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Segment 1: The New Generation of Parties.  Our guest on this edition of The Doug Noll Show is Kim Boerman, author of With Love…The New Generation of Party People. Kim’s party-throwing book was created specifically to raise $5 million for 10 targeted non-profit organizations annually. Per Kim’s website, her passion for entertaining and giving themed parties along with her belief that we can change the world one small step at a time helped develop the vision for her charitable giving project. Her book and accompanying website allows party hosts to provide unique and thought-provoking parties while raising money for worthy non-profits.

Kim started her career in real estate and was quite successful, but in 2011 disaster stuck. Her husband’s brother and mother passed away 10 days apart, followed by the death of a sister-in-law and her son’s best friend. The trauma caused Kim to reflect on why she was here and what she could do to live a more meaningful life. She had trouble going back to her real estate practice because it no longer aligned with what her core purpose was. Her whole family was in shock, but she realized with clarity that if anything ever happened to her, her extended family would give freely and with love. This thought was the catalyst for her book.

Segment 2: Ten Winning Non-Profits.  Kim used a detailed process for finding her featured non-profits. She enlisted the help of Charity Navigator to rank them and make sure they were rated highly enough that guests would feel comfortable donating money to the organizations. The non-profits featured in Kim’s book are:

Water Missions International

The Pajama Program

UCP Wheels for Humanity

Southeastern Guide Dogs

Operation Home Front

Give Kids the World

Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking

National Foundation for Facial Reconstruction

Alex’s Lemonade Stand

Convoy of Hope

Segment 3: Every Party Has a Theme.  Each party has a different theme. For example, Water Missions International’s theme is a luau. The goal is to give something back to the guests to thank them for their donation --- a unique experience, down to every last detail. The book gives the hosts all the information they need, including invitations, music play-lists, games and activities, and a call to action to raise funds for the featured charity.

Segment 4: $5 Million for 10 Charities.  The featured organizations love the project. Kim’s crew is in the process of putting together a format for the non-profits to blog and tweet, etc. It’s a way for their supporters to have more options to help their charities. Kim’s goal is to raise $5 million for 10 charities. 50 parties in 50 states. To find out more information about this project, please visit http://www.withlovebook.com/.

To listen to the entire interview:

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Segment 4