Andy NearyI help insurance professionals turn brand awareness into business growth.

Great advice on finding the Wright networking opportunities.

25 Jun 2026 · 1 min

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In this segment, the speaker argues that seeking a single “best” charity is a flawed approach. Instead, volunteers should first identify what they are truly passionate about and how many hours per week they can consistently contribute without compensation. They should then assess which organizations align with that passion, where they can have the greatest strategic impact, and how their personal network can amplify that impact. Using Northern Colorado as an example, the speaker notes that out of 400 local nonprofits, only about 50 match their passion and network connections, making those the optimal targets. The speaker emphasizes that personal time (work and family) should be prioritized over business goals when choosing a partner, and that leveraging a single contact’s network (e.g., Jeremy’s potential to raise a few hundred thousand dollars) can dramatically increase the value of the partnership.

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If you're going into it to find the one charity or the one community partner that's going to give you the most, you're already behind because you got to figure out what am I passionate about where I can do this 10 hours a week without even blinking an eye and knowing I'm not going to get paid because I know the outcome is going to be tremendous and where can I make the biggest impact, right? So for me, there is 400 nonprofits in Northern Colorado, right? 350 of them I'd just be a body in a seat. The other 50 of them that I've got passion, I know, I have connections, I can make asks, the people that I know are willing to give, right? So it's also strategic on, you know, what impact can you make inside that organization and what can your network do too? Because, you know, Jeremy's just one person, Andy's just one person, but Jeremy's army could be a couple hundred grand a year, right? So that would be, I think, the biggest piece is find your passion, figure out what, you know, what you are willing to give up your time. That's your work time, your family time, and then make sure that you put that organization way before any business goals.