A New Trend In Fundraising With Network Marketing

A New Trend In Fundraising -- Part 2

Let's look at a few examples of people that are actually utilizing the power of network marketing to fund the work for their nonprofit efforts.

A Bi-vocational Position

There is a true story about a church with a great pastor, music minister and youth minister. It was a small church with about 100 members and it could not afford to pay their staff what they were worth. Since they were given very poor salaries, all staff members were actively involved as ministers, doing it for the love in their heart.

The pastor was a part of a huge network marketing company called AmWay. He and his wife were able to make a legitimate living by sales of products that were of great quality.

They were able to separate their supportive network business from that of any church functions so no conflicts of interest occurred.

An example was noted in the Holy Scriptures that the great evangelist Paul of Tarsus was a tent maker by trade; thus, making him a true bi-vocational minister. His network marketing efforts were steady and effective. You begin to understand how he used his tent making business to fund his ministry and avoid asking for donations from those he served.

An International Ministry

Another example of using this new trend portrays a man with an international ministry that is also working with a network marketing company that caters to environmentally friendly products.

This gentleman is on his way to making a comfortable 6 figure income and helping fund some of the poorest areas of Afghanistan, India and the USA with food, clothes and educational opportunities. He funds the needs of his nonprofit group for the most part from his network marketing income.

A Small Ladies Group

Finally, a small community ladies group uses a very unique health and nutritional company that provides a free fundraising website to nonprofit groups. These women are advocates for creating healthy alternatives for their children and families in their community.

They take full advantage of the online website capabilites like payment and order processing which eliminates extra duties and manpower needed from their members. Their fundraising product website practically runs itself allowing them to attend to their true charitable work.

The healthy aspects of this company has provided a perfect fit for all of their philanthropy efforts. And it also provides a substantial funding opportunity without asking their supporters to constantly donate money.

Earning Potential

One particular company offering a nonprofit fundraising program provides two types of income: Fast Start Pay and Ongoing Matrix Pay.

On each product sold, the groups gets a Fast Start Payment of $20 per product sold. This company also offers $20 for the first two referrals from any of their customers too. In this example, a group of 100 supporters who tell two others will generate $6,000 of Fast Start Pay.

This same company wants to help build ongoing revenue for this small nonprofit group so they give an extra $5 per month, per product, per person that continues to purchase their health products. With the same number of supporters, buying the same number of products, they will generate Matrix Pay of $18,000 per year. But imagine if these same supporters bought two extra products, the group would then be making about $72,000 per year.

And this is just the beginning. As these small number of supporters tell others about the products, this will continue to grow exponentially without any extra work or manpower needed by the organization.

Governmental Accounting

If you have a legitimate 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization and it

signs up as part of the network marketing sales force, it may be required to pay UBI (Unrelated Business Income) Taxes. Be sure to check with the Internal Revenue Service about this.

Many of the network marketing entrepreneurs are paying their taxes just as if they were employed by a standard nonprofit organization or business. This is because, they are actually self-employed business owners that will pay taxes on all earnings they make.

We've listed a few great businesses that have a great online presence and can be magaged by busy moms, entrepreneurs, retirees, or any individual needing extra money.

Let's finish things up by looking at some of the advantages of using a network marketing business as a fundraising mechanism for your nonprofit.

A NEW TREND IN FUNDRAISING -- Part 1

A BIVOCATIONAL POSITION -- Part 2

ADVANTAGES OF NETWORK MARKETING FUNDRAISING -- Part 3