NPO's The Trojan Horse

[cowpoke]

It has become rather apparent that Social Work combined with community organization can create a movement that can change the face of a nation.

The tactics that have been employed by the left are ones that prey on the weakest and uniformed in our society.

They have hijacked the Non Profit Organization (from here on know as NPO's) business model and are using it as a Trojan horse to further fund and implement their ulterior motives and hidden agendas. Most of which do not have the claimed suppoted audiances best intrest at hand.

The caveat lector lies with in these groups mission statements, let's look at ACORN for example since they have been so prevalent in the news lately.

Mission Statement

"The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) aims to organize a majority consituency of low- to moderate-income people across the United States. The members of ACORN take on issues of relevance to their communities, whether those issues are discrimination, affordable housing, a quality education, or better public services. ACORN believes that low- to moderate-income people are the best advocates for their communities, and so ACORN's low- to moderate-income members act as leaders, spokespeople, and decision-makers within the organization. "

There is nothing in this statement that would lead one to believe that this organization would try to alter elections by encouraging voter fraud. or that this organization strong arms and intimidates lending institutions into giving up loans to people who can ill afford them.

Or better yet, there is nothing in this organizations mission statement that would lead you to believe that your Tax dollars are being used against you, but that is exactly what is happening right now with this NPO.

The enemy of freedom has taken to very devilish deeds to secure a place of men's hearts by manipulating what people think is a benifitt to them and theier community when it is fact a direct assault on their liberty.

The Revolution could use this same approach as one of it's many weapons to break this leftist hold on the illinformed and misguided in our communities.

Keep in mind that just because NPO's are technically NOT for PROFIT,
That does not mean that you or staff can't be paid. In fact this is a big reason that these organizations morph into goliath's because they can get effective leadership for a price.


Here is a list to information about starting and running NPO's:
Very Informative
http://foundationcenter.org/getstarted/tutorials/establish/

This one seems to offer seminars you can attend, also note that theier is a Non Profit section on your local Craigslist
http://www.craigslistfoundation.org/index.php?page=Home

Good all around info, but with the About site, you have to dig a bit:
http://nonprofit.about.com/
http://nonprofit.about.com/od/gettingstarted/tp/tipsstartup.htm

Assistance with starting and Managing your NPO:
http://www.managementhelp.org/strt_org/strt_np/strt_np.htm


IRS
http://www.irs.gov/charities/charitable/index.html

There is a lot of info out there AND REMEMBER THIS, You can receive a wage for running the NPO as well as other who work for/in support of..



Thoughts????????:shhh:

[Daddy Needs Mils]

Why does this look too easy?

[cowpoke]

Why does this look too easy?

Because it IS.. Think about it, would you rather invest your own money into a business and then have to pay Federal, State, Local, Social security Taxes...

Or just form a NPO and do a little charity work for the community and pay yourself at the same time.

Not to mention you get to spread your message to the masses and get paid for it all the while looking like you are the good guy savior.. :happy26:

[Daddy Needs Mils]

Because it IS.. Think about it, would you rather invest your own money into a business and then have to pay Federal, State, Local, Social security Taxes...

Or just form a NPO and do a little charity work for the community and pay yourself at the same time.

Not to mention you get to spread your message to the masses and get paid for it all the while looking like you are the good guy savior.. :happy26:

Does that include "pardner-ships?

I'm in. (and to think I had told my brother in Grand Rapids, MN that all you guys had frozen brains). I stand humbled.

[cowpoke]

Does that include "pardner-ships?

I'm in. (and to think I had told my brother in Grand Rapids, MN that all you guys had frozen brains). I stand humbled.

The partner ships are the greatest part.

Let's take the Daddy Needs Mils bicycle charity for instance.

Daddy goes around and solicits business's to donate bicycles for underprivileged children.
They can promote community activism and support via partnering with Daddy.

Daddy now has the business community in his back pocket when he decides to run for Office.
He also has the locals in the other back pocket because he cared for their children's needs..:wink:

[Daddy Needs Mils]

The partner ships are the greatest part.

Let's take the Daddy Needs Mils bicycle charity for instance.

Daddy goes around and solicits business's to donate bicycles for underprivileged children.
They can promote community activism and support via partnering with Daddy.

