Been a few days since sharing a post…as we’ve been on these NFLPA school visits in upstate NY, one after the other (I’ll share pics in stories – they have been so fun).
You can get caught deep in the routine of events & lose track of days, as they kinda mesh together. Then…as it pertains to operating the “business” of nonprofit – it’s still a business that needs operating $ – you can get down on yourself as to what you’re neglecting, by spending your time focused on one area of programming, vs another.
When you’re spending hours in the schools, rolling up sleeves & doing the work face-to-face, other things have to take a back seat. The real revenue driving side of things don’t get as much attention. In our case those are things like the app technologies – the various versions of the SameHere Scales for Schools, Youth Sports Teams & Offices…or the corporate partnerships getting behind the programming we are doing, etc.
Those above, are revenue drivers that help the business grow. Programs like these with the NFLPA – they are based on grants awarded, where it’s a flat $ amount. There’s just about enough $ to cover the costs of travel & hotels…there’s not “profit” to be made, to then be able to use to grow other areas of the business/reach.
I share that detail bc it can become overwhelming to think abt – that the hands-on programming sometimes puts the business growth on the back burner. On the contrary, companies that start as for profits in this MH space, can be all about driving recurring revenue – sales, sales, sales.
It made me think to write this quote card. Making money (whether personally or for the growth of a biz) allows you to become more “valuable” in the traditional money-measured type of way. But…when you positively impact ppl’s lives, you are invaluable. What you can do for others cannot be measured in a dollar figure.
Think abt that next time you consider volunteering, or donating time, or making a trade-off as to what to focus on for a day/week/month. I don’t think there are any greater riches that one accumulates, than the impact they make on others. Those are the “richest” people in the world.