Pennies 4 Progress

Through 1 penny automatic donations

We make it easy for businesses and consumers to do good.

How

Step 1 Make our daily purchases meaningful. We crowd-source penny donations. Our partner businesses (grocery stores, university dining halls, etc.) add a 1 penny automatic donation to your purchase. They match your donation, double the impact, and share the commitment. Two-pennies per transaction. Step 2 Unite communities to drive lasting social change. Whether its for-profits and non-profits, we believe in promoting their social mission. We facilitate and fund "Progress Partnerships" between businesses and great organizations to build stronger communities. We want to change the world, starting with our home of Raleigh, NC. "One penny at a time." Our Vision Unite people and businesses to drive social progress. We believe people want to do good. We want to make this easy and effective If only one major grocery store in NC partnered with us, we would be able to raise $4.35 million dollars. These pennies could provide food for 21.7 million people in 2013. - We're on a mission to make this happen -

Who's talking about us

Thank you to the UNC Social Business Competition featuring 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammed Yunus. We won!

ABOUT US

Ryan O'Donnell Chief Executive Officer Ryan holds a Guinness World Record for the largest food drive in 24 hours at a single location, raising 559,885 pounds of food. He is obsessed with solving hunger issues and enjoys using social media to drive social change. He studies Business Administration & International Studies at NC State. If you catch him when his hair is looking especially presidential, Ryan does a great JFK impression. ryan@pennies4progress.org Brandon Narybouth Chief Financial Officer Brandon has volunteered with Hospice for 2½ years, organized blood drives, held a voter registration campaign, and much more. He studies Economics & Finance at NC State and has worked with Charlotte-Douglas airport in the accounting department and with The Futures Company in financial analytics. When not saving the world, Brandon enjoys rendering recipes from top chefs to his liking. brandon@pennies4progress.org Kevin Miller Chief Innovation Officer Kevin is obsessed with helping people do what inspires them. This love has led him to be a founding member of the non-profit Que Lo Que, teach English in a center for women leaving the sex trade in Costa Rica, sell educational books door-to-door, and work with 22 social entrepreneurs from 17 countries at the Unreasonable Institute for a summer. When not studying Entrepreneurship & International Studies at NC State, Kevin has an avid love for traveling and smiling. kevin@pennies4progress.org Shreye Saxena Chief Technology Officer Shreye is a sophomore in Computer and Electrical Engineering and has worked as a software developer for many initiatives at NC State. He helped fundraise for the Children's Miracle Network by organizing the first Dance Marathon at NC State. He will be working as a hardware engineer at Cisco Systems this summer. As one of the biggest supports of the NC State Wolfpack, if you catch him on game day be prepared to say, "GO PACK!" shreye@pennies4progress.org

Every purchase can do good - one penny at a time -

We are currently looking for beta testers, advisors, friends, and funding! If you think of: Someone at an organization we should talk to (grocery stores, credit card companies, University Dining Halls, etc.) Anyone interested in helping out Anyone who has a few hundred thousand pennies laying around Drop us a message - we would love to chat!

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