A CHARITY STORY

John and Sue were now over 60 and were contemplating the next phase in their lives. They had both been successful attorneys and were now interested in "giving back" to their community. They had not been able to have children of their own, which may have been why they were interested in starting a community center for underprivileged children. Sue had noticed that the charities where she had donated her time, were not well organized or efficiently managed. She and John agreed they wanted to set up their program with tight controls and run it like a business. They needed help to put this program together.

A business associate referred them to Your New Career. They immediately called to see what the YNC program was all about. YNC personnel referred them to the web site, and also sent them literature for review. A phone conversation later and John and Sue were signed up for the Gold program. As the first step, they filled out the Questionnaire which honed in on their ability to successfully start and run a new company. YNC assured them that the conclusions were directly applicable to starting a charity.

They discovered that they would need help in the accounting area, specifically with the financial controls and the Federal Tax Exemption, 501[c][3]. After many lengthy discussions John and Sue agreed to the YNC recommendations: hire 2 key people - an operations manager and a bookkeeper. An outside accounting firm would be employed to set up the internal system and prepare the tax returns.

John and Sue were totally satisfied that the assistance they received from YNC was worth every penny, and actually saved them a great deal of money. Not only were they able to get started much faster then they had thought possible, they didn't make the mistakes that plague so many start-ups with extra costs.