At Datamax, we've spent years working hard to understand some of the world's most complex issues in order to create a business that has the ability to help as many people as possible, and the potential to change the world.
We believe that The Datamax Worldwide Project can solve major problems for millions of people in the first world, while exponentially driving abundance into the third world in order to change the future for the billions of people who were born without a chance.
The Datamax Worldwide Project has been modelled after and/or influenced by the following organizations:
The TOMS One for One® model set the standard as to how a for-profit business could be used to make a dramatic change in the world. By creating a business whose only reason for existing was to help others, Blake Mycoskie was able to create a positive difference in the lives of millions of children. In doing so, he unknowingly sparked the creative genius of entrepreneurs worldwide.
In 2007, Scott Harrison went from being a degenerate nightclub promoter, to becoming the founder of one of the most well respected charities in the world. As of 2019, charity: water has provided access to clean and safe water for over 9.6 million people.
The biggest innovation in the charity: water design, is that they partnered with some of the wealthiest people on the planet to cover their overhead costs, so that 100% of all donor money goes to providing clean water for the people who need it the most. By being completely transparent, charity: water has gained the trust of people worldwide in their mission to finally see the day where people no longer die from dirty water.
Peter Dupuis had already earned a worldwide reputation as a real estate entrepreneur and marketer when a chance meeting in 2010 with TOMS Shoes’ founder Blake Mycoskie took his life in a radically different direction. Inspired by Blake’s example and business model, Peter spent three years in a graduate program studying social entrepreneurship, modern philanthropy, slum housing and landfill communities.
In 2013, Peter and his business partner of 32 years, Sid Landolt, co-founded World Housing with a mission to leverage social impact as a strong differentiating factor for property developers. By developing a one-for-one model in the real estate market, they are now able to supply homes for some of the most impoverished people on the planet, allowing them to live safe, stable lives.
Children who grow up in safe, stable homes have greater freedom to pursue education, and raise the standard of living for themselves, their families, and future generations to come. World Housing homes cause a ripple effect. And those ripples change lives.
Launched in 2014, the Global Learning XPRIZE challenged innovators around the globe to develop scalable solutions that enable children to teach themselves basic reading, writing and arithmetic within 15 months. The $15 million competition, which was financed by Elon Musk, drew almost 700 teams from around the world eager to help.
Over $300 million was deployed on the project, and in 2019 it was announced that two teams had tied for first place.
The XPRIZE Foundation believes that the best solutions can come from anyone, anywhere, and has been able to attract some of the best scientists, engineers, academics, entrepreneurs and other innovators with new ideas from all over the world.