One of the core reasons Renovating For Profit exists is to give back to the community. In our view, there’s no point being the richest person in the plot as wealth is not measured by just monetary value alone. After years of donating to corporate charities, Cherie made the personal decision to cease donations to the major charity organisations, largely in part to frustration of seeing donations spent on corporate overheads rather than reaching people truly in need. While it’s not always the case and there are certainly a lot of good charities out there, it’s fair to say that very little money ends up where it should end up.
Renovating For Profit was established in mid 2009. At this time and throughout that year, we donated small amounts of funds here and there but nothing of significant importance. In 2010, the first real year of our business, we turned the table. The Renovating For Profit team is proud to say we donated 38% of our net company profits back to charitable causes. Yes, you read right... a massive 38% of first year profits which is unheard of for new business entities. In 2010, we made a number of significant donations that helped enrich the lives of a couple of key people truly in need. To a lesser extent, over 2,500 people benefited from our direct donations. In 2010, our company took a firm stance on how we dispersed our company profits. We helped individuals and families on a direct basis only who were dealing with an unfortunate incident, circumstance or medical condition. We paid for wheelchairs, special medical equipment, medical operations, modified disabled vehicles, bought play equipment for low funded childcare centre’s and deposited money into bank accounts to people who were powerless to change certain situations. This allowed RFP to directly control and be certain that the money we donated was put to good use and not squandered foolishly. To this end, we thank each and every one of the 1,500 graduates who became part of the Renovating For Profit family in 2010. This is your donation as much as it was ours for without you, these donations would not have been possible.
Renovating For Profit doesn't seek acknowledgment, corporate recognition or view these donations as a corporate publicity opportunity. We’d rather go about donating quietly where we can and feel good about ourselves that a higher purpose drives our corporate existence.
In 2011 and moving forward, RFP decided to take a different direction again on our charitable donations. The majority of the Renovating For Profit team are health conscious individuals who understand the importance of staying healthy at every level. Unfortunately we live in a world that is riddled with toxic chemicals in the food we eat, the products we splash on our bodies, the cleaning chemicals we use around our homes through to the products we use and handle in our day to day lives. Most people are not aware of the impact of these chemicals on our health and wellbeing. Unfortunately big corporations have a vested interest in us not knowing this information.
In April, 2011, Renovating For Profit established a new (not for profit) initiative called THE BACK TO BASICS FOUNDATION. Moving forward, our new foundation will be totally funded for by Renovating For Profit and will aim to bring awareness to people of what chemicals and toxic surprises are put into the foods we eat and the products we use each day of our lives. This foundation exists to give you real knowledge so you can make informed decisions on what products you do and don’t use moving forward. It also aims to highlight easy and simple changes you can make in your daily lives that mean you have less chemical exposure via video awareness clips and written articles moving forward.
We know this is a somewhat controversial subject and is definately not everyone’s cup of tea. We know we can’t change the world but we can help you become more aware of things so next time you reach for a product in the supermarket, you think twice about it.
To this end, the Renovating For Profit team recognise this is not our area of expertise and subsequently is seeking experts in this field who we can partner with and provide funding to for awareness video’s to be created. Through this foundation, we aim to share these awareness videos with as many people as possible for the greater good of everyone. Should you be able to contribute your skills and knowledge in this regard, please contact us via email to admin@renovatingforprofit.com.au We look forward to sharing these awareness video’s with you as soon as possible on this website.
