Hey, you came back! Well,
When my friend looked at me and said "so do something about it," I knew that I had to actually get something done. The hardest part was knowing where to start. I starting talking to people about what I wanted to do, even though I didn't understand it at that moment. I didn't understand precisely how I wanted to help the world, but that didn't stop me. That shouldn't stop you.
I talked with one friend from my freshman year of college and she told me about a "nonprofit management minor" that BYU offers. I looked at it and knew that I'd be studying that. I talked to a family friend who helped out with the Four of Hearts Foundation based in Utah. Not only that, but she also runs the Lifting Hearts Foundation. I pelted them with questions asking what they did, how they did it, and many other questions.
I heard the inspiring stories of Ellie Johnson and Kara Herron. These foundations, first and foremost had their "why." This was the heart of the organization that gave the rest of it the belief and inspiration that coursed through every individual. I loved seeing how those stories were the seeds that sprouted into groups of people working together to make something better.
I devoured those stories, loved those stories, and wanted to hear more about those stories. And I still do. Now I just have enough knowledge to know what makes a good nonprofit and what makes a poor nonprofit (and yes guys, those definitely exist. I don't care if you have a bleeding heart, if your solution sucks, the organization sucks).
Now as I've made connections with many nonprofits, I continue to reach out to others and I do so shamelessly. Revive Humanity, H2O International, HEFY, and Humanitarian Expeditions are just a few that I have met with. They all have their center, their drive, and their reason for doing what they do.
Now I've begun reaching out to the Tyler Robinson Foundation (look them up and their connection to Imagine Dragons), United Way, and Centro Hispano. The scary part, I want to do a lot of this with corporate involvement. I'll be working with United way and Centro Hispano in behalf of Google. So I'm discovering there is a corporate end to nonprofit work. And guys, this is where the future of humanitarian service lies.
So now I'm reaching out to managers and executives of large companies to understand what they think about nonprofit partnerships, HOW they think about nonprofit partnerships and WHY they think of nonprofit partnerships. I think I more fully understand my place in this work, and it's on the corporate end of nonprofit work.
So this is shameless. Talk to who you WANT to, not just who you need to. And don't be afraid to get big money involved, you never know how it's going to help.
When my friend looked at me and said "so do something about it," I knew that I had to actually get something done. The hardest part was knowing where to start. I starting talking to people about what I wanted to do, even though I didn't understand it at that moment. I didn't understand precisely how I wanted to help the world, but that didn't stop me. That shouldn't stop you.
I talked with one friend from my freshman year of college and she told me about a "nonprofit management minor" that BYU offers. I looked at it and knew that I'd be studying that. I talked to a family friend who helped out with the Four of Hearts Foundation based in Utah. Not only that, but she also runs the Lifting Hearts Foundation. I pelted them with questions asking what they did, how they did it, and many other questions.
I heard the inspiring stories of Ellie Johnson and Kara Herron. These foundations, first and foremost had their "why." This was the heart of the organization that gave the rest of it the belief and inspiration that coursed through every individual. I loved seeing how those stories were the seeds that sprouted into groups of people working together to make something better.
I devoured those stories, loved those stories, and wanted to hear more about those stories. And I still do. Now I just have enough knowledge to know what makes a good nonprofit and what makes a poor nonprofit (and yes guys, those definitely exist. I don't care if you have a bleeding heart, if your solution sucks, the organization sucks).
Now as I've made connections with many nonprofits, I continue to reach out to others and I do so shamelessly. Revive Humanity, H2O International, HEFY, and Humanitarian Expeditions are just a few that I have met with. They all have their center, their drive, and their reason for doing what they do.
Now I've begun reaching out to the Tyler Robinson Foundation (look them up and their connection to Imagine Dragons), United Way, and Centro Hispano. The scary part, I want to do a lot of this with corporate involvement. I'll be working with United way and Centro Hispano in behalf of Google. So I'm discovering there is a corporate end to nonprofit work. And guys, this is where the future of humanitarian service lies.
So now I'm reaching out to managers and executives of large companies to understand what they think about nonprofit partnerships, HOW they think about nonprofit partnerships and WHY they think of nonprofit partnerships. I think I more fully understand my place in this work, and it's on the corporate end of nonprofit work.
So this is shameless. Talk to who you WANT to, not just who you need to. And don't be afraid to get big money involved, you never know how it's going to help.
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