Daddy now has the business community in his back pocket when he decides to run for Office.
He also has the locals in the other back pocket because he cared for their children's needs..:wink:

Given the political and financial climate, I think maybe I should try this.

I'm thinking I should start up by asking businesses to donate guns (and lots of them) and ammo ( and even more of this) to protect the children from undereducated parents!

I could earn a living, promote activism that is in the supported by the 2nd Amendment, do a civic good, and stay safe while I am warehousing the guns.

[cowpoke]

Given the political and financial climate, I think maybe I should try this.

I'm thinking I should start up by asking businesses to donate guns (and lots of them) and ammo ( and even more of this) to protect the children from undereducated parents!

I could earn a living, promote activism that is in the supported by the 2nd Amendment, do a civic good, and stay safe while I am warehousing the guns.

I am starting a free energy management assistance NPO. I am basically going to help assist the less fortunate by tuning up their climate control systems otherwise know as heating and air conditioning.

This will serve multiple purposes, it will be to support the Children in low income households who may suffer from poor air quality in household with inefficient operating HVAC equipment.
This program will also benefit the planet (Mother Earth) by lessening the carbon footprint of the less fortunate who do not have the means to be good stewards of the environment.

And lastly, this will benefit the big energy companies because they will be a partner in this endeavor with financial support. This will show they care about the community and the planet. As well as receive tax deduction for their support of my NPO.
I will also partner with community colleges/trades schools as a training program to get people into a skilled trade.

Of course I will be a paid employee of the NPO but we will not show a profit.

Are you getting the picture??:biggrin:

[Daddy Needs Mils]

I am starting a free energy management assistance NPO. I am basically going to help assist the less fortunate by tuning up their climate control systems otherwise know as heating and air conditioning.

This will serve multiple purposes, it will be to support the Children in low income households who may suffer from poor air quality in household with inefficient operating HVAC equipment.
This program will also benefit the planet (Mother Earth) by lessening the carbon footprint of the less fortunate who do not have the means to be good stewards of the environment.

And lastly, this will benefit the big energy companies because they will be a partner in this endeavor with financial support. This will show they care about the community and the planet. As well as receive tax deduction for their support of my NPO.
I will also partner with community colleges/trades schools as a training program to get people into a skilled trade.

Of course I will be a paid employee of the NPO but we will not show a profit.

Are you getting the picture??:biggrin:

Click
http://theprudentindian.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/egg-on-face1.jpg

I got the Picture:yes:

I meant to end that last post with "Who's Your Daddy", but ..... dang Poke .... You are clearly the "Daddy" here.:muscle:

[cowpoke]

I got the Picture:yes:

I meant to end that last post with "Who's Your Daddy", but ..... dang Poke .... You are clearly the "Daddy" here.:muscle:

The point is this, beat them at their own game.. However, with a new CONSERVATIVE twist..

We will not just feed them a fish for the day, we will teach them to fish..:huge:

VIVA LA REVOLUTION!!!!!!

[cowpoke]

Lets be clear here folks. NPO's have been and continue to be organizations that are truly important to the fiber of the American community. Unfortunatly the integrity of the good and their work is always Hijacked by deviants bent on their own selfish lust for power and control over the less fortunate.

I encourage those who are looking to make a change as well as earn a paycheck to look at this opportunity to make a real conservative change for the better.
AND be paid for your efforts..

Here is more research from the journal of accountancy..

Performance Measures for NPOs

How one organization developed a way to collect meaningful information.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
SINCE MOST KEY BUSINESS PERFORMANCE MEASURES don’t work for not-for-profit organizations, these groups need to develop specialized measures to help them achieve their goal-driven strategic plans. One approach NPOs use is to measure the amount of resources they spend on providing program services vs. management and general expenses.

THE CHRISTIAN CHILDREN’S FUND DEVELOPED its annual impact monitoring and evaluation system (AIMES) to assess whether its programs were making a positive, measurable difference in the lives of children and their communities around the world. The system allows CCF to be more accountable to its sponsors and give communities a tool to continually assess the organization’s impact.

