Building Better Communities Fundraising Initiative

How The Universe Opens The Door To Opportunity

2008-02-22T22:11:00.005-07:00

I had the opportunity to meet with an amazing woman today. She runs a multi-million dollar business here in Edmonton, and she's also a major philanthropist and community advocate. She shared with me some of the projects that she was working on, and one thing quickly became apparent to me.

When an individual is driven to make a positive change in the world, a change for the greater good of mankind, it's amazing how the universe will open the door to opportunity. What started as an idea, a raw concept that she harnessed and started to take action on, giving the concept momentum and pushing the idea forward and bringing it to fruition, is going to make a huge impact on young couples on a GLOBAL basis. Because of her passion and faith in her concept, important people, very well known people are beginning to enter her life to lend assistance and help her concept come to fruition that much quicker. I was totally amazed at some of the names she had mentioned that were contacting her and wanting to help.

I only hope that the Building Better Communities Fundraising Initiatve will catch on and build momentum like this. I'm confident that this Initiative is my calling. I believe that this program has the potential to make a major impact in the youth of communities worldwide. I'm doing everything I can to attract the right people into this program; people that will share this vision with me and help me to launch it quickly. My only fear is that I will run out of funds before it achieves breakout and that I'll be forced to go find a job again and not be able to devote all of my time to it. Only time will tell for sure...

Inspiration in a Eulogy

2008-02-19T10:35:00.004-07:00

I've spent the last two years building a successful real estate investment firm here in Edmonton. But for some reason, there was something missing. I'm very passionate about real estate, but that wasn't it. There was a missing piece to this puzzle. In trying to figure out what the true mission was for this firm, I began a journey of self discovery.

I listened to many different speakers and attended many different seminars trying to discover why I was doing what I was doing. I mean, the purpose of the firm was to make great returns for our investors, and to provide quality housing for tenants, and of course, to make a profit, but there was nothing there that was truly gripping. Nothing that grabbed my heart and screamed at me that this was my life's purpose.

There was a number of different things that eventually lead up to the idea behind the BBC Initiative. I voluntered for the Alberta Community & Cooperative Association Summer Youth Program as a camp counsellor where I discovered my passion for working with and inspiring youth. I read the book "Good To Great" by Jim Collins and realized that I had to figure out what I could do better than anyone else and focus on it. I listened to the One Minute Millionaire by Robert Allen and Mark Victor Hansen, and that's where the picture of the BBC Initiative really started to form. All of these things really helped to form the idea and the concept behind the BBC Initiative, but still, they didn't help me to uncover my life's purpose.

It was during a program that I took through E-Myth Worldwide that was helping me to transform the concept for the BBC Initiative into an actual functioning business that I was challenged to write my own eulogy. How did I want to be remembered at the end of my life? Let me tell you, if you ever question the purpose of your life, or you are unsure of why you are here, try writing your own eulogy and you'll experience some quick clarity in these areas of your life.

Here's my eulogy:

"We're here today to celebrate the life of Jeff Schneider; a loving husband, a caring father, a successful businessman, a major philanthopist, and a huge contributor to our community. He was a man of many dreams, big dreams, and his drive and motivation was an inspiration to all of us. He devoted his life to giving back, both to his community and to our youth. Despite many hurdles and setbacks, he never backed down, never gave up, and never lost faith. He took every opportunity to inspire and teach the people he interacted with. He had an amazing outlook on life; he could always see the positive in negative situations, and he saw the potential in people, and always encouraged them to fully uncover it and to live up to it. He spent his life building a legacy, a legacy for his family, for his community, and for the people involved in his life. He loved kids. He spent many years volunteering his time at the ACCA Summer Youth Program and he started a very successful children's entrepreneurial and financial literacy afterschool program. This program has touched the lives of over 250,000 children across the country. This was a man of amazing faith; he lived his life for God, and honoured God in everything he did. As I said, we are here today to celebrate his life. He was an inspiration to those who knew him and his generosity and achievements will continue to inspire people for generations to come. Although he is no longer with us, he lives on in our hearts and continues to inspire us all to be our best, to reach our full potential and to live each day to its fullest."

What's your life's purpose?

Introducing the Building Better Communities Fundraising Initiative

2008-02-18T22:10:00.006-07:00

The Building Better Communities Fundraising Initiative is a member-based community program designed to:

(1) Assist small businesses in attracting new customers and increasing their profits; and
(2) Reward community members for supporting local businesses; and
(3) Generate funds to give away to organizations that promote personal development and community involvement in the youth of our community.

Local small businesses can take advantage of our risk-free "Paid on Results Only" marketing by enrolling in the program and becoming a BBC Business Partner. Community members can become BBC Members for free and can take advantage of discounts and promotions being offered by BBC Business Partners. When Members purchase from Business Partners, the program gets a referral fee, and the majority of the profits are given away to help promote personal development and community involvement in our youth.

We provide funding for various programs and organizations that reconnect with our youth and provide them a comfortable and safe environment to learn and practice essential core values. Whether that’s learning teamwork, cooperation and leadership skills by playing on a sports team, or its learning personal development and community skills at a summer camp, these experiences and life lessons stay with people forever. The youth of today need something to be a part of, something to believe in, something to stand for, and a sense of belonging.

Our Purpose is to build better communities on a global scale by promoting strong core values, social cohesion and helping develop tomorrow's leaders today.

To find out how you can support us and get involved, click here.