The Master Plan

Masterplan: Make a site to help you find trustworthy charity projects.

How: A charity social network site with evaluations.

When: Helpalot is online right now (in beta), check it out.

Helpalot logo

The concept of Helpalot

Saving the world is easy, or at least it should be.

The big majority of us would like to improve the world and we can use charities for a more effective and efficient streaming of this good will.

The problem is that it’s rather hard to find the right charity projects. If you’re able to find a charity with a mission you like, how do you know if you can trust them?

With my project, that started in March of 2006 as part of my EMMA program, I am going to facilitate people to help the world.

Helpalot is a scalable site that is able to capture the knowledge of a large community. It’s is a charity social network site with evaluations,  providing a system for the flow of trust that gives the social context needed to judge a project.
On Helpalot you can have a personal page that states what projects you support and who your friends are.
What’s in it for..

..the users?

  • An easy way to find the projects they like and can trust.
  • A platform where they can help building towards a better world.
  • A place to get connected with others that share their goals & intentions.

..the charities?

  • Present themselves to the world.
  • Get quality feedback on their efforts.
  • Get connected with other similar charities that share their goals.
  • Generate more donations out of a more successful way of presenting themselves.