John runs a nonprofit organization that helps economically disadvantaged communities alleviate poverty. He struggles to raise enough funds continuously. The document proposes KarmaBazaar, an online marketplace that connects socially conscious consumers with entrepreneurs in disadvantaged communities. It allows consumers to buy goods produced by these entrepreneurs, generating more sales and income for the entrepreneurs and a secondary source of funds for John's nonprofit.

1. KarmaBazaar

2. Meet John

3. John runs a Non Profit Organization

4. His NPO works with economically disadvantaged communities with a mission to alleviate poverty

5. He is often raising funds for his organization – and it’s a constant challenge to raise enough funds

6. Finding donors is not always easy!

7. How do we increase our fund raising effectiveness?

8. Hmmm…

9. This is the team that runs John’s NPO

10. Among the community that John’s team works with, are low-income entrepreneurs who are being helped to find ways to attain financial freedom

11. What can I do to sell my products to more people?

12. How can we help them sell more & become financially free? How do we sell more?

13. Hmmm…

14. Meet Jane

15. Jane is a socially conscious consumer who cares about her community and helps out whenever she can

16. What if… we could connect every low-income entrepreneur to reach out to all the “Jane”s in the world!

17. WWW. What if…!

18. Hmmm…

19. . . . KarmaBazaar.com Shop Source Socially Conscious Consumer Economically Disadvantaged Entrepreneurs Online marketplace for the socially conscious consumer to buy goods produced by economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs

20. Hmm… so how does it work?

21. 5 Producer paid for order 6 Profit % paid to John’s NPO 3 John passes the order info to the producer and arranges shipment 1 2 Jane places order Order info sent to John KarmaBazaar.com 4 Producer ships the order

22. More sales, more income… closer to financial freedom! Buy goods… do good! Secondary source of funds!

23. Inspiration… “I.T. can help to integrate the poor in the process of globalization by expanding their markets through e-commerce. I.T. can largely eliminate middlemen who have controlled their access to markets, allowing people in the poorest countries to work directly with consumers in the developed world” * (*) “Creating a World Without Poverty: social business and the future of capitalism” by Dr. Muhammad Yunus, 2007 Public Affairs

24. (Coming soon…) www.karmabazaar.com Last Updated: July 08 2009