When we look at the planet from space, everything is “local.”

Humanity faces a long list of very serious challenges, and we need a unified effort more than ever before. Many of these challenges exist in no-man’s land--that is, in the blind spots between the jurisdictions of business and government. Whose responsibility is it to clean up our global oceans? Or to restore 1 trillion trees on our planet? Who’s job is it to protect endangered species that play a critical role on Earth? When a critical ecosystem in the southern hemisphere is on the verge of collapse, throwing off the balance of ecosystems in the north, when does this become a global conversation rather than that of a single nation? It’s time to shift our perspective from the narrow lens of nation states to a unified humanitarian approach to solving our biggest challenges, while respecting the sovereignty and unique gifts of each nation and their local populations. Business and capitalism provide an engine of innovation, capable of solving immense challenges, but we’ve often seen that business predominantly tends toward short-term gains. Over time, this focus on short-term gains ignores lingering and slow-growth negative consequences (e.g. “Cutting down this patch of forest is no big deal” seems harmless until it is multiplied by 10,000,000 of the same decisions happening in parallel). The result of applied, widespread short-term thinking is that we risk unwittingly leading humanity into a future that is by default, not by design. Judging by the current results of this “default future,” we can and must do better for future generations.

On the other hand, we implicitly believe that it is the role of governments to steward our common global challenges, yet the cycles of political elections often also constricts incentives to the short term. Rarely do we see leaders who initiate projects that they know will not bear fruit until long after their term. Yet this is exactly the type of leadership humanity needs to steer the course of spaceship earth.

With few rewards offered to long-term innovation, we’ve starved long-term decision-making of resources, and therefore of any capacity to meaningfully enact itself. And in an increasingly globalized and interconnected world, we are now seeing the results of chronic short-term, narrow thinking--ecosystem destruction, loss of critical species, climate change, genuine inequality and a host of other challenges. The future of our species (and our planet) is being steered by this short-term thinking. The captain at the helm of the ship is only looking 5 feet ahead, and we do so at our own peril.

These challenges have become so acute that even the most short-term minded are now forced to reckon with them. We have to act now, and we need to begin investing in the long term course of our planet--for the benefit of all beings.

Humanity needs a vehicle capable of investing directly into our common, flourishing future.

We need a global humanitarian fund, guided by our greatest minds and voices, capable of rapidly funding and deploying humanity’s best solutions to our biggest challenges. This fund will strike at clear, tangible outcomes, represented by Humanity’s Checklist, that benefit all of life on earth.

The time to create that fund is now.

Our vision is to unify 1 billion people giving $1/month to solve humanity’s biggest challenges. Furthermore, we invite all organizations of the world to give “their version of $1/mo.” This will mark an unprecedented global expression of unity, and empower the world’s population with history’s most effective super-philanthropist. We cannot expect the billionaires and governments of the world to take on these challenges alone. Instead, we can create a school of fish that is bigger than any one whale-- a decentralized fund that puts no financial strain on any one individual, yet harnesses the full potential of economic power to deploy our greatest solutions now.

This collective super-philanthropist steers resources to the highest leverage social impact initiatives, funding the world’s best solutions up to their full potential. It addresses those big challenges that no single business or government is capable of solving, while also setting a new long-term course for a thriving planet (and all of its inhabitants).

Dollar Donation Club is primarily a micro-donation platform that unifies all of humanity to crowdfund solutions to our biggest challenges. We focus on proven, measurable and scalable solutions that exist now. We believe it’s essential to invite all of humanity to have access to making big changes, not just the wealthiest and those in positions of political power. To learn more about how the micro-donation platform works, watch this short video.

Dollar Donation Club and our globally renowned panel of scientists, researchers and innovators identify “acupuncture points of change”--clear and tangible goals that create massive direct social and environmental benefit while also triggering additional cascading benefits. These goals are featured on Humanity’s Checklist. Dollar Donation Club then runs storytelling and crowdfunding campaigns to invite humanity to give just $1/month to achieving these goals.

In addition to individual members giving at least $1/month, businesses, nonprofits and other organizations are invited to become Partner Members--giving their version of $1/month. Partner Member donations run through our Amplified Impact model, where each dollar donated by a Partner is unlocked when new members join the club, contributing to a higher total donation amount (and ultimately higher impact).

Humanity’s Checklist is divided into four portfolios, each powered by a fund. The Earth Fund, The Ocean Fund, The Wildlife Fund and the Humanity Fund. These portfolio funds represent goals that look deep into the future to steer a healthy course for our planet and all of its inhabitants.

This is where larger contributions play an essential role in bringing the super-philanthropist to life, while unifying the micro-donors with the big donors (see “Guardians” section below).

Each of the Four Funds calls for 8 Guardians: 8 Earth Guardians, 8 Ocean Guardians, 8 Wildlife Guardians and 8 Guardians of Humanity. These Guardians are mega-donors (+$250K annually) who build the runway for each fund to take flight. The role of the Guardians is to establish the foundational layer of capital within each fund for a 3-5 year period. The Funds are used as follows, minus the 10% administrative deduction:

• 50% applied to the Amplified Impact pool, and released to the end-recipients of any active campaign in the specified fund’s portfolio during the term. This will create a direct and measurable impact that you can see, while incentivizing large numbers of micro-donors to become lifelong givers.
• 50% applied to an insured investment pool, stewarded by our partner, SDG Impact Fund. 50% of any returns are reinvested continuously (at the discretion of the fund), while the remaining 50% is applied to the active Amplified Impact pool.

Guardians are required to meet once every business quarter to receive updates on key results of their Guardianship.

For the duration of their Guardianship, active Guardians will receive one of 8 Rings of Impact--an Earth Ring, an Ocean Ring, A Wildlife Ring or a Humanity Ring.

Hear from our Head Fundraising Counsel, Bibi Kasrai directly here.

Dollar Donation Club is a for-profit, social enterprise in partnership with Legacy Global, a 501c3 Donor Advised Fund. Dollar Donation Club runs crowdfunding campaigns that drive donations directly into the 501(c)(3). All donations are tax-deductible as a result. Depending on the campaign, Legacy Global then re-distributes the donations to the predefined end-recipient.

Dollar Donation Club takes 0% fee from micro-donors, although we do invite an optional micro-tip to the platform. For Partner Members (organizations), we apply a 10% administrative fee that helps us cover our costs.

Click here to see a map of how resources flow between organizations.

The following rules apply to all non-Guardian donors who contribute to any of the four funds:

• 100% of resources go toward projects that measurably advance achieving goals on humanity’s checklist.
• 100% of resources go to projects that go through the Integrated Impact Score vetting process, which uses a data-driven approach to maximize measurable impact, trigger cascading positive benefits, and minimize the risk of unintended negative consequences.
• 100% of resources go through the Amplified Impact model, 11x’ing total impact, and unifying the world to give together.
• A 10% administrative fee is deducted from the total donation.

For Guardians, all of these same rules apply with the exception of the rulesets outlined in the previous section.

We must harness humanity’s greatest minds and hearts to guide which projects receive funding to ensure the biggest impact is created. That’s where the Fund Advisors come in. Fund Advisors play an essential role in stewarding the collective super-philanthropist, offering their insights and guidance on the campaigns and projects that Dollar Donation Club seeks to fund.

Fund Advisors meet quarterly to discuss the roadmap forward in choosing focus of campaigns. Fund Advisors are also the first pool of intelligence we draw from to vet organizations. Fund Advisors are paid a flat rate of $100/hour for any time given to directly vetting projects.

Fund Advisors are curated by invitation only. If you’d like to be considered, please contact seth@dollardonationclub.com!

All great causes need a powerful voice. Ambassadors use their influence to champion the greatest solutions on the planet by spreading the word and lighting up their networks, supporting planetary heroes. They are the guiding force behind the greatest projects on the planet. They will have materials available to them to be educated on the importance of each campaign and the freedom to get creative on how to amplify the message!

Fund Ambassadors are curated by invitation only. If you’d like to be considered, please contact seth@dollardonationclub.com!

Network Partners help the collective super-philanthropist identify the world’s best solutions to our biggest global challenges. Collectively, all of our Network Partners create something like a “radar screen” for all the best solutions on the planet. They contribute regularly to our solutions database. Once solutions are identified as promising, they go through our 3-phase, 7-dimension vetting process. Solutions that make it through all 3 phases with a strong score are placed in the queue for future crowdfunding campaigns.

Network Partners are curated by invitation only. If you’d like to be considered, please contact seth@dollardonationclub.com!

Dollar Donation Club Ltd. is a Delaware C-corp based in Austin, Texas, EIN: 84-5179231

The Flying Pig LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Legacy Global Foundation Inc, a public 501(c)3 charitable organization, Tax ID: 37-1440662