Lessons from Open Source – SmartCause.org in Public Beta

“When I founded SmartCause, I knew that allowing users to get
involved would not only create a more open and transparent review
system, but it would allow us to quickly and efficiently review
more charities than we could if we tried to do everything
in-house.

“Users are guided through our SmartForms with step-by-step
instructions But where Wikipedia relies on experts, I knew
SmartCause would rely mostly on average people who don’t know much
about charity financials. So we set about creating a system that
would walk anyone through the research process, and help them when
they got stuck.”

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