Twopresents

scale-up, other service types, other beneficiary groups, Impact Incubator

Online party invitation service and charity fundraising platform

 

Launched in 2013, twopresents.com is an online fundraising and invitation platform.  Celebrants or party hosts can send online invitations and choose a charity they would like to support and a gift they would like to collect funds for. Instead of bringing presents, guests have the option to contribute money online towards the chosen charity or the wished gift. When the party is over, Twopresents sends one cheque to the celebrant (to buy the wished gift) and one to the chosen charity. Hence, the name Twopresents: one for you, one for charity. Twopresents also organises visits to the chosen charities so the donors can see how their donations make a difference to the lives of others.

This scale-up project supported by the SIE Fund will be launched in phases to make the platform scalable and to extend its community outreach, especially to the Chinese-speaking general public for greater impact.

  • Click here to learn more about the "Hong Kong Social Innovators" behind this venture.

 

Name of Organisation

Twopresents Limited

Approved Funding Amount

HK$990,500

Funding Period (Status)

2.5 years (Ended)

Impact/Outcomes

  • Conducted different promotional and marketing activities through charity partners and social media
  • Upgraded the website and introduced new features and functions
  • Enhanced back-end payment and accounting systems
  • Explored the corporate segment and developed e-Commerce module
  • Raised over $7 million from over 1 600 events/parties, of which about $3 million has been donated to charities

Website

www.twopresents.com