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CleanHub
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World Bee Project
A farmer holding a young seedling
Trees for the Future
Volunteers sharing rescued food
Sharing Excess

How it
works

How DDC turns a dollar into global change that actually works

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1The challenge

We identify the world’s toughest challenges

We track 38 of them on Humanity’s Checklist.

A farmer holding a young seedling, Trees for the Future

Earth 9 goals

ReefGen ocean restoration

Ocean 10 goals

Honeybees with the World Bee Project

Wildlife 4 goals

Volunteers sharing rescued food with Sharing Excess

Humanity 15 goals

For example...

A collector in a boat on a river choked with plastic wasteReal campaign: CleanHub, ocean-bound plastic
The Ocean Fund

Prevent waste from the 10 most polluting rivers

Most ocean plastic arrives by river. Stop it there, and you stop it for good.

2The solution

We find the best solutions

  • 32questions
  • 6dimensions
  • 5experts

Expert vetters score every project. Watch a real scorecard come together.

Plastic FischerExample scorecard92%Impact Score
  • Effectiveness85%How much good does each dollar do?
  • Transparency80%Do they show their work?
  • Track record70%Has it worked before?
  • Measurability100%Can the result be proven?
  • Wisdom88%Does it fix the root cause, without side effects?
  • Innovation95%Is it bold enough to matter?

Only the strongest go live. Every report is public, weak spots included.

See example report ↗ (opens in a new tab)

3Your dollar

Pool your donation with thousands of others

Join for as little as $1 a month.

Together, members fund vetted solutions at a scale no one could reach alone.

Join the club

4The proof

See the real impact

Every month, each campaign sends a receipt with the exact impact.

A Plastic Fischer river barrier holding back a mass of plastic bottles before they reach the ocean
Plastic Fischer river barrier

Monthly receipt

Plastic Fischer

October 2026

Plastic stopped3,184 lbs
  • Weight logged at every collection site
  • Photos, video and audio from the field
  • Verified by Empower, an independent third party

Every campaign works the same way

The world’s best solutions. Measurable results.

  • Earth · $1 =2.8 treesTrees For The Future
  • Ocean · $1 =2 lbs plasticPlastic Fischer
  • Wildlife · $1 =187 beesWorld Bee Project
  • Humanity · $1 =16 mealsSharing Excess

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