Introducing paid services on Helpific
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Testing period has begun!
For an experimental period, members of Helpific can request and offer paid services on our platform.
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| An option to add a price when you request or offer help |
Helpific payment option
When you request or offer help, you have an option to set a price. This is optional, if you request or offer voluntary help you can leave this field empty.
When conducting a market analysis many people with disabilities expressed that they would prefer to pay small fees for services. Also we received feedback from students and people with middle- and low income that they can’t afford to do voluntary work but for a small fee they would be able to help fellow citizens.
In countries where direct payment or personal budgeting schemes are implemented show very positive experiences. Service users are not passive participants of the available care opportunities provided by the welfare system but they can purchase services they need in their local community involving their relatives, friends, neighbours or professional service providers. Helpific is willing to serve as an online platform, and easily available marketplace for those who are ready to offer and receive services for a certain fee.
At the moment we do not set up an online payment system and also do not require commission for the transactions created on Helpific. We would like to demonstrate that there is a demand for paid services in this field and we encourage our members to try this new function of the site.
Agreement and payment occurs individually between members. Helpific will analyse the first experiences and based on your feedback and request we will introduce this function as an integrated part of our platform.
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Helpific Newsletter | December 2015
4:56:00 PM
Dear members of Helpific platform!
Community's care and simplicity of helping each other through Helpific support platform enables to offer help and people with disabilities to live their life without borders.
Community's care and simplicity of helping each other through Helpific support platform enables to offer help and people with disabilities to live their life without borders.
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| Chivas The Venture five local finalists: from left Tauri Kärson (Autolevi), Tõnis Kusmin (Tebo), Tarmo Pihl (Sentab), Annika Amenberg (Helpific) and Marko Kiisa (Upmade) |
Successful in Chivas and Ajujaht competition
Chivas has this year a 1 million dollar fund to empower extraordinary start-ups that use business to create positive change and a missioon to inspire enterpreneurial thinkers to transform the world. Many start-ups took their chance and sent in applications. Each application was reviewed and the very best from each of the participating countries was selected to take part in local finals. Helpific came fantastically to the local top 5, but didnt make it to the finals. Sentab, which offers seniors a social network on a TV, won the round - best wishes and luck to them!
Helpific has reached in Ajujaht ideas competition among the top 30 and is preparing to participate in the next round. Ajujaht is the largest competition in Estonia for business ideas. Competition's ninth season participants candidate for 60,000 euros prize pool, the winner takes at least 30,000 euros. Selecting top 7 for the television show will take place in Tallinn at the end of January. Ajujaht is implemented by Enterprise Estonia.
Knitting a network!
Helpific belongs from mid-November to a Voluntary Network. The network brings together effective voluntary activity promoting associations that collectively have a part in the shaping of policies related to volunteering, sharing opportunities and responsibilities in the field of development. They are consistent partners of coordinating authorities and the Interior Ministry. Helpific also participates in the project "Volunteer engagers knit network", which will be completed with the joint activity agreement and establishing ties with the European Volunteer Centre.
Jointweek in Vikerraadio
Helpific co-founder Annika Amenberg, who has been a long-serving volunteer in Estonian Union of Persons with Mobility Impairment, gave an interview in Vikerraadio in connection of the Jointweek. Annika told in a radio broadcast that volunteering means to Estonians usually giving something back to society and obtaining the good feeling - people have an innate need to do something good. By helping somebody you get back a lot more. It is very easy to do it in Helpific. Volunteers are happy using the platform and those who need help are very satisfied.
We value diversity policies
On the December of 11th, the fifth signing of the Diversity Agreement took place. Agreement was signed by the Helpific co-founder and the head of customer relations Triin Üksvärav. Helpific confirmed with joining that appreciates the principles of diversity among our employees and customers and treats them equally. Along with other affiliated organizations formed a community together to share experiences and to promote the equal treatment in its own organization and in society at large. This year's entrants are Adcash, the Estonian Chamber of Disabled People, the Ministry of Culture, SEB Bank, the Ministry of Social Affairs, Theare NO99 and TransferWise. Estonian Diversity Agreement now unites 68 diversity and equal treatment respecting organizations and businesses.
