FlipGive explained

FlipGive should not be confused with Better World.

FlipGive
Type:Privately held
Foundation:Toronto, Ontario
(2015)
Industry:technology, corporate social responsibility, fundraising, crowdfunding, sports

FlipGive is a team funding app that simplifies raising money for sports teams, schools and community groups. Teams earn cash back by buying the things they need to get anyway and are paid whenever they shop, dine out, book hotels or activities.

FlipGive has worked with Dikembe Mutombo[1] as an investor and corporate ambassador to raise awareness of the rising costs of youth sports in North America.

Origins

FlipGive was formed November 2015[2] as a spin-off from parent company Better The World[3] - a corporate social responsibility agency developed by partners who attended the Executive MBA program at the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario.[4]

FlipGive is a B corporation.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo invests in FlipGive. SI.com. en. 2019-06-06.
  2. Web site: FlipGive Better Business Bureau® Profile. www.bbb.org. 2019-06-06.
  3. Web site: Forget Door-to-Door, Digital Fundraising is All the Rage. 2012-09-09. HuffPost Canada. en. 2019-06-06.
  4. Milic, C. (2009, February 21)Important lessons: Socially responsible MBA graduates join the growing ranks of those giving back to community. The Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/article/588853.
  5. http://www.bcorporation.net/community/flipgive FlipGive