IN DECIDING WHAT TO MEASURE, CCF IDENTIFIED CORE indicators it felt were critical to the success of all projects. It determined the measures should focus on program impact, not activities, gauge the program’s effect on children, determine results in terms of broadly defined health and education outcomes and assess only what CCF was able and prepared to track.

CCF’s INITIAL RESPONSE TO AIMES HAS BEEN VERY positive. The system is now in place for more than 1,000 projects in 20 countries. As a result, project managers are more focused and better able to concentrate resource allocations on areas that can make a measurable difference in the lives of parents and children.

BY FOLLOWING FOUR BASIC STEPS, OTHER NPOs should be able to develop a performance measurement system similar to the one CCF uses. The result should be better linkage between resource decisions and the outcomes the organization wants to achieve.

DALE A. HENDERSON, PhD, is assistant professor of management at Radford University in Radford, Virginia. His e-mail address is dahender@Radford.edu . BRUCE W. CHASE, CPA, PhD, is associate professor of accounting at Radford University. His e-mail address is bchase@Radford.edu . BENJAMIN M. WOODSON, CPA, is director of finance for the Christian Children’s Fund in Richmond, Virginia. His e-mail address is chipw@ccfusa.org .
http://www.journalofaccountancy.com/Issues/2002/Jan/PerformanceMeasuresForNpos.htm

http://www.journalofaccountancy.com/Issues/2002/Jan/PerformanceMeasuresForNpos.htm

[cowpoke]

I have started my exploratory research into the needed services of my NPO community project.

I have started networking with a few locals and found an NPO in my 7 county area that offers fiscal assistance to those in need of repairs.

I contacted the director of the program and explained that I was in the exploratory phase of forming an NPO that would offer to the community a service that his organization was already paying for but at a reduced cost.

After about 5 minutes or so, he basically seemed to treat me like just another phone caller/contractor. I think he gave me more time than most contractors because I first pointed to the fact that I was about saving his organization money.

3 quarters of the way through the conversation, I simply reiterated the fact that I was simply in the exploratory phase and that his organization was one of my first contacts.

I proceeded to tell him my plan of action was to network with his type of organizations and the local energy suppliers to help me get this assistance to the people in need.

BINGO!!!! With in 30 seconds, he took my address and said he was going to send me the forms to fill out to be on thier contractors call list...:yelrotflmao:

Silly me, at first I thought, great I now have an in.. But then it later dawned on me as to what brought about a change of direction so that this organization was opening the door for me to be under their wing..


FOLLOW THE :cash:

you see, he was willing to brush me off until he realized that I would be competing for the same charitable donations as him, except that I would allow the companies that donate to CUT out the middleman (HIM) and their NPO..

Now remember, just because this organization was an NPO, it did not meant that this director was not paid. In fact, because he is being paid, he felt that I may be a threat so that it was better to take me in than to have to compete.

Remember, NPO's are not like normal free market business, they don't have to produce a product, or a service that shows a profit so facts mean little and the rules are shall we say skewed by emotions.:biggrin:

Why, I am not a greedy capitalist pig, I am only here to help the poor, surely the big energy company has a few crumbs to share for the poor..

Unfortunatly for them, (OTHER NPO) I was looking at potentially taking some of their crumbs.

So the lesson from all this is that you may not have to even go directly to the big boys to shakedown funds for your NPO's, you can create a niche with in the already crowded field of charitable organizations and let them siphon the money for you..:shhh:

[JUSTAGIRL]

Click
http://theprudentindian.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/egg-on-face1.jpg

I got the Picture:yes:

I meant to end that last post with "Who's Your Daddy", but ..... dang Poke .... You are clearly the "Daddy" here.:muscle:

HEY COWPOKE - MY DADDY SAYS he is tipping all of his hats to you, including his fishing hat with the Rapalas on it, and even his Minnesota Vikings coaches hat. - JAG:yes::giggle::makeup::yelrotflmao:

[cowpoke]

HEY COWPOKE - MY DADDY SAYS he is tipping all of his hats to you, including his fishing hat with the Rapalas on it, and even his Minnesota Vikings coaches hat. - JAG:yes::giggle::makeup::yelrotflmao:

:shhh:Girlfriend, just don't tell your Daddy this Texan is a Cowboys fan at heart..:eek::shhh:

[JUSTAGIRL]

