NetMkr

a platform for magnifying

nonprofits and social ventures

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vision

NetMkr is a platform dedicated to professional capacity networking in emergent nonprofit and social venture ecosystems

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We help NPs and SVs catalyze innovation in their networks; uncover abundance; collaborate to achieve visions

Data visualization + intentional network building: Simple analysis + communicate network weaknesses = build together

traction + validation

Network Weavers are a growing field of people who develop social and professional networks and have set the altruistic model for active network weaving; networking as a gift economy

Unanimous need for CRM in small nonprofits and social ventures; Unanimous need for CRM-based networking tools

Aged social and professional networks (eg. Facebook) are sagging from their own mass and network erosion (what do you DO on them?)

market opportunity

30 million

• 10 million social enterprise networks: B-corps, SRI, Green America, SOCAP, Hub
• 10 million nonprofits and foundations
• 10 million funders, investors, artists, freelancers, social entrepreneurs, volunteers

competition

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Social networks: LinkedIn, Salesforce or other could develop graphical tools

Proprietary social networks: Hylo and other community-like platforms

Social network analysis tools: Kumu, NodeXL

problem

Small nonprofits and social ventures face resource scarcity that causes isolation and myopic focus.

Scarcity mentality pervades in the context of abundance; NPs and SVs are scrappy/optimized for putting together clunky resources.

NPs and SVs can't focus on solving the world's problems.

product

NetMkr, a platform for connecting people, organizations and ideas; tools for cultivating professional capacity networks; tools for network health

a CRM/collaboration/outreach/communication tool that will optimize your network activities; visual social networking tools coupled with CRM and collaboration workflows

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revenue model

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Freemium: free services with premium upgrade (i.e. privacy, data storage, presentation tools)

Partnerships with organizational network weavers, funders, foundations

marketing + growth strategy

2 sided B-corp:

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• initial invitation-only stage (viral growth of beta group)
• APIs and templates will support particular interest groups (SF Homeless Coalition, SOCAP, Green America, Moral Mondays)

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team

• Ari Sahagún: professional network weaver, international nonprofit founder, web developer, social justice tinkerer, arisahagun@gmail.com
• Bruce Rinehart: veteran internet developer with startup, corporate, nonprofit, and sustainable responsible investing, brucerinehart@gmail.com

financials

$150K, 6 months:

• Ari and Bruce - $60K
• UX designer - $30K
• Engineer - $30K
• Networker - $30K

pitch

NetMkr seeks early stage seed investment of $150,000 to support founders, initial hires, and contractors in the development of beta version.