Crowdcycle makes good things happen
Crowdcycle is where businesses and individuals
come together to support worthy causes.
Instead of making a one-time contribution, Crowdcycle allows businesses and individuals to create a perpetual cycle of giving that benefits them both as well as the worthy causes they support.
How to Begin
1. Download & Install the App
Available for iOS and Android.
2. Choose Individual account
Install the app and create an "Individual" account. Confirm your email address and you're ready to begin.
3. Find Good Causes to contribute to
Go through the list of good causes and choose the ones you wish to support that have also received a pledge from a business. Visit an Exchange Point and buy 'Pledge Points' to support them. They get the money, you get the tokens!
4. Go Shopping!
You can then go to any participating business with an outstanding pledge balance and redeem your 'pledge points' as a portion of a purchase and help the business fulfill their pledge.
Each business states what percentage of a purchase in tokens they are willing to accept.
Everyone Wins!
Good causes get funded.
Businesses get happy loyal customers.
Individuals give for free.*
A Fundraising Cycle
Where Everyone Benefits!
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Benefits for Worthy Causes
Good Causes receive the funds they need to operate and can focus on delivering services instead of on fundraising constantly to deliver services of benefit to society.
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Benefits for Individuals
Individuals give money and receive an equivalent amount of tokens - your contribution to a good cause is essentially free.
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Benefits for Businesses
Businesses receive more customers, customer loyalty to businesses that support good causes increases, and as an in-kind contribution, it may even be tax deductible.
Crowdcycle: Funding Good Causes through Monetized Pledge Matching
In this brief document we outline the Crowdcycle methodology, which we use for licensing under a Credit Commons license.
by Stephen DeMeulenaere
& Prof. Dr. Jem Bendell