:shhh:Girlfriend, just don't tell your Daddy this Texan is a Cowboys fan at heart..:eek::shhh:

Darn, guess MY DADDY WAS RIGHT - even the GREATEST OF MEN has their flaws. But, under the circumstances, we can forgive you:kiss: - JAG

[Wolverine]

:shhh:Girlfriend, just don't tell your Daddy this Texan is a Cowboys fan at heart..:eek::shhh:

They've got the talent, they're just lacking the leadership

[JUSTAGIRL]

They've got the talent, they're just lacking the leadership

MY DADDY SAYS - That would explain both teams, however the second half(of the season) is proof of what really works, and allows the team to come together. Don't have much faith in the Vikings coaches though - JMDO - JAG:sadsmile:

[williambedloe]

A Conservative running an non profit? :yelrotflmao: :yelrotflmao: :yelrotflmao: :yelrotflmao:

Why, this would throw libs into a perfect tizzy!!

[lordrazor1]

Everyone finds this surprising how? The ACLU, and a couple of others have been doing this for years.

[cowpoke]

Part 1:

FOUNDATIONS and Charitable Trusts..

Funding your NPO is YOUR TASK, where to look, is what this post will assist you with.
Remember, the point of this thread in the new American Revolution Section is about Robbing Peter the liberal to pay Paul the Conservative.

So if you can convince a liberal foundation or trust that your NPO supports any of the plethora of liberal agendas out there, that's fine to take their money first because remember, all you are doing is spreading the wealth..:biggrin:


WHAT IS A PRIVATE FOUNDATION?
Private foundations are generally founded by an individual, a family or a group of individuals, and are organized either as a nonprofit corporation or as a charitable trust. You can appoint yourself, as well as other family members or friends, to sit on the foundation’s governing board.

One common form of a private foundation is a family foundation. Families sometimes use a family foundation as a forum in which family members can work toward common goals, or as a way to instill the value of charitable giving in future generations of the family. Another common option that families use to accomplish the goals of their family philanthropy is to establish a donor advised fund at a community foundation (see Give to or through a Community Foundation). To learn more about the differences between donor advised fund and a private foundation, see the Giving Options Summary Chart.

Since a private foundation is a charitable organization, it is exempt from federal income tax on its income, although it must pay a 1-to-2 percent excise tax on its net investment income. The gifts you make to establish a new foundation or grow an existing foundation can afford you certain tax advantages; income, gift and estate tax deductions are available under the law. Consult a tax advisor for details.

A lot of these foundations are not formed because people just really believe in helping others, that defies human nature. They are simply using these foundations for TAX ADVANTAGES and a way to still control the family fortunes..
This is the angle that you can take advantage of. They are trying to look good in society and not like the greedy corporation/company that amassed the initial wealth that they are trying to keep control of..

You and your new NPO are more than welcome to help them put on a good face in society by reliving them of thier monies that the TAX MAN would otherwise take.

Bottom Line is you get the money as they keep it from the tax man as well as get a Liberal feel good look what we do for society emotion all the while STILL maintaing the purse strings....

Council On Foundations:
http://www.cof.org/

FundsNet Services ( Grantwriting & Fundraising resource)
http://fundsnetservices.com/

Foundation Center:
http://foundationcenter.org/

Idealist is an interactive site where people and organizations can exchange resources and ideas, locate opportunities and supporters
http://www.idealist.org/

The Pew Charitable Trusts
http://www.pewtrusts.org/


I would suggest you research local Foundations and Charitable organization with in your local area first to get a feel for the pulse of local community needs and monies available for those needs.

[Dinars4Jesus]

ACORN = A Communist Organized Revolution Network Hmmmm, organize low income peeps for handouts like health care, free money, homes without credit checks, and jobs in factories for low wages. The best communism OUR MONEY can by... thanks democrats.

[cowpoke]

ACORN = A Communist Organized Revolution Network Hmmmm, organize low income peeps for handouts like health care, free money, homes without credit checks, and jobs in factories for low wages. The best communism OUR MONEY can by... thanks democrats.

EXACTLY Dinars4Jesus, Which is why I propse that we apply the same money grubbing tactic.

ACORN... A Conservative Organization Revival Now...:biggrin: