thrdPlace
thrdPlace provides an online collaboration toolkit that helps you share your story, map your location, mobilize your fellow community members to action, and raise the funds, supplies, and volunteers needed to get things done. It's a highly flexible tool that can be customized to fit your needs--whether you work for or with a nonprofit, business, or government entity.
thrdPlace provides an easy online platform for social action:
- Step 1: Start a project that impacts your community
- Step 2: Crowdsource funds, supplies and volunteers
- Step 3: Mobilize your community to execute the project
thrdPlace has received accolades for its utility and effectiveness as an online app. For instance:
Esri singled out thrdPlace as "1 of 7 apps that the government should know about" to help it support its constituents.
In addition, the President and Executive Director of the Whole Kids (Whole Foods) Foundation has observed "thrdPlace is an exciting, intuitive platform because I can simply connect projects in needs with resources in hand. I can forsee thrdPlace affecting deep, positive change within our organization and service communities at exponential speed."
thrdPlace has also earned the distinction of a B-Certified Corporation from B Lab in view of its demonstrated commitment to corporate social responsibility. For details, click here.
Resource Provided:
App for social engagement/impact
Leader:
Michael Colosimo
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Established:
2012
Location:
Venice
# of Employees:
1-25
Model:
B Corporation
No
B Certified Corporation
Yes
Triple Bottom Line Corporation
Yes