Kim Lisa TaylorSecurities Attorney, Founder, Syndication Attorneys, PLLC · Corporate Securities Attorney, 2x Best-Selling Author, Nationwide Speaker | Private Placement

Pickleball & Philanthropy: Networking with High Net Worth Individuals

9 Sept 2024 · 1 min

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In this brief monologue, the speaker advises fundraisers and deal professionals on how to connect with high‑net‑worth (HNW) individuals by leveraging two low‑cost, high‑visibility channels: philanthropic events and the rapidly growing sport of pickleball. The speaker suggests that many wealthy volunteers regularly attend charitable gatherings, and that pickleball has become a social hub for a large concentration of HNW players. To deepen these relationships, the speaker recommends hosting educational sessions that showcase the speaker’s expertise—topics such as emerging markets, commercial‑real‑estate due diligence, deal analysis, and deal sourcing—so that the audience receives value while the host builds credibility and rapport.

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You know, philanthropic events, people with money that have time on their hands volunteer. Somebody told me pickleball is like the biggest group of high net worth people that are out there and getting together on a regular basis. So take up pickleball. Okay. So, you know, if you wanna do educational events, you know, then think about what topics you're gonna teach. Okay. What could you teach? Emerging markets, how to conduct due diligence on a commercial real estate project, how we analyze deals, how we find deals. You know, you can come up with any manner of, you know, some aspect of what you do and teach it to other people.