Melissa Tubergen on Non-Profits are Entrepreneurial too!
Not all mompreneurs look alike! Melissa Tubergen is a mompreneur who started the non-profit, Give Hope RV.
Melissa Tubergen knows not all mompreneurs look alike! She is the mompreneur who started the non-profit, Give Hope RV. She has a lot to share about starting small and starting with what you know and how entrepreneurial non-profits really are!
Meet our Guest Melissa:
Melissa Tubergen is a mom of six kids, bio and adopted, and a foster mom. She and her husband founded Give Hope RV where foster and adoptive families are offered rest and connection through the avenue of camping. She's a Jesus lover, homeschool Mama, a home hairstylist, and a runner, as well as a diet coke enthusiast.
Connect with me and let me hear your thoughts:
Website - www.thismomknows.com
FB - www.facebook.com/thismomknows
IG - www.instagram.com/thismomknowspodcast
Topics we cover:
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Melissa Tubergen's love for camping
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Melissa Tubergen's journey of meeting her husband and their path to adoption
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The decision to adopt internationally and the process involved
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The founding of Give Hope RV and its purpose
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The significance of cocooning and how camping helped Melissa's adopted child adjust
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The funding and support received for Give Hope RV through donations and community involvement
-
Number of families staying with Give Hope RV each summer
-
Acquisition of additional RVs and fundraising efforts
-
Reach and advertisement methods of Give Hope RV
-
Balancing word-of-mouth promotion and fundraising efforts
-
The importance of support networks for adoptive families
-
How families are selected to stay with Give Hope RV
-
Emergency care spaces and referral criteria
-
Operating costs for one RV per year
-
The increasing demand for dedicated campground spaces
-
Challenges of integrating the ministry with home and family life
-
Involving children in the work of Give Hope RV
-
Melissa’s favorite gadget/tool
Resources mentioned:
If you want to learn more about how you can help the foster and adoptive communities alongside Give Hope Ministries, please visit her donation page. https://www.givehoperv.com/donate
Fill out their form to keep you updated on their ministry. https://gmail.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=6a9c333ac4b3a0f7fbb032e6f&id=f6ca23ec96
Melissa's favorite gadget/tools are her sticky notes!
Link to transcript: https://www.thismomknows.com/blog/episode-41
Connect with Melissa:
Website: https://www.givehoperv.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/givehoperv/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/givehoperv/
Email: givehoperv@gmail.com
About This Mom Knows
Moms know a lot of things, and when we start talking, ideas form, energy builds, and we take action. This Mom Knows is a place for moms to mompreneurs to find encouragement, connection, and maybe even collaboration but most importantly community with moms who know. So, grab a cup of coffee, maybe a paper and pencil to jot down an idea or two, and let's discover what This Mom Knows.
Melissa Tubergen knows not all mompreneurs look alike! She is the mompreneur who started the non-profit, Give Hope RV. She has a lot to share about starting small and starting with what you know and how entrepreneurial non-profits really are!
Meet our Guest Melissa:
Melissa Tubergen is a mom of six kids, bio and adopted, and a foster mom. She and her husband founded Give Hope RV where foster and adoptive families are offered rest and connection through the avenue of camping. She's a Jesus lover, homeschool Mama, a home hairstylist, and a runner, as well as a diet coke enthusiast.
Connect with me and let me hear your thoughts:
Website - www.thismomknows.com
FB - www.facebook.com/thismomknows
IG - www.instagram.com/thismomknowspodcast
Topics we cover:
- Melissa Tubergen's love for camping
- Melissa Tubergen's journey of meeting her husband and their path to adoption
- The decision to adopt internationally and the process involved
- The founding of Give Hope RV and its purpose
- The significance of cocooning and how camping helped Melissa's adopted child adjust
- The funding and support received for Give Hope RV through donations and community involvement
- Number of families staying with Give Hope RV each summer
- Acquisition of additional RVs and fundraising efforts
- Reach and advertisement methods of Give Hope RV
- Balancing word-of-mouth promotion and fundraising efforts
- The importance of support networks for adoptive families
- How families are selected to stay with Give Hope RV
- Emergency care spaces and referral criteria
- Operating costs for one RV per year
- The increasing demand for dedicated campground spaces
- Challenges of integrating the ministry with home and family life
- Involving children in the work of Give Hope RV
- Melissa’s favorite gadget/tool
Resources mentioned:
If you want to learn more about how you can help the foster and adoptive communities alongside Give Hope Ministries, please visit her donation page. https://www.givehoperv.com/donate
Fill out their form to keep you updated on their ministry. https://gmail.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=6a9c333ac4b3a0f7fbb032e6f&id=f6ca23ec96
Melissa's favorite gadget/tools are her sticky notes!
Link to transcript: https://www.thismomknows.com/blog/episode-41
Connect with Melissa:
Website: https://www.givehoperv.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/givehoperv/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/givehoperv/
Email: givehoperv@gmail.com
About This Mom Knows
Moms know a lot of things, and when we start talking, ideas form, energy builds, and we take action. This Mom Knows is a place for moms to mompreneurs to find encouragement, connection, and maybe even collaboration but most importantly community with moms who know. So, grab a cup of coffee, maybe a paper and pencil to jot down an idea or two, and let's discover what This Mom Knows.
- non-profit
- 501c3
- entrepreneurial
- mompreneur
- adoption
- foster
- respite
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