VDR Fundmarket
Creators: Dorismar, Rocio and Vivian
School: High School Students from High School for Health Professions and Human Services
Location: Manhattan, NY
Project Themes: Community Connection
About this Project
VDR FundMarket is an app designed to help students and individuals access needed items while also creating opportunities to earn money through buying and selling goods within their community. It addresses financial barriers and the stress of traditional fundraising by providing a simple marketplace where users can list items for sale, purchase what they need, and support shared school or community funding goals. If built, the app would function as a secure, moderated platform where a portion of each sale contributes to school or community needs, while users trade available items from a limited, rotating inventory.
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I think you have a really interesting idea. Positioning is really important to draw people in. At first, when I read your summary, I thought this might be similar to Facebook Marketplace. I asked myself, "I wonder how VDR FundMarket will be unique," but then I saw it's actually targeting students and teachers, which I think is much more unique and interesting.
This is a great idea, but it took me a minute to understand. I would recommend, when you're working on a project like this, to start with what makes you different. This is why editors tell journalists not to "bury the lede".
You do a great job of outlining the business model of why this works in terms of where proceeds are allocated. Very cool idea.
This is a great idea, but it took me a minute to understand. I would recommend, when you're working on a project like this, to start with what makes you different. This is why editors tell journalists not to "bury the lede".
You do a great job of outlining the business model of why this works in terms of where proceeds are allocated. Very cool idea.
