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One online solution to manage humanitarian aid: from suppliers to recipients.
A saas solution designed for nonprofits that is at the same time a market place for humanitarian aid, a crowdfunding platform, a customer relationship management software and a supplier relationship management software.
Who we are & how Platforma is born
The idea of Doshka Foundation was born a bit by accident during the spring of 2023. After a first experience of a few months as volunteers here in Kyiv, mostly delivering medical supplies to the ones in need, we concluded that the way humanitarian aid was provided was not the right one... We started to think about Doshka Foundation as a non-profit that would do just the same as other volunteer organisations regarding the substance, but everything differently regarding the methodology, the approach.
Alexis, Founder of “Doshka Foundation”
However, almost immediately, we realised that this approach should be enhanced to all volunteer organisations since everyone seemed to agree with the statement:
Many aspects of the humanitarian ecosystem could be & should be rationalized, centralized, digitalized & streamlined.
We just needed to build our own tool.
What problems do we face here in Ukraine?
Many different stakeholders involved in the funding > sourcing > procurement > logistics > delivery of the humanitarian aid to the final recipients..
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Hundreds of non profits: from different countries, with different legal status, working with different tools, speaking different languages, unable to coordinate their work.
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Millions of donors/ potentials donors/ philanthropic foundations, worldwide.
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Hundreds of suppliers, from manufacturers directly, to distributors, through market places, local stores.
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Thousands of recipients with different backgrounds & cultures, having specific needs, at specific moments, and no possibility to communicate efficiently.
What problems do we face here in Ukraine?
This decentralized & scattered eco-system, appeared, at the beginning of the conflict, as a good temporary solution, giving all actors agility & autonomy.. It progressively reached out its own limits.. and started originating major issues:
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Donors having trusting issues & constantly looking for authoritative third party able to provide vetting or endorsement..
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Non profits organisations & foundations, spending the essential of their time, energy, money, trying: > to manage: staff, logistics, warehousing, inventory, delivery, reporting,> to demonstrate: good governance & legitimacy,
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Hundreds of suppliers & distributors of equipment, of uneven quality, legitimacy, availability,
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Thousands of recipients in need of aid, but not able to communicate easily & in real-time about their specifics needs, locations, availability & to communicate with organizations and donors.
What solution is needed?
What is needed is simple:
One online tool where any of these 4 users could easily have a bird's-eye view of WHAT is needed, WHERE, by WHO and HOW it can be provided.
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Donors having access to simple tools providing transparency, accountability & reporting,
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Nonprofits & foundations using dedicated management tools to save time & energy and focusing on adding-value tasks, producing immediate & transparent reporting about their activities to their donors,
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Suppliers of specialised equipment, with access to a dedicated marketplaces giving them the opportunity to showcase their products to qualified customers,
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Recipients using a one-stop online application to communicate about their actual & current needs.
Our solution
Our solution aim for combining four traditional software solutions in one!
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Project management software
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Crowdfunding platform
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Suppliers relationship management software (SRM)
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Online marketplace
For Nonprofits
- access to a single management software easy to connect with other APIs, creating an authoritative online presence, offering visibility & credibility,
- access to “wishlists” coming directly from recipients, about specific products, relevant quantities & automatic quotes, saving time!
- possibility to team up with other organisations to fulfill large operations or bulk purchasing
- possiblity to edit & store receipts, invoices, reporting,
- possibility to monitor the whole supply & logistical chain at a glance,
For Donors
- access to profiles & datasheets about NGOs,
- access to details about parcels & deliveries,
- access to receipts, invoices & reporting
- access to files where pictures from recipients are stored.
For Suppliers
- access to dedicated marketplace & premium targeted customers,
- free marketing campaigns through fundraising communication on social medias, from nonprofits & recipients,
- saving costs of business development & retail,
- possibility to promote niche products by getting quality reviews from professionals & users
For Recipients
- access to simple tool to communicate instantly about accurate & time sensitive needs,
- access to clear dashboard, enabling to keep track of simultaneous deliveries coming from different organisations,
- individual profiles where pictures can be stored & donors can be thanked properly.
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1% Commission from donors on donations processed,
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5% Commission from donors on on sales generated,
+Monthly access fee,
+ Featured products/listings,
Alexis Eliot
CEO & Founder
Alexis is also founder of the charity organisation Doshka Foundation, which dedicates itself to the sourcing and distribution of medical supplies & equipment to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He is 36, French, and has lived in Kyiv, Ukraine, since May 2022.
