Hi Jared,
Thank you so much for your feedback! I appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts. My message needs refining so please let me try to elaborate for the group, and feel free to DM me if you want to discuss it further:

The challenge:
Philanthropic giving in the USA accounts for $500 billion/annually,  70% comes from everyday people, and only $3 billion goes to Nature Funding  The main barriers to giving for Americans are affordability (72%), transparency (65%), and ease of contribution (35%).  Thus, B Corp works on transparency, and 1% for the Planet makes it easy for people and merchants.  These solutions help but are half measures as philanthropy remains directly correlated to GDP with low single-digit growth despite 90% of Americans wanting to help the Planet.  

Mandatum solves the affordability issue for everyday people and merchants to contribute at no extra cost to themselves providing hundreds of billions of new funding annually.

We are in the early stages of development, building a strong foundation based on our initial Proof of Concept, and eager to learn and iterate based on expert feedback. We are open to exploring various models, such as nonprofit/for-profit/free/% fee, with the ultimate goal of maximizing our impact and accelerating the flow of funds toward critical causes.

I hope this group helps me to connect faster to the existing network of actors within the nature conservation community. Your expertise and insights will be invaluable in identifying key partnerships and exploring potential collaborations in the nature conservation landscape.

We are open to questions and discussions.

Thanks again.

Cheers!!!
 

Hi Damian, maybe I'm thick or something, but I still have no idea what you are offering. There are a lot of big numbers thrown around but I'm sure you are able to explain much more clearly what it is you are offering. Can you not just explain in really simple language what you do, where you get your cut from, what you sell, what someone has to do to get it and how it will benefit wildlife funding ? To me it feels like there's is some bad side to this that you are not wanting to talk about. My reaction to that is to run in the opposite direction. What works for me is transparency, I'm not seeing that here. And a tip, if you make something seem vague and untransparent then you tend to loose people forever  and rightly so I think.

Also you say you have been nominated for the 2025 Earthshot Prize (you have not won a prize), can you please provide a link to some site that is not your own that proves this ?

And todate, how much money has been giving to biodiversity causes through whatever this is and to whom ? A search shows a figure of 17,926 euros of donations from your workers to some charitys. But no evidence of any billions or even hundreds of thousands that I can find.

Here's an approach that I'm sure would work here. Donate a million euros and ask for grant applications for it. Keep it simple and transparent. You don't have to think in terms of billions, even a single one million would work wonders. Above all it would establish credibility. You would get a lot of praise and support if you did that from this crowd I think. What do you think? Keep it short term. Say applications close end of August or something.

Hi Kim, 
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your thoughts. 

I understand your desire for concrete evidence, and that's precisely what we're working towards. Please remember that Mandatum is a nascent startup. We successfully completed a private beta and passed the Proof of Concept stage, demonstrating the viability of our core technology. Our focus at this stage is to refine our model and build strategic partnerships to navigate the nature conservation landscape.  
The Earthshot Prize nomination serves as validation of our innovative approach and its potential for significant impact, as we have successfully progressed through several stages of the rigorous evaluation process. 

Mandatum has the potential to unlock hundreds of billions of dollars annually for nature conservation, aligning perfectly with the goals of this Funding and Finance Group. I am hoping to get some guidance and support from this community to accelerate our development and bring this groundbreaking solution to fruition to resolve "the number one problem in nature conservation." 
 

I am eager to connect with individuals genuinely interested in exploring innovative solutions to the funding crisis in nature conservation. If you'd like to learn more about Mandatum and discuss the project in more detail, please DM me. I believe your expertise, or that of any member of the group, would be invaluable in guiding our project towards success.

Cheers!!!