“Enlightened Prosperity”

Introduction

We are raising initial capital to create a Not-For-Profit Corporation. The proposed name of the business is “Enlightened Prosperity”.

Its mission is to “Empower Marginalized, At Risk and Vulnerable People by making resources accessible”.

Once established, it will be registered for charitable status so it can issue charitable donation receipts for income tax purposes.

While services and resources will be available to the general population, some will be targeted to serve specific groups of Marginalized, At Risk and Vulnerable People. This means we'll be giving priority consideration for access to resources and services based on the demographic group and circumstance of the applicant. For example, a low income single parent will be given priority access to child care / day care.

The goal is to help level the playing field and make it easier for disadvantaged people to gain access to the same resources that are more readily available to those with privilege. By removing barriers and obstacles we will be making it easier for them to live the life they desire. In all cases, our goal is to help our members increase income and reduce expenses.

Education programs will be made available for free
Hands on training programs and skills development opportunities will generally make it possible for participants to be paid for their involvement
In most cases, a path will be made available so that individuals can receive the benefits of programs without taking money out of their own pockets and in some cases they will be paid

Details

Client Demographics

As mentioned above, our offerings are open and available to everyone. This includes all gender identities, orientations, sexes and lifestyles. That said, our efforts will be focused on serving demographic groups that identify as marginalized, at risk or vulnerable. Accordingly, we will be addressing each group's specific needs through creating businesses, programs and projects.

5 Pillars

The business will be built on 5 pillars:

Social Interaction and Relationship Building
Personal Development
Economic Development
Environmental Initiatives
Philanthropy

1. Social Interaction and Relationship Building:

This pillar is the most fun. It is what will be appealing to the majority of people. We'll be facilitating and / or hosting events, projects and programs that promote social interaction and relationship building for both business and pleasure. We'll also be making gathering space available.

Examples include but are not limited to:

Social Events and Parties
Dining Out, Brunch, Coffee...
Meet & Greets
Introductions and Connections
Gatherings for People with Common Activity and Lifestyle Interests
Videos and Movies
Local Clubs
Sporting Events and Swimming
Arts and Entertainment
Travel, Camping and Cruises
Other Leisure Activities
Business style clubs and gatherings as with “Business Networking International (BNI)” or “Toastmasters”
Social clubs and gatherings such as “Movers and Shakers Social Club”, “Prime Timers”, “TransLTR” and “Poly Talk”
Team Building Retreats
Fund Raising Events

2. Personal Development:

The Personal Development pillar is powerful and empowering. For a lot of people, it's also a lot of fun and it's rewarding. Anything that can be classified as personal development can be included under this umbrella.

Examples of resources include but are not limited to areas related to:

Education and Advancement of Knowledge
Training and Skills Development
Resource Library
Financial Stability and Enhancement (Increase Income, Decrease Expenses, Wealth Building and Investing)
Health and Wellness (Mental Health, Counseling, Facilitated Discussions, Memory, Sleep, Holistic Medicines, Emotional Freedom Technique, Mindfulness, Health Care, Health Insurance, Physical Health, Exercise and Weight Loss, Physical Activity and Safety and Security)

3. Economic Development:

This is basically a Proprietary Hybrid Business Incubator. Here we are starting For-Profit and Not-For-Profit Corporations. The goal is to create jobs and make resources available for our primary client base.

While most of our clients won't want to take part in starting and running these corporations, they will want to take advantage of many of the resources that are offered.

A few of the many resources we will create include:

Affordable Housing
55+ Housing
Assisted Living, Retirement Homes and CCRC's (Continuing Care Retirement Communities)
Need Specific Housing

Implementation details are not provided here, but these projects will create jobs across Canada.

4. Environmental Initiatives:

When I was young, my dad taught me to always return borrowed items in the same condition or better than they were in when you borrowed them. That lesson can be expanded to refer to earth as a whole. It could be said we're only borrowing it from future generations. (Holding it in trust for our descendants.)

