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Our Revenue-Generating Business Model

Posted by Joe Solomon in Rayt it! on 01/10/2007 at 02:13 PM

As excerpted from our application for the Global Young Social Entrepeneurs' Competition:

"Rayt creates revenue by providing customized services for nonprofits and other activist groups. Rayt gives these groups the ability to engage their constituency in a unique and powerful way by empowering their members to leave relevant and charged messages on the websites of controversial institutions.

Up until now, online activism has largely centered around online petition campaigns. Online petitions, however, are usually sent to just one inbox and are likely deleted or never read. Rayt comments, on the other hand, are read by all and stay up

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Rayt Enters The Global Young Social Entrepeneurs' Competition!

Posted by Joe Solomon in Rayt it! on 09/09/2007 at 03:24 PM

we're in!

Mary & I recently entered Rayt into the The Global Young Social Entrepreneurs’ Competition. The application process was really intense and forced us to do a lot of brainstorming about Rayt - including really exploring our values, envisioning our long-term social impacts, and figuring out exactly what our business model is. I submitted the application last night at around midnight (the deadline is today) and while it was a bit exhausting, I'm really glad because it brought a lot of focus to the project.

You can check out our application here.

We really hope we win

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