BEEx
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BEEx is a Free/Libre/Open (FLO) project of The Sarapis Foundation that helps people raise the resources they need to do what they want. BEEx.org is a deployment of the BEEx code provided by our foundation. Donations through BEEx.org go directly into registered organizations' Paypal accounts and we take no transaction fees.
BEEx for Organizations
BEEx is an easy to use constituent empowerment fundraising tools that helps folks raise money and awareness for your organization by saying what action they'll perform if a certain amount of money is raised for your organization. To get started, simply register your organization on BEEx.org and your staff and supporters will be able to start their own personal fundraisers, create their own multi-participant fundraising activities and create create project-based fundraising pages.
The money raised for your organization through BEEx goes directly into your organization Paypal account. We never touch it, we take no transaction fees, and registration is free.
BEEx for Fundraisers
BEEx allows you to raise money for your favorite organizations by performing individual and group challenges. Our tools are easy to use and absolutely free. To start, simply declare what action you’ll perform if a certain amount of money raised for the organization of your choice. Once you’ve answered a few short questions, you’ll have your very own challenge page, complete with a donation button, fundraising meter and access to blog and social media promotion tools. You can also create group fundraisers (clusters) which work great for events like charity walks.
Participate
The best way to create a good product is to use it yourself, so we're asking developers to use BEEx to build BEEx. Simply join the BEEx cluster and explain what action you'll perform if a certain amount of money is raised for the Sarapis Foundation. If we like what you're doing, we'll contact you, help raise funds and then pay you to fulfill your challenge. If you have any questions/comments/concerns, please don't hesitate to contact the folks at sarapis foundation dot org.
- See the changes we'd like to make, check out our Development Roadmap.
- Add bugs to our bug tracker.
- Donate to the BEEx project through our Cluster on BEEx.org.
- Start hacking the code on Github.
- Add/organize BEEx Project Resources
BEEx 2.0
BEEx 2.0 has been developed by a single coder. Version 2.01 is currently underway and should be completed before March. If you'd like to participate, please contact devin at beex dot org.
Tweaks
Reverse the order of 'activity' and 'supporter' feeds on organization profiles so that the newest items appear first.
Allow organizations to 'retire' old challenges and clusters - meaning they disappear from the organizations profile but not our database and can be brought back.
Header
- Combine Challenge and Cluster buttons into an 'Activity' button.
- Change 'Learn' to 'About'.
- Place 'Search' bar into the same vertical as other buttons.
- Enlarge and redesign register/login/my profile area.
Home - no change
Activity - p.2
- Place existing Cluster and Challenge pages on top of each other and combine into a single page.
Organization Profile - p.3
Profile Left
- Organization name above logo.
- Classification under logo
- Physical Address
- URL
- Three Social Media Stubs
Action Left
- All possible user actions
- Edit button for admins
About Right
- Organization About Info on top unless it's empty in which case it shouldn't appear.
Activity Right
- Condense activity area to fit into new layout
- Add Raised/goal/ends info and join/give buttons to the right on challenges and cluster
- Make clustered challenges expandable
Supporters Right
- Organizers:
- left: pic
- top: name
- middle: # challenges organized and amount raised
- bottom: explanation of why
- Challengers
- left: pic
- top: name
- middle: # challenges and amount raised
- bottom: explanation of why
- Subscribers
- top: name
- subscriber level and months subscribed
- bottom: explanation of why
People Profile - p.4
Proposed Features for 2.1
RSS feeds for challenges and clusters
Add Projects
Organizations can create project pages with the following information:
- Project Description
- Metrics (Optional)
- News Feeds
- Tasks
- Fundraisers
- Projection/Budget
- Links
Cluster Types
Different types of clusters
- Challenges are clusters where people say they'll do x if $y is raised. X can include participating in a task, throwing an event or creating their own cluster.
- Events are templates for creating an event page, selecting ticket prices, (optional) selecting a benefiting project and promoting the event through widgets and a lightweight (500 invites at a time?) email marketing solution.
- Tasks are created by individual organization admins and can be 'picked up' by cluster participants. The admin must certify the challenge was met for the task transaction to take place.
Proposed Features for the Future
Subscription Credits
When a user subscribes to an organization, they earn credits that they can allocate to that organization's projects or spend them on challenges and events benefiting the organization.