It is expected that only a very small percent of people will want to participate in projects and programs that target environmental causes. That said, it is possible for a few people to make a big difference.

Some of our initiatives are more attainable and more relevant (closer to home) than some others. For the really large initiatives, our focus will be fund raising for existing projects of other organizations.

Some of the areas where we'll invest our resources include:

Energy Efficient Housing and Energy Efficiency
Animals, Pets and Endangered Species
Re-Forestation and Rain Forests
Restoration of the Great Barrier Reef
Global Warming and Climate Change (Greenhouse Gases, Restore the Ozone Layer, Rising Ocean Temperatures, Fossil Fuels and Alternative energies such as Wind, Solar, Hydro Electric, Geothermal...)
Pollution Reduction (Air, Water, Landfills, Plastics in the Ocean, Recycling, Reduce and Reuse...)

5. Philanthropy:

Some would say this is the most important pillar. It refers to giving in all forms, especially the giving of time, knowledge and experience.

The mission is centered around helping, serving and empowering marginalized, at risk and vulnerable people. This includes addressing specific causes such as:

Affordable Housing
Living Wage
Income Inequality
Food Insecurity
Mental Health such as PTSD and Suicide Prevention
Homelessness
Substance Abuse and Addiction

This pillar will be working toward ensuring the appropriate resources are available and attainable to those who need them. This includes directing clients to existing products and services and creating new ones.

In other words, this pillar is all about philanthropy and causes. We'll be creating Foundations, Non-Profits and Charities as required.

The business will be giving grants and scholarships. We'll be providing loans to first time home buyers and people who are starting businesses.

Sources of Funds

The business will finance its operations through a variety of funding sources. Some of these sources will be:

Donations
Crowd Funding
Grants
Sponsorships
Fund Raising Events
Sale of Products and Services
Interest, Dividends and Capital Gains from Equity Ownership of Real Estate and Private or Public For-Profit Corporations and Securities
Royalties
Other Means if applicable

Uses of the Funds

Salaries, Wages and Labour
Operations
Capital Expenditures
Loans
Grants and Scholarships
Starting Share Corporations and Not-For-Profit Corporations
Buying Real Estate for:
- Operations
- Income Properties
- Affordable Housing

Start-Up Team

At this time, we are creating and registering the Not-For-Profit Corporation. Our initial startup team (not including the capital and fund raising members) is as follows:

David Elliott, BSc (Civil Engineering)
David is an experienced real estate investor and business owner having actively invested in both commercial and residential revenue properties since 2004. A graduate of Civil Engineering from the University of Manitoba (majoring in Structural Engineering), he has been employed in a variety of industries giving him a wealth of experience and knowledge in several areas including varying levels of exposure and experience. These include: Real Estate (Project and Property Management, Apartment Complexes, Property Analysis and Acquisition, Creative Financing, Renovations, Property Maintenance, New Construction, Housing Development, Land Development, Self-Storage, Mobile Home Parks, Modular Homes), Marketing / Internet Marketing / eBusiness, Capital Acquisition / Grant Writing, Business (Management, Resource Management, Systems, Systemization and Duplication, and Negotiating). David also has experience as a Public Speaker, conducting Seminars, and participating in Trade Shows.
Vincent Molina
Vincent has more than 35 years of experience in the corporate arena in the areas of training and management. As a Business Strategist, Vincent provides support on both the Executive and Board levels. His expertise includes areas such as corporate structure, business development and growth, management, and capital acquisition. His clients range from start up companies to existing businesses during various growth stages. Due to his expertise and close work with his client’s team and other professionals Vincent’s peers have dubbed him “The General Contractor of Businesses”.
Karl Starlinger, MBA, MSW
George Derwin
Barrister & Solicitor
(Corporate lawyer doing the Filing.)

Raising Start-Up Capital

We are currently raising start-up capital to cover the cost of creating the Not-For-Profit Corporation. We have posted this simple web page to reduce the cost of presenting to potential donors and lenders and to simplify and expedite the process.

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