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Scalable Philanthropy Platform

Digital Experience Rebuild

Digital Experience Rebuild

DOLLAR DONATION CLUB

Envisioning a new, crowd-sourced form of philanthropy, Dollar Donation Club needed more than a website — they needed a robust, scalable backend infrastructure to turn micro-donations into real-world impact.

Client

Dollar Donation Club

Services

Backend architecture and development

Backend architecture and development

Backend architecture and development

Payment gateway integration (Stripe + more)

Payment gateway integration (Stripe + more)

Payment gateway integration

Gamified donation tracking

Gamified donation tracking

Gamified donation tracking

Subscription and referral systems

Subscription and referral systems

Subscription and referral systems

Financial data integrity and reporting

Financial data integrity and reporting

Financial data integrity and reporting

The Challenge

Build the backend infrastructure for a micro-philanthropy platform — secure, scalable, and designed to show global impact in real time.

Dollar Donation Club had a bold mission: make philanthropy accessible to anyone, anywhere, for just $1/month.

But moving billions of micro-transactions from vision to reality posed a major technical challenge. The team needed to process payments securely, keep users engaged with meaningful feedback, and ensure transparency across every dollar — all while launching fast and building trust from day one.

requirements
1.

Display real-time energy generation and usage

2.

Visualize transactions clearly and beautifully

3.

Integrate cleanly with a complex blockchain backend

4.

Work reliably on both Android and iOS devices

5.

Feel trustworthy and approachable to a non-technical audience

1.

Display real-time energy generation and usage

3.

Integrate cleanly with a complex blockchain backend

5.

Feel trustworthy and approachable to a non-technical audience

2.

Visualize transactions clearly and beautifully

4.

Work reliably on both Android and iOS devices

The Process

RSM tackled the challenge from the ground up — architecting a secure backend in Laravel, integrating Stripe and other payment gateways, and designing gamified features that kept users engaged.

Working closely with the DDC team, we translated early mockups and ambitious goals into a system that could process high volumes of micro-transactions, visualize real-world impact, and support subscriptions, referrals, and audit-ready financial tracking from day one.

The Process

RSM tackled the challenge from the ground up — architecting a secure backend in Laravel, integrating Stripe and other payment gateways, and designing gamified features that kept users engaged.

Working closely with the DDC team, we translated early mockups and ambitious goals into a system that could process high volumes of micro-transactions, visualize real-world impact, and support subscriptions, referrals, and audit-ready financial tracking from day one.

The Process

RSM tackled the challenge from the ground up — architecting a secure backend in Laravel, integrating Stripe and other payment gateways, and designing gamified features that kept users engaged.

Working closely with the DDC team, we translated early mockups and ambitious goals into a system that could process high volumes of micro-transactions, visualize real-world impact, and support subscriptions, referrals, and audit-ready financial tracking from day one.

what we did

Backend Architecture

Built a Laravel backend optimized for speed, security, and scalable micro-donations

Payment Integration

Connected Stripe and other gateways to handle global subscriptions, referrals, and recurring $1 transactions

Gamification Systems

Developed point-based features, referral logic, and user dashboards to boost engagement and retention

Data & Reporting

Enabled real-time impact tracking, audit-ready financial logs, and transparent reporting for compliance

Product Partnership

Helped define technical roadmaps, prototype features, and build internal systems for long-term growth

The Outcome

Dollar Donation Club now runs on a system built to scale — with real-time feedback, robust financial tracking, and features designed to keep 23,000+ members (and growing) engaged and inspired.

It’s more than a donation platform; it’s an engine for collective action. Already fueling initiatives like ocean cleanup and biodiversity protection, DDC supports a steadily expanding portfolio of global impact projects.

The Outcome

Dollar Donation Club now runs on a system built to scale — with real-time feedback, robust financial tracking, and features designed to keep 23,000+ members (and growing) engaged and inspired.

It’s more than a donation platform; it’s an engine for collective action. Already fueling initiatives like ocean cleanup and biodiversity protection, DDC supports a steadily expanding portfolio of global impact projects.

The Outcome

Dollar Donation Club now runs on a system built to scale — with real-time feedback, robust financial tracking, and features designed to keep 23,000+ members (and growing) engaged and inspired.

It’s more than a donation platform; it’s an engine for collective action. Already fueling initiatives like ocean cleanup and biodiversity protection, DDC supports a steadily expanding portfolio of global impact projects.

Why It Matters

Contributing to worthy causes should be easy, secure, and transparent. Dollar Donation Club shows how technology can remove friction and unlock people-powered change — turning loose dollars into clean oceans, planted trees, and measurable progress on the world’s toughest problems.