For many years, yes, even decades, we lived from paycheck to paycheck, only thinking how we can make it to the end of the month. God was faithful to us and we saw His provision when we needed it most.  After reading Business Secrets From the Bible by Rabbi Daniel Lapin I realized two things. One, I was just thinking about the immediate need, and second I had to figure things out on my  own. Both wrong ways of thinking. It was during this time that 3rd Generation Ventures was established and we made the conscious decision to start thinking down to the 3rd Generation, our children's children. We also realized that the task of creating generational wealth cannot be done alone, that we need a community of like minded people with the same values and goals. We were already part of such community with about 130 families, buying and holding income producing assets. 

A few years ago this community established a new organization called The Community Corp (TCC), a holdings company combined with a subscription-based membership platform with 1,300 members and currently valued at $700M. 3rd Generation Ventures is one of 35 TCC Advisory Board Member (ABM) organizations that represents the 'local' community in our area empowering our networks and relationships. We partnered with The Community Corp to expand our reach and be able to offer the generational wealth producing ability to a wider circle of friends and family. Our desire is to help individuals and families learn how compound value for the future with their everyday activity that enables them to generate wealth and be passed down to the next generations. We at 3rd Generation Ventures are here to listen to what your goals are and help you design a path to accomplish those goals with what you currently have by joining a community that will provide the support you need. 

1. Become a TCC member - There are two options a Premium or an Associate membership. The membership fee will give you access to various program/initiatives to create wealth, and the fees will be turned into shares in the company every 3 years. 
2. Join our weekly  calls. Learn, ask, meet. 
3. Talk to us about what you want to accomplish
4. Participate in the various programs and initiatives offered. Or start your own initiative (has to be premium member). 
5. Enjoy your rewards

This is one of the many programs that members have access to as TCC members. Use the Lifestyle Allowance to bring future value to the present, which allows you to pay your bills while keeping your hard earned money. 

For example you send TCC $100 on a monthly basis which purchases 100 points. TCC turns around and sends you $30.77 back each month that you can use to pay a bill or spend on something you already  do. After 60 months you get to redeem your points into cash and receive an extra 5%. That is quite a deal. You got to spend your earnings now, while saving your money. 

by Rebekah Waller (July 5, 2025)

Tired of traditional auctions where you bid your heart out, only to walk away empty-handed and out of pocket?. Big Circle Auctions (BCA) is flipping the script, revolutionizing the industry with an innovative "All-Pay" model that ensures there are no losers. Forget the old ways; BCA is designed for mutual success, creating opportunities for sellers, winning bidders, and even those who don't win the item.

• No More "Losing" Bids: In a traditional auction, if you don't win, your bids are gone. At BCA, all participants, regardless of whether they win, retain the value of their bids as "Points". These Points are redeemable for a full refund of the original bid value after 60 months. It's essentially a bid today that becomes a redeemable value for tomorrow.
• Earn Interest on Your Bids: If you don't win an item, your accumulated Points generate a minimum 6.5% interest annually. WHAT?! This means your participation can double as a secondary way to grow your money. The auction winner, however, does not receive this 6.5% interest, as they've already won the item, often at a significant discount.
• Zero Auction House Premium Fees for Bidders: Unlike many traditional auction houses that charge winning bidders a premium fee (often 7-10% of the winning bid), BCA charges no premium fees to the auction house. This can result in at least 25% cost savings on high-value items.
• Advantageous Financing Options: BCA partners with a corporation (The Community Corp, TCC) that offers advantageous lending for items won. Rates can be as low as 4% interest-only (IO) with flexible terms, and winning bids can be financed with as little as 5% down. This unique financing leverages your bidding history to carve out a loan for an acquisition.
• Fair Play for All Bidders: BCA uses a controlled, rounds-based bidding process that prevents deep-pocketed bidders from intimidating others or driving prices up unfairly. Bidders advance through rounds by paying a fixed service fee for each round. All accumulated service fees are credited towards your best and final bid. Once a proprietary minimum is met, BCA calls for a private, sealed "best and final" offer (kind of like a blind auction does).
• Seller-Friendly Process: Sellers also enjoy significant benefits, including no premium fees from the auction house. Sellers simply pay a service (intake) fee for initial evaluation and marketing. This fee is also refundable in month 60 if the seller is a TCC member. BCA handles the marketing, and a net price point is set. BCA only accepts items or services that have value... typically over $10,000 but that's flexible. If an auction doesn't reach its minimum, BCA will still call for a "best and final," and the value created is disbursed to the winner (80%) and seller (20%) in 60 monthly payments.
• Convenience and Transparency: Auctions are totally digital (so you you can participate where ever you are, via your phone, your computer, or on the APP!  BCA covers shipping costs for sold assets, AND all digital marketing for the seller.
• Community and Opportunity: BCA is a membership-driven platform really powered by The Community Corp (TCC) - (who acts as the third-party custodian of the value accumulated within the platform and distributions to Members), fostering wealth creation and community engagement. 
• REGISTRATION ON BCA is TOTALLY FREE. The platform connects to TCC's broader initiatives, allowing members to earn income and build budgets. Members can even post items they don't own as representatives, creating spreads and earning income.
  

