During the NetFutures CAPS Session we introduced W4P as one of the Call-3 CHEST Projects on 20 April 2016. W4P is a Crowdsourcing platform for Social and Open Innovation Projects.

1. W4P - We for Purpose
Disrupting the Belgian social crowdfunding
/ crowdsourcing market

2. W4P stands for...
An open crowdsourcing template
W4P is...
We for purpose
We for people
We for products…

3. SHORT HISTORY

4. 2 years ago two digital NPOs came together
how to provide real added
value in relation to more
traditional crowdfunding
channels?

5. “It’s nearly impossible to find
small grants for small scale and
local projects. All subsidy
funding is focused on large
impact and large funding

6. We came across CHEST

7. 5 things you need to know about
W4P

8. Key features - Open Source
1. It’s open source
Under an MIT- License
● Most open license
● Can build features upon the core
● We provide tech support if needed

9. Key features - Lightweight
2. Lightweight solution
Some open source projects are big and
bulky to set up. We chose for a simple
platform with the right functionality
which is easy to set up.

10. Key features - White label
3. Make it your own
We provide the functionality, you provide
● The branding
● The projects
● Additional features
○ And hopefully open them up
White label

11. Key features - One project per page
4. The front page is the project page
No need to look for the project, it will
always be on the front page. Have more
projects? Start new W4P instances.
Make as many as you want.

12. Key features - funding to sourcing
5. From crowdfunding
to crowdsourcing
Projects can ask for...
● Monetary funding
● Volunteers
● Materials
● Coaching

13. W4P is...
Open Source template that gives
anyone access to a one-project-a-time
platform to ask for funding,
volunteers, coaches and/or materials

14. Place your screenshot here
First pilot just launched
Spitsgids.be
It’s about an open
transport community
who are looking to make
a rush hour prediction
dataset.

15. More coming soon!
With two other projects
coming up
One on refugees and
finding materials for
them.
The other to fund a side-
project of a social
startup.

16. More information:
● Informational website
http://w4p.be
● The first pilot project (Dutch)
https://spitsgids.be/
● The desk research results in infographs: https://magic.
piktochart.com/output/10999207-crowdfunding-in-minimal-theme
● The raw data of the desk research https://docs.google.
com/spreadsheets/d/1UfELR-TJcnLK_YQbwjVG6T8terYMLp9WnA6BLVaEhlw/edit

17. Thanks!
Any questions?
You can find me at @anastasiajourno &
anastasiya.valeeva@gmail.com
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