Research by Deloitte found that Americans spend more than $1 Trillion dollars on gifts and other celebratory purchases over the Christmas season. Around the world, retailers look to the holidays for a massive bump in sales and they’re rarely disappointed. While gift-giving can be a selfless and joyful act that …
Seasons change, but Simbi is still here for you! Hello Simbians! Fall is in the air. Leaves are falling. Chilly winds are blowing. Pumpkin Spice lattes are flowing. It’s time for autumn to start, and that also means the winds of change. This month is focused on a lot …
Hello Simbi Community! Last month, we focused on the news that Simbi is now a registered non-profit organization dedicated to individual and community development. This month, Simbi’s volunteer-led team is looking for help! Consider joining our non-profit mission as a Simbi volunteer! 🤝 Volunteer your talents for Simbi and get rewarded! …
Hello Simbi Community! We’re excited to send our first regular monthly update about Simbi’s progress! Our most exciting news: Simbi is now a registered non-profit! That’s right, Simbi is now an IRS-certified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization! This gives us a lot more flexibility in terms of getting volunteer help, fundraising, and creating …
We are thrilled to announce that the IRS has granted Simbi Community Development, a California Non-profit Corporation, full 501(c)(3) charity status, with any Supporter contributions made after January 8th, 2021 qualifying as tax-deductible donations!
Some people offer services on Simbi as a way to practice, learn, and grow their skills and experience towards future professional goals. Others with existing professional skills offer them out of a desire to give back to nonprofit organizations and individuals in need. We think adding new “Expert” and “Top Expert” level-up badges are a great additional step towards helping everyone in the community get the most out of their Simbi experience!
With the launch of Simbi’s Projects feature, administrators of Simbi nonprofit organizations (as well as individual Simbi Supporters and owners of Standard Organizations!) can break a big, complex needs into multiple associated individual requests, grouped and displayed as a single project!
Simbi has traditionally only offered individual accounts for its members. A few months ago, we quietly started testing a new set of features to add two new types of accounts for the Simbi community: Professional and Nonprofit Organizations!
Although they are functionally very similar, each of these new features take important steps toward Simbi’s community goals in their own way. In particular, Nonprofit Organizations will eventually become the most important engine of the Simbi economy.
We are launching a new completely optional Supporter Badge, which you can activate on your account by voluntarily committing to a monthly or yearly dollar contribution of any size towards supporting Simbi’s operations.
from the Founder of Heart of Avalon, Paul Melville As you may have heard, Simbi is now under the care and guidance of Heart of Avalon, Inc., a Public Benefit Corporation. We are committed to supporting the Simbi community and helping you, the members of it, to grow and to thrive. I want you to spend a …
