Company:Good Deeds Global
| Type of business | Private |
|---|---|
Type of site | Social Network Service Online Service |
| Founded | Houston, Texas , U.S. |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Founder(s) | Corey S. Davis[1] |
| Key people | Corey Shoblom Davis (CEO) Ken Melancon (COO) Tom Mesa (CFO) |
| Industry | Internet |
| Website | GoodDeedsGlobal.com |
| Launched | March 19, 2012 |
| Current status | Inactive |
Good Deeds Global was an Internet-based social business, and social movement organization structured around the "pay it forward" and "good deeds" concept.[2]
Business model
The Good Deeds Global company had a unique hybrid business model utilizing the philanthropy aspect of a charity organization integrated into an online business that was supported by a grassroots social movement spearheaded by its founders.[3]
The Good Deeds Global website offered a variety of free services to its users that included a social networking service called "Your Life", and a wish granting out-reach service called "Request A Good Deed".[4][5]
Impact
Social movement
The Founder of Good Deeds Global Corey Shoblom Davis along with Co-Founder Ken Melancon have been seen in a variety of cities throughout the United States handing out various amounts of free money to people in an effort to promote and encourage the pay it forward philosophy, in addition to supporting the random act of kindness concept.[6][7]
References
- ↑ "About the Founders". Gooddeedsglobal.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20120604021949/http://www.gooddeedsglobal.com/aboutthefounders/. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
- ↑ http://www.socialearth.org/pay-it-forward-meets-the-world-wide-web
- ↑ "Free Money Social Networks - Good Deeds Global is an Organization That Helps You Pay It Forward (VIDEO)". Trendhunter.com. http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/good-deeds-global. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
- ↑ "Good Deeds Global". Tucson Morning Blend. 2012-05-29. Archived from the original on 2014-06-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20140606213916/http://www.tucsonmorningblend.com/videos/153667225.html. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
- ↑ "Request A Good Deed « Good Deeds Global". Gooddeedsglobal.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20120604035844/http://www.gooddeedsglobal.com/request-a-good-deed/. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
- ↑ "Group offers free money in hopes people pay goodwill forward". KOB.com. 2012-04-24. http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S2607816.shtml?cat=504. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
- ↑ "Flava Unit TV: Memorial Day Pay it Forward". YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBdZEWPA3KU. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
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