tried: If you can try to take your with with you when meeting the charity guys (and girls hehe) - can improve the whole process and speed it up A LOT
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HeyAdMan

15 years ago

TK that is an incredible idea.

Your story reminds me of many scriptures especially this one in particular:

1 Cast your bread upon the waters,
for after many days you will find it again.
2 Give portions to seven, yes to eight,
for you do not know what disaster may come upon the land.
Ecclesiastes 11:1-2 *NIV

Many people have wondered what is meant by "Cast your bread upon the water, and you will find it." Well, it is An old Hebrew Idiom meaning to give to charity and it will be returned to you ... as you have found here with what you are doing.

You will never go wrong by being interested in people. Being generous with your time, talents, and money right up front and never asking a thing from them creates an environment for reciprocal actions.

Help Thy Brothers Boat Ashore And Lo Thine Own!

Thanks for blessing us with this story.

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Samuel Baker

15 years ago

Thanks for the share, the concept is amazingly simple yet so effective. Hope your successes continue.

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John Callaghan

15 years ago

As they always said at BNI meetings.....givers gain.

Sometimes you gain directly, sometimes it's indirectly (like in your case) and sometimes it seems totally unrelated but no less welcome.

Last year I helped a charity out by creating a web presence for a fund raising project. One month later I had the chance to speak at a convention and sold more information products in two days than I had in the past two years. It's always true....givers gain.

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Amber Jalink

15 years ago

Originally Posted by TK1

LOL I want to add something so odd and dumb into this but I'm glad I tried: If you can try to take your with with you when meeting the charity guys (and girls hehe) - can improve the whole process and speed it up A LOT

I'm sorry, perhaps I'm a little dense today LOL - but can you clarify (or rephrase?) what you meant on the bold text? (Read it out loud... it kinda doesn't make sense

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TK1

15 years ago

Originally Posted by dimeco

I'm sorry, perhaps I'm a little dense today LOL - but can you clarify (or rephrase?) what you meant on the bold text? (Read it out loud... it kinda doesn't make sense

)

lol

I though I musta been drunk or something haha

I meant take to take your wife, spouse etc. with you since many business guys will relax more and things get more personal.

As you are meeting with them not because of strict business stuff, but to get to know their charity business better taking your partner with you won't be a no-go, but make this tactic way more effective.

TK

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TK1

15 years ago

Update:

Last weekend I met with my wife and kids at a charity event the CEO of a bigger and nice company in my area.

He was amazed about my sincere interest and invited me for a whiskey into his house in 2 weeks - in order to talk about how to boost his complete organisation in the next two years.

And what amazed me the most: It's NOT non-profit, but a straight up good paid project. He said his budget is around 50k per year, so I think this can turn out nice :p

Hope y'all have tried this one out so far and had simliar results,

TK

Originally Posted by TK1

lol

I though I musta been drunk or something haha

I meant take to take your wife, spouse etc. with you since many business guys will relax more and things get more personal.

As you are meeting with them not because of strict business stuff, but to get to know their charity business better taking your partner with you won't be a no-go, but make this tactic way more effective.

TK

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redcell1

15 years ago

Thanks for the tip, I was going to do something similiar but with business owners. Now that I think of it your tip is better because the reach of a charity is better then just one on one.

I do have a few questions though :
1.) During your lunch, what do you discuss exactly ?
2.) During these events, what you recommend to do and what not to do ?

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15 years ago

Excellent, TK1 - thanks for sharing.

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Amir Luis

15 years ago

I like the concept... Uses the theory of Reciprocity to your advantage.

If you do all non profits you could stand to give a lot more and have it be tax deductible.

Actually..... I guess it already is.... It is a marketing expense....

hmmmmmm

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teaball 15 years ago

TK,
good job there mate.
now you are doing what all the other business leaders in your community have been and are doing... except you have a unique and powerful service that dazzles their mind!

If I may add another angle to the Community Chest type of prospecting. I mentioned some things similar on another thread here to Chrisnegro.

The link -
http://www.warriorforum.com/offline-...ml#post2897938

Good ideas put to use TK. Action taken to engage starving customers. Excellent.

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IM Pro

15 years ago

Great idea TK, its the innovative thinking and ACTUALLY TAKING ACTION that brings successes.

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AndrewCavanagh 15 years ago

GREAT idea.

Thank you so much for sharing this.

It reminds me that a few of my marketing breakthroughs came because I was helping charities and not for profit organizations.

Many of the people who give their time and expertise to local charities are leaders in the business field or HUGE centers of influence.

By becoming involved with these charities and genuinely helping them you can build some amazing contacts and credibility.

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TK1

15 years ago

Originally Posted by MrZeem

OH MY GOD.

I have been sitting on an idea for a long while....dude dude I am so excited.

You have given me an incredibly good idea!!!!!

*space reserved for future updates*

You're welcome, mate

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Mr_Lauri

15 years ago

TK1, this is excellent advice! Giving something first goes a long way!

I believe this way you can achieve 1000 times more than trying to convince people to buy from you by giving something free first (like a free website or video).

Awesome! Thank you, this gives me such a wide variety of ideas!

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contentment1st

15 years ago

I was just heading over to Meals on Wheels here locally this morning when I ran across this thread. Outstanding!

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fvandy

15 years ago

Thanks for the inspiration TK1. It is always good to give something back.

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PaulSch

15 years ago

After taking $150 from who knows how many people here on WF and not delivering what you promised I'm not surprised you can "give away €100" - it's not even your money.

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Lorraine2

14 years ago

Where is the post has it been removed?

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dms321

14 years ago

Post seems to be removed, right?... But I understand the idea is to offer some services to a charity organization. I have never done it before. Apparently you get referrals from that. And taking your wife or girlfriend with you - interesting. I think in many cases it could help indeed.

But what is the first conversation about? Apparently you give some money to the organization. And offer some free services?

Something is missing here. But everybody can think about his own way. The idea is great in any case.

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