How The Dollar Effect makes funds the least of a non-profit's worries

Our friends from Glory Reborn, a non-profit maternity clinic providing quality maternal healthcare to marginalized moms.

Non-profits exist to create impact

Non-profit organizations have become synonymous with donations, drives and crowdfunding. Creative campaigns that get people to donate are a good way to get the message out, but non-profits seem to spend a lot of their time fundraising to keep their cause alive. That pulls time, energy and ideas away from creating impact, and it shrinks or delays what the non-profit can do for its core mission.

It shouldn't be that way, and the last thing non-profits want is to guilt-trip you into giving.

Give people a proper way to help and there's a good chance they will

We learned this when we built Bangon.ph, a relief efforts information platform, in less than a day. In less than 24 hours from launching the website, we got dozens of messages from people in different parts of the world asking how they could help us help more people through the platform.

We realized it comes down to making it more convenient for people to reach out, and that may well include making donations easier.

People are not blind to issues, and a good number of them want to help causes they believe in. But people often stay passive and hold back with reasons like "I don't have enough", when they don't have to go out of their way to contribute to the organizations or causes they want to help. Non-profits big or small appreciate any help of any value, and giving doesn't have to leave anyone feeling depleted.

We made giving easier than saying "We don't have enough."

We've been on both sides of this. We've been the ones asking for funds to support our cause, and we've been the ones who wanted to help but didn't know how, or weren't sure we could.

So we came up with an idea that deals with both problems, and we call it The Dollar Effect. It's a monthly subscription of 1 dollar per month to the non-profit you choose. It's a no-brainer and not much of a sacrifice, and it lets non-profits spend more time on their work instead of worrying about funds for the following months.

You can learn more about The Dollar Effect in this video:

https://youtu.be/GCjYPvp09hM

With enough support and participation, our non-profits can create more impact and, well, change the world for the better, which puts your dollars in full effect.