Vicarryus

A new vision of philanthropy that allows donors to see where and how money is spent in realtime, and gives champions of their communities the means to direct funds for maximum impact

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Inspiration

I grew up after 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina. I witnessed the crash of 2009. I was told Y2K would end it all. I think in this sense of fear, and slow reactions to massive disasters, it seemed to me it was the people who showed up on time. It was the people who did the work. And for some reason, it was always the big name non-profits that got money to do the work in a community, instead of the people who knew that community best. And because of this, there was corruption, and a lack of oversight and transparency to show whether or not any kind of work made a community materially better. The funds were there. The people were there. But something always seemed WRONG about the methods behind this kind of philanthropy. And so, for about ten or fifteen years I've tried to figure out how to make this happen.

What it does

Vicarryus lets community members create initiatives with clear and transparent funding goals. AI helps to ensure the brief makes sense. And then donors can simply put money into initiatives to fund the changes they'd like to see in the world.

How I built it

Bolt was the first run through, and once it was too large for bolt, I pulled it down and used a few other ai systems to help me, since I'm a solo dev.

Challenges I ran into

The challenges were the ones to be expected, considering the breadth of the vision, along with the fact I was working alone and in a coding language I'm not familiar with. But, its all in the planning, and that does not change whether you're vibe coding, or building a PRD for a new project with a full team of devs.

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

I'm most proud that its even a possibility that this exists. I'm impressed that it seems this may actually be a new method of philanthropy and completely legal and wonderful, based on AI research completed in the middle stages.

What I learned

I've learned a lot about taxes and 501c3 and the process of building a site with wide functionality.

What's next for Vicarryus

We are seeking a fiscal sponsor and legal, to figure out where we are, and how far we have to go.

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