BCA offers a truly unique auction experience designed to benefit everyone involved, from sellers of high-value assets (real estate, vehicles, jewelry, lifestyle services) to bidders seeking advantageous acquisitions and passive returns on their capital. It's a win-win-win scenario, aiming to transform the entire auction industry.

Come hang out on Tuesday nights with me or my husband David Waller at 5pm Central for an Introduction to Big Circle Auctions to learn more.

By Jim Weber (Aug 20, 2024) Some additions made to generalize for non-profits

About four years ago, we joined a group of financial equity partners who had started a company called CPPC Inc. This is a private Members-only family of holding companies that secured investment-grade, commercial, income-producing properties. In about four years, our group has acquired over $60,000,000 in assets including shopping centers, resorts in the Florida Keys, restaurants, franchises, a national glass company (American Door and Glass) etc. We accomplished this with around 130 original members within a commonwealth setting where every single member is a pro-rata owner of these assets.

Our Chief Consultant has been a world-level investment banker for 35 years. When we started in early 2020, he predicted we would grow to $50,000,000 in assets during the first five years. 

However, things have gone so well that we exceeded his expectations by one year and $10,000,000. Our members are now pro-rata owners of those assets and are enjoying guaranteed protection of their original cash contributions, along with guaranteed minimum returns. This program is so secure that we didn’t miss a beat during the recent COVID crisis, and our asset values continued to grow throughout that ordeal.

Now, with 1,400 members, we have formed a new company called The Community Corp (TCC). As General Members we also have the ability to become shareholders by entering into a Membership Subscription Agreement with this commonwealth community. The face amounts that we bring to the table are fully protected and never subject to loss due to market fluctuations or downturns.

TCC also aspires to enlist and become a publicly traded entity on a major exchange in the very near future - providing additional cash proceeds from the general public to our TCC financial statement.

Fully funded by our own members to the tune of about $700,000,000 in cash and cash equivalent value on our books, we will be going onto the exchange with an extremely strong rating!

What does this have to do with you and GCI (or the non-profit of your choice)? Anyone who has ever served in a leadership role for a non-profit organization will readily admit that the least enjoyable and most time-consuming task in their job description is fundraising! Now, because The Community Corp is a financial commonwealth organized by its members, run by the members, and clearly dedicated to the equal, pro-rata benefit of each and every member, we have boldly opened the door to revolutionizing charitable giving!

You can register as a Member of The Community Corp.

• Associate Member: $8.88 per month
• Premium Member: $25 per month
  

(Please note, that being a member allows you to compound your future value by simply doing what you normally do through this platform)

Each time you make a contribution to your Lifestyle Allowance portal, you will immediately receive a check back from TCC-generated proceeds based on the total of your participation divided by a 3.25 factor. (Example - a $1,000 participation divided by 3.25 = $307.69 back that you can then donate directly to GCI (or the non-profit of your choice)

At the end of a 60-month term, you can redeem the full amount accumulated in your Lifestyle Allowance portal during that term, plus a 5% premium to spend however you choose or you can start all over again with a new term.

Make a donation directly to GCI (or the non-profit of your choice) and as a 501(c)-3 organization, it will write you a tax-deductible receipt for the full amount of your contribution.

As an member-partner of The Community Corp, GCI (the non-profit of your choice needs to be or become a member of TCC) will then put your contribution to work within our own TCC portal, where it will generate new money to fund our organization’s operation and initiatives;

AND, GCI (or the non-profit of your choice) will also return the full value of your original contribution plus a 5% premium, at the end of a 60-month term!

As you can see, your participation in either option ends up costing you absolutely nothing except the TCC membership if you go with Option 1, but these first steps are only the tip of the iceberg!

If you choose to continue in your relationship with TCC after the initial, 60-month term, together we can significantly increase the value coming to GCI (or the non-profit of your choice) based on the original face amount that you started out with.

Please text or email me and let’s set up a time to discuss the details of this opportunity to maximize our stewardship for things we care about the most! Or contact 3rd Generation Ventures to discuss how it would look like for the non-profit of your choice. 

For Things That Matter Most,

jw@gciworld.org