Internationalization in Helpific way
Helpific web platform and supportive environment for people with special needs has evolved gradually, becoming more international. It is all thanks to the cooperation with the students of the University of Tallinn, assisted by Zsolt Bugarszki - the head of Helpific International. The platform has today a choice of ten different languages - English, Estonian, Finnish, Italian, Hungarian, German, Russian, Korean, Chinese and Japanese. 400 Helpific user border is going to be crossed in December alone - nearly 200 people joined this month. Also beside the growing size of users, the number of offers and wishes has increased.
The first anniversary was celebrated with businesslike and good feeling
Helpific had their first birthday as a little appreciation event for all supporters and friends. UK’s accelerator Dot Forge representative and the investor Mr Colin Tan was invited to the party with the help of British Embassy in Estonia, discussing with guests how the social enterprise can operate successfully. He is the co-founder of the real estate portal Rentlord, being successful in accelerators, such as Seedcamp and 500 Startups, and a finalist of TechCrunch Disrupt startup competition. Helpific birthday guests gave spice to the party - they had the opportunity to embody super heroes.
Helpific is testing a business model
Helpific will test an option to the people with disabilities who can hire a personal assistant. In this regard, we call in all those who need to have a personal assistant and those who want to earn extra money while helping others. Please write tugi@helpific.com and let us know about yourself - we will contact all interested ones!
Helpific wishes everybody Merry Christmas and a happy new year! Glow all your days in new year and all wishes and help wishes be fulfilled!
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| Honorable interested parties of Helpific webplatform, we collect donations for webplatform future developments. You can make a contribution in form of donation to the NGO Helpific. HELPIFIC NGO* Registration code: 80380146 Bank account No EE102200221061303677 SWIFT kood/BIC: HABAEE2X SWEDBANK Explanation: Donation, webplatform * Helpific is not included in the list of non-profit associations, foundations and religious associations benefiting from income tax incentives. |
Új funkció érhető el a Helpific platformon
Kísérleti jelleggel, lehetővé tettük térítés ellenében nyújtott felajánlások és segítségkérések közzétételét a Helpific platformon.
A felhasználók számára lehetővé válik, hogy egy árat határozzanak meg segítségkéréseikhez és felajánlásaikhoz kapcsolódóan. Ez egy szabadon választható opció. Amennyiben valakinek továbbra is önkéntes segítségre van szüksége illetve önkéntes felajánlással él, a fizettségről szóló mezőt egyszerűen üresen kell hagyni.
Piackutatást végeztünk fogyatékossággal élő emberek körében és többen közülük azt a visszajelzést adták, hogy hosszabb távon szívesebben fizetnek egy méltányos díjat a segítségnyújtásért mintsem állandóan környezetük segítőkészségére lennének utalva. Hasonló visszajelzést kaptunk diákoktól, alacsony jövedelmű emberektől. Ők nem engedhetik meg maguknak, hogy komolyabb elköteleződést jelentő önkéntes munkát vállaljanak, de ha valamennyi pénzt kereshetnek vele, akkor készek arra, hogy a közösségükben fogyatékossággal élő embereknek segítséget nyújtsanak.
Azokban az országokban, ahol a személyi költségvetés (personal budgeting) rendszerét már bevezették, az első tapasztalatok nagyon biztatóak. A felhasználók többé nem passzív résztvevői a számukra éppen elérhető szolgáltatásoknak, hanem szabadon vásárolhatják meg a számukra szükséges támogatást családtagjaik, barátaik, szomszédságuk vagy professzionális szolgáltatók bevonásával.
A Helpific célja, hogy olyan platformmá, könnyen elérhető piactérré váljon, ahol azok is találnak maguknak megoldást, akik fizettség ellenében nyújtott szolgáltatásokat szeretnének ajánlani és igénybe venni.
Jelenleg még nem hoztunk létre ennek lebonyolítására egy online fizetési rendszert, és a kísérleti fázisban a Helpific nem von le jutalékot a regisztrált tagok között létrejött tranzakciókból. Demonstrálni szeretnénk az új funkció bevezetésével, hogy létezik kereslet (és kínálat) a fizettség ellenében nyújtott szolgáltatások iránt, és arra bátorítjuk a platform használóit, hogy próbálják ki ezt az új funkciót.
A segítségnyújtás és a fizetés részletei a felek közötti kommunikáció során kerülnek tisztázásra. A Helpific stábja felmérést készít az első tapasztalatokról és a visszajelzések alapján döntünk a fizetés ellenében nyújtott szolgáltatások részleteinek alakításáról és véglegesítéséről.
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