Wishbone: choose the student you want to help

EDUCATION

by THE OLBIOS TEAM

This education crowdfunding platform has begun to allow children in need in to apply for assistance. The non-profit startup has spent the last year increasing its fundraising and impact fulfillment components. Now Wishbone is ready to redefine and scale the scholarship arena. Wishbone actually allows donors to browse profiles of children and the programs they want to focus on. People can choose to fund a specific child, or let Wishbone allocate the funds. Further down the line, donors receive information about the progress of the kids they have sponsored.  Wishbone’s goal is to narrow the opportunity gap between low- and high-income families. Statistics show that richer families spend 10x more on out of school programs as less fortunate families. Wishbone harnesses the power of the crowd to even out the playing field. Already, every one of the kids Wishbone put up for funding this year received the money they needed. To educate beyond the standard classroom environment is crucial to helping children discover their passion and thereby fight academic exhaustion. Engaged students turn into productive, healthy members of society. They spur innovation, or at least receive higher paying employment, which then helps to contribute taxes and buying power to the economy. Society really needs to show children that education is the road to fulfillment. A Wishbone study has shown their Grade Point Average goes up, and they say they are better able to manage time, express themselves and are more interested in school. Wishbone_website Website: https://www.wishbone.org/

 

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