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Love the idea of transparency and video storytelling, adds a level of comfort and gives something tangible to where my money goes.. plus the social sharing aspect (if I donated to a family, I'd want to share that video) can help spread the word. Kudos, I love seeing these types social good hunts on PH on occasion.
@lewis502 Thanks Lewis! My co-founders and I all had terrible donor experiences in the past (giving and never hearing about the impact of our donation) so we decided to take donors as close to the impact as possible. Maria Rose is a great example of this newstorycharity.org/maria-rose You can actually take a virutal tour inside a home on this page :) newstorycharity.org/build
Hi - I'm Brett, one of the founders of New Story. New Story crowfunds homes for homeless families -- starting in Haiti.
We believe that when you donate money to a cause, you should always know exactly who you're helping and where the money is going.
That's why we built a fully transparent giving platform that shows you exactly who you're helping, where the money is going, and you get a video of the family you helped in their new home. We also use local construction vendors to help support the Haitian economy.
We're launching "100 Homes in 100 Days" today and our goal is to get 100 homeless families away from life-threatening dangers as soon as possible.
We'd love for the Product Hunt community to support the mission! Feel free to ask us any questions here.
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I didn't see what the cost actually is for one home? Is that because it depends on location, materials, contractors?
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@bradenhamm If you click a home to fund there is a summary breakdown of the cost and a link with a detailed breakdown of the costs.
@bretthagler@bradenhamm Oh ok. I thought it was more generalized where all the money goes to one home after the next, like Charity Water does with wells.
But a person is specifically choosing which family to support.
@bradenhamm If the person makes a general donation then it gets allocated to the next family and we email the donor who the family is, then send a video of that family in their new home. But yes, most donations are direct to family. Thanks!
@Matth3wMarshall first off, I love what you've built. A couple of questions: - is there a vetting process for the contractors that will build the houses? - have you thought about / planning to opening up the platform to 3rd parties, such as "tiny houses" manufacturers or @EcocapsuleSk? Thanks!
@robertoscaccia hey Roberto! Yes, there is a vetting process for the head contractor and one cool thing is, locals (who formerly lived in the tent camps) are trained to help build the homes - which stimulates the local economy and provides jobs. We have a long list of potential housing ideas for the future but right now we are focused on our current housing model (built to Miami-Dade County hurricane standards). We welcome all new ideas so thanks for sharing. Checking out Ecocapsule now - looks awesome!
@robertoscaccia hey Roberto! Yes, there is a vetting process for the head contractor and one cool thing is, locals (who formerly lived in the tent camps) are trained to help build the homes - which stimulates the local economy and provides jobs. We have a long list of potential housing ideas for the future but right now we are focused on our current housing model (built to Miami-Dade County hurricane standards). We welcome all new ideas so thanks for sharing. Checking out Ecocapsule now - looks awesome!
@laughsee Love the idea of involving locals in the building process, that's KEY to deliver a long term, lasting change! Re: ideas - I was thinking that companies like Ecocapsule, average $2,500 for an habitative unit, could adopt the "get 1 give 1" model, where for every unit funded through your platform one is given for free.
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Love seeing a nonprofit org on Product Hunt! Really admire your mission and model!
@ashleymacq Thank you Ashley! :) We just launched a virtual tour of the tents families are moving out of and the homes they are moving into -> newstorycharity.org/#impact
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Very nice project. I am myself a founder of a small NPO and agree that donating should be as transparent as possible. Glad to see non-commercial products on PH.
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