The Circle Fund
NOW TAKING NOMINATIONS!
We’re now taking nominations for this quarter’s Circle Fund, now thru October 6. Email us your nomination for a local nonprofit at info@christireece.com or head to our Facebook page to submit your pick. Recipients will be announced on October 19!
JULY 2023 CIRCLE FUND
Congrats to our July Circle Fund recipients! Click on the images below to learn more about them.
The Glade Park Volunteer Fire Department received $14,000, Harmony Acres received $3,000, and CLAWS received $3,000.
Check out interviews with our past Circle Fund recipients on our YouTube page.
THE STORY OF THE CIRCLE FUND
The Goal:
To be able to give back significantly from our earnings, right here in our own community, and really be able to make a difference.
Since the inception of our Circle Fund and our first event in June of 2019, we have given a total of $303,500 to our Circle Fund Recipients, so that they can continue their mission (please see recipients below).
The idea for the Circle Fund germinated while I was out on my daily hikes and trail runs, while listening to podcasts. One of my favorite shows is How I Built This with Guy Raz. In particular, I loved the episode about the founder of Toms Shoes, and how he found the right formula for combining a for-profit business model with a strong element of giving back to those in need. I kept thinking about ways we could do this. I know of agents who vow to contribute $25 or $50 per closing to their favorite charity. I also know of many organizations to which we could contribute, such as a group that helps build homes in South America, that encourages agents to donate a set amount from every commission. I wanted to do more. Agents take a lot of risk, and therefore we are paid well for handling the sale of such a large asset.
As I hiked, I thought, and ruminated, and got excited about the possibilities. And it came to me that we could involve our clients in deciding where our funds would go. It started to take form. Thanks to The Giving Club for their inspiration! I decided to take it to my team and let them know what I had been thinking about.
Not surprisingly, because I have the best team on the planet, they all said “We have to do this!!” So we set out on a course to make it happen. We decided as a team that we would collect 2% of every commission check and put it in a fund, to be distributed to local non-profits every quarter. We started our own brokerage firm so that we could save the money that we were paying to work at a large firm, and so that we could cook our idea into our business model without having to ask anyone else or pay anyone else. We are 100% independent and Grand Valley focused.
So every quarter we invite our treasured clients and friends to an appreciation party, and they get to nominate and vote on the spot for their favorite local non-profit organization. For our first event, we gave the entire amount to one organization, but as our team grew and our sales grew, we had more money to give, and so decided to give one large check and two small checks, to the top 3 vote-getters. It is such an incredible privilege to be able to give back in such a way, and I can’t tell you how much fun we have doing it! We have actually had some of our clients and friends contribute more to the organizations to which we are giving, on top of our Circle Fund donation. We have the best clients!!!
We don’t think that you should hire us because we give money back to the community. We think you should hire us because we are the best at what we do, which is help people with their real estate needs in Western Colorado, whether buying or selling. But we think you might care that we care. We care about our community and the people who live here. We open doors. We create connections. We build community. Join our movement with The Circle Fund.
-Christi
PAST CIRCLE FUND RECIPIENTS
Click images below to find out more about these great Grand Valley non-profits!
Please note that any organizations that have previously received The Circle Fund grand prize are not eligible for nomination for two years after winning.
APRIL CIRCLE FUND RECIPIENTS
Congrats to our recent recipients of the Circle Fund – two of which are first timers! Click images to learn more about each organization. Riverside Educational Center and Food Bank of the Rockies each brought home $3,500 and Mesa County Search and Rescue took the top tier with $8,000!
Check out interviews with our past Circle Fund recipients on our YouTube page.
THE STORY OF THE CIRCLE FUND
The Goal:
To be able to give back significantly from our earnings, right here in our own community, and really be able to make a difference.
Since the inception of our Circle Fund and our first event in June of 2019, we have given a total of $283,500 to our Circle Fund Recipients, so that they can continue their mission (please see recipients below).
The idea for the Circle Fund germinated while I was out on my daily hikes and trail runs, while listening to podcasts. One of my favorite shows is How I Built This with Guy Raz. In particular, I loved the episode about the founder of Toms Shoes, and how he found the right formula for combining a for-profit business model with a strong element of giving back to those in need. I kept thinking about ways we could do this. I know of agents who vow to contribute $25 or $50 per closing to their favorite charity. I also know of many organizations to which we could contribute, such as a group that helps build homes in South America, that encourages agents to donate a set amount from every commission. I wanted to do more. Agents take a lot of risk, and therefore we are paid well for handling the sale of such a large asset.
