How Your Money Can Raise Millions of Dollars and Increase Your Brand Awareness, with Special Guests – Ontario REALTORS® Care Foundation Board President – Roger Bouma, & President-Elect – Amie Ferris

The MindShare Podcast

On this episode of The MindShare PodCast we talked about How Your Money Can Raise Millions of Dollars and Increase Your Brand Awareness.

He began his real estate career in 1989 as a salesperson and earned his Broker designation in 1993. Over the years he has owned, managed, and sold, and he currently leads a small but productive family team branded as The Bouma Group.
Along the way he has served as an Oshawa City Councillor from 2010 to 2014 and
as a director, and then the 2017 President of the Durham Region Association of REALTORS®.
He was first elected to the Ontario REALTORS Care® Foundation board in 2020 and currently serves as the 2023 Foundation President.
She is the current President-Elect of the Ontario REALTORS® Care Foundation and Co-Chair of the Foundation’s upcoming Motorcycle Ride for Charity.
She is a 3rd generation REALTOR® born and raised in Port Dover, and her and her husband are the owners of Erie’s Edge Real Estate located in Norfolk County.
She served as President of her local real estate board (the Simcoe and District Real
Estate Board) from December of 2011 to December of 2013.
She was the inaugural chair of OREA’s Young Professionals Network in 2011 and 2012. She also served as the first International Representative to the National Association of REALTORS® Young Professionals Network in 2012, 2013 and 2014.
Joining me on this episode of The MindShare Podcast are the Ontario REALTORS® Care Foundation Board President – Roger Bouma, & President-Elect Amie Ferris.
5:37 - Who is the ORCF, and how long has the foundation been around?

6:56 - What is the main purpose the foundation serves, and why?

10:14 - What don’t most people know about it ?

14:48 - Is ORCF part of OREA?

15:26 - How is the ORCF funded?

19:51 - What kinds of initiatives have you been involved in/supported over the last 2 years?

22:17 - Why should REALTORS® be leveraging the ORCF?

25:52 - Do I have to host a big event to have the ORCF involved?

34:22 - How much was raised last year in 2022?

35:43 - How does a REALTORS® get involved in it?

41:04 - Where do I find next steps to get involved?

43:00 - How are the funds distributed?

45:10 - What’s ahead… what kind of strategic plan have you got in place moving forward?

50:02 - Tell us about the upcoming motorcycle ride… what does everyone need to know?

58:35 - How do you know it's been a successful day for you?

1:01:00 - Final words of wisdom...
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