can charities and startups learn from each other?

Can charities and startups learn from each other?

Inge Kuijper

Digital Shoreditch, Thursday 23 May, 2013

Hello

Inge Kuijper

Interaction designer at ustwo

Board member of the AlphaBet Club

How to start your charity in a day

1. A crowdfunding campaign

2. A charity hackathon

3. A business model for your charity

Our human needs

Certainty

Variety

Significance

Love & Connection

Growth

Contribution

The AlphaBet Club

AlphaBet Club funds education in India

Bangalore, India

ustwo

Traditional charities struggle

20%Charitable donations

Lack of transparency

How to start your charity in a day

1. A crowdfunding campaign

1%Club (http://onepercentclub.com)

You make it work

VIDEO: http://1procentclub.nl/why-one-percent

How to do it

Tell your story well

Find 1 to 5 people to promote your project actively

Ask not just for money, but also skills

2. A charity hackathon

Lots of great ideas

Designs like logo and web design

Different from hackathons as we know them

Working 8 hours for a good cause (8-i.org)

Corações com Coroa

VIDEO: https://vimeo.com/45710552#

How to do it

Join one (8-i.org) or organize your own

Find a professional brainstorm coach

Create a clear brief (or multiple) with the coach

Find creatives from different backgrounds (students, young professionals)

3. Your business model

Inspiration

Alphabet Club

charity:water

1%club

iCancer

The AlphaBet Club model

55%

charity:water

100% model

Proof

The birthday project

How to do it

Find inspiration in new charities

Focus on transparency

Tangible results

What charity will you start?

Inge Kuijper

@ingah

ingekuijper@gmail.com

thealphabetclub.org

ustwo.co.uk