As I hiked, I thought, and ruminated, and got excited about the possibilities. And it came to me that we could involve our clients in deciding where our funds would go. It started to take form. Thanks to The Giving Club for their inspiration! I decided to take it to my team and let them know what I had been thinking about.
Not surprisingly, because I have the best team on the planet, they all said “We have to do this!!” So we set out on a course to make it happen. We decided as a team that we would collect 2% of every commission check and put it in a fund, to be distributed to local non-profits every quarter. We started our own brokerage firm so that we could save the money that we were paying to work at a large firm, and so that we could cook our idea into our business model without having to ask anyone else or pay anyone else. We are 100% independent and Grand Valley focused.
So every quarter we invite our treasured clients and friends to an appreciation party, and they get to nominate and vote on the spot for their favorite local non-profit organization. For our first event, we gave the entire amount to one organization, but as our team grew and our sales grew, we had more money to give, and so decided to give one large check and two small checks, to the top 3 vote-getters. It is such an incredible privilege to be able to give back in such a way, and I can’t tell you how much fun we have doing it! We have actually had some of our clients and friends contribute more to the organizations to which we are giving, on top of our Circle Fund donation. We have the best clients!!!
We don’t think that you should hire us because we give money back to the community. We think you should hire us because we are the best at what we do, which is help people with their real estate needs in Western Colorado, whether buying or selling. But we think you might care that we care. We care about our community and the people who live here. We open doors. We create connections. We build community. Join our movement with The Circle Fund.
-Christi
PAST CIRCLE FUND RECIPIENTS
Click images below to find out more about these great Grand Valley non-profits!
Please note that any organizations that have previously received The Circle Fund grand prize are not eligible for nomination for two years after winning.
APRIL CIRCLE FUND RECIPIENTS
Congrats to our recent recipients of the Circle Fund – two of which are first timers! Click images to learn more about each organization. Riverside Educational Center and Food Bank of the Rockies each brought home $3,500 and Mesa County Search and Rescue took the top tier with $8,000!
Check out interviews with our past Circle Fund recipients on our YouTube page.
THE STORY OF THE CIRCLE FUND
The Goal:
To be able to give back significantly from our earnings, right here in our own community, and really be able to make a difference.
Since the inception of our Circle Fund and our first event in June of 2019, we have given a total of $283,500 to our Circle Fund Recipients, so that they can continue their mission (please see recipients below).
The idea for the Circle Fund germinated while I was out on my daily hikes and trail runs, while listening to podcasts. One of my favorite shows is How I Built This with Guy Raz. In particular, I loved the episode about the founder of Toms Shoes, and how he found the right formula for combining a for-profit business model with a strong element of giving back to those in need. I kept thinking about ways we could do this. I know of agents who vow to contribute $25 or $50 per closing to their favorite charity. I also know of many organizations to which we could contribute, such as a group that helps build homes in South America, that encourages agents to donate a set amount from every commission. I wanted to do more. Agents take a lot of risk, and therefore we are paid well for handling the sale of such a large asset.
As I hiked, I thought, and ruminated, and got excited about the possibilities. And it came to me that we could involve our clients in deciding where our funds would go. It started to take form. Thanks to The Giving Club for their inspiration! I decided to take it to my team and let them know what I had been thinking about.
Not surprisingly, because I have the best team on the planet, they all said “We have to do this!!” So we set out on a course to make it happen. We decided as a team that we would collect 2% of every commission check and put it in a fund, to be distributed to local non-profits every quarter. We started our own brokerage firm so that we could save the money that we were paying to work at a large firm, and so that we could cook our idea into our business model without having to ask anyone else or pay anyone else. We are 100% independent and Grand Valley focused.
So every quarter we invite our treasured clients and friends to an appreciation party, and they get to nominate and vote on the spot for their favorite local non-profit organization. For our first event, we gave the entire amount to one organization, but as our team grew and our sales grew, we had more money to give, and so decided to give one large check and two small checks, to the top 3 vote-getters. It is such an incredible privilege to be able to give back in such a way, and I can’t tell you how much fun we have doing it! We have actually had some of our clients and friends contribute more to the organizations to which we are giving, on top of our Circle Fund donation. We have the best clients!!!
We don’t think that you should hire us because we give money back to the community. We think you should hire us because we are the best at what we do, which is help people with their real estate needs in Western Colorado, whether buying or selling. But we think you might care that we care. We care about our community and the people who live here. We open doors. We create connections. We build community. Join our movement with The Circle Fund.
-Christi
PAST CIRCLE FUND RECIPIENTS
Click images below to find out more about these great Grand Valley non-profits!
Please note that any organizations that have previously received The Circle Fund grand prize are not eligible for nomination for two years after winning.