Recommendations for a Business Model
Mr. Eren97
GottaHaveSole_Information.docxCheck some information from Lexisnexus about Gotta Have Sole ( better for research)
Website of the non-profit:
https://www.gottahavesole.org/
Places to look
· Nexisuni
More Information on Gotta Have Sole
The grants have to be applied for yearly.
Some information about the grants:
Walmart was $30,000, $25,000 and $5,000 in the past. We will be applying again.
Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation was $10,000 and $5,000 and we will be applying again this year.
BCBSRI is $5,000 and we have received this grant for last 7 years.
John Clarke Foundation was for $2,000 and we received this last year. We will apply for it this year.
Ocean State Charities was for $2,750 and we got this last year. Will be applying again.
TJMaxx was for $5,000 and we received this for 3 consecutive years. We applied this year and are awaiting an answer.
Board members-
Nick Lowinger- executive director founder and president rising responsible college ambassador program supervises the college ambassadors
Lori Lowinger- VP/Director of Operations
Daniel Lowinger- Director/treasurer manages the money that comes
Irwin Shulkin- Director/fundraising 92 years old father connection for early donations speaks to veteran’s help develop language corporate
Mindy Novack- legal counsel shutting down an organization using language legals fees legals fees
Karen Kaiser- director new to the board also an attorney looking at the events fundraising events handling the legal
Lauri Lee- development actively helping fundraising not going to
Terry Lee- technology not going to be website
Beth Schwartz- education educator helps re do college scholarship
Shipping is $2-$3.00 per pair and we ship to all 50 states. Bulk of shipment goes to California Arizona Texas not in New England
500-700 individual shoes Blue shield every September 5000-dollar grant given package shoes and send volunteers corporation
Shipping is $2-$3.00 per pair and we ship to all 50 states. Further away and weight
We ship about 1 order per week during light months and in July, August and September we ship at least 3 orders per week.
1 order= 30 to 45 pairs of shoes depends one size of shelter
Consultant: chains better redid website launch the college ship program scholarship questions video for 100,00 shoes delivery event for advertising purposes grants jhon clark grant ocean short term grants for a year kids fund program
Business model clubs should have increased revenue but it hasn’t worked
MY new red shoes fundraiser wanted to merge in the past
245,000 3 years ago- 185,000 today existing money
College ambassador in shelters program ocean state and jhon clark
- Works to improve emotional state of homeless children
- Social graces 7 week class measure their feet gives shoe and teach them personal space feeling good about them self-conflict resolution
- Don’t get shoes donated
Giving out 5000 pairs a shoe a year 15 pairs bought 30 donated
Zappos and timberland company donate what they want not what she needs
National sponsor where company finds the shelter and the size and middle man is the charity
Shopping payless shoes buy toddler shoes Walmart
Zappos free send appeal for shoes
infrequent amount of timberlands
reebok
burkenstock (100 pair)
3000 pairs of shoes sample sizes which means not very common sizes 4 years ago
Education component helps as leverage to get more shoes
Permanent supportive housing middle school high school
Shelters are closing down and opening supportive housing
Storage unit increased $325 a month and insurance 30,000 footwear insurance
Websites about donations:
https://www.rimonthly.com/11-local-charities-to-help-support-for-givingtuesday/
https://grantspace.org/resources/knowledge-base/finding-board-members/
`These are some of the recommendations
· cut school clubs
· Hire a full time grant writer
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