Nate & Jay

Love Drop (2011)

“Spend a dollar, change a life”

• 1,000 members in 10 countries, each giving a small, consistent amount to change a family’s life each month
• Drove participation by making the act of financial giving individually meaningful
• We gave over $90,000 of support to 12 deserving families in 12 months
• Love Drop was a successful one-year social enterprise, with no funding and no debt

{www.lovedrop.us}

“Changing the world in 15 minutes a week”

• 5,000 members in 100 countries, each spending 15 minutes a week to make a difference for others
• Grew to a worldwide project by making it easy for people to participate in a way that’s meaningful to them
• Members work individually in their own lives or as part of a team
• This team has collectively touched millions of lives since 2009

{www.itstartswith.us}

“A personal finance blog that won’t put you to sleep”

• 6,500 subscribers, 12,000 twitter followers and over 4,000,000 views
• Featured in L.A. Times, Kiplinger, MSN, U.S. News & World Report and more
• Turned the blog from a hobby to a full-time (paid) job in two years
• Been motivating people to pay attention to their money ever since!

{www.budgetsaresexy.com}

“Giveaways that don’t suck”

• A site that gives away cool and unique stuff every week
• Has an incredibly active and engaged community
• Future goals include giving away bigger things as time goes on like a car!

{www.takeourstuff.com}

“Changing lives in 5 minutes a week”

• 2,000 members in 50 countries, each spending 5 minutes a week to support someone in crisis
• This project gives people the opportunity to literally change or save a life in just 5 minutes of their time
• The simple concept resonates so well with participants because they see immediate results from their actions
• Multiple people have said that they are alive today because this team lifted them up in their darkest hour

{www.dropalovebomb.com}

• Kick off conferences with a service project to engage attendees while giving back
• Increases attendees’ desire to come back next year
• Makes the conference unique and memorable
• Creates positive social media buzz before, during and after the event

{www.servefirst.us}