Blessing Baskets: Help Your Commu...
Blessing Baskets: Help Your Community Help Itself
Pivot: SHIFT Ahead Mastermind by James Shaw
S2 · E171
Sep 8, 2026
39:49
Episode notes

One agent started with 118 Thanksgiving baskets her first year. Last year, her community brought in 468. On today's call, Ellie McIntyre walks through Blessing Baskets, a simple, low cost way real estate agents can give back to their community every fall, an entire Thanksgiving meal packed into a decorated laundry basket, collected through your database and delivered through local schools, food pantries, or community partners. Ellie breaks down exactly how to run it without letting it consume your business, why you should never be the one handing out the baskets yourself, and the mistakes to avoid along the way. Then agents jump in with their own numbers and best practices, from partnering with local businesses and hosting karaoke fundraiser nights to turning it into a school wide competition that pulled in over 500 pounds of food. If you've ever ... 

Keywords
authenticity
consistency
giving back
kindness