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Our story
As sophomores in Scarsdale, we have a pretty specific view of the world — and an honest one. We can see clearly what well-resourced looks like, which means we can also see clearly what it looks like when it's missing. So we decided to do something about it.
We built something to close that gap. A pilot program where students finally get a room to learn what school never taught them, the soft skills and self-advocacy that actually move the needle. Alongside it, Pledgewell, a plugin built on the bones of an idea that almost worked and our honest attempt to do it better. Any merchant, any cause: it's free, open, and designed to turn everyday transactions into effortless giving for whatever mission a company believes in. And our own charity arm, which puts those funds behind low-income students across New England, kids who unlike us never had the safety net to fall back on.
We don't have corner offices or a board of directors. We have group chats, Thursday afternoons at the library, and a genuine belief that being close to the problem is exactly what qualifies us to solve it.
— The Elevate team
How we operate
Our founder is a student. Our participants are students. We're not adults guessing what teenagers need — we're teenagers building what teenagers need.
The best version of giving is the one that didn't ask anything of you. We build things that do good in the background so nobody has to be interrupted to care.
We're sophomores running a nonprofit. We'd rather say that plainly than dress it up. Honesty is the only thing that makes any of this worth trusting.
The people
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We're building the infrastructure for effortless giving. If you want to help, we want to hear from you.