[adaugelli]

Wanted to quote from the Founder's answer above:

"Re: business model. We make money by selling the platform to corporations as a way to manage their employee volunteering programs."

Non-profits do not pay to use the platform or for any tasks completed. Large companies pay an annual fee to enable access for their employees and related reporting metrics.

[Vivtek]

The parent comment to my comment was to the effect that they could use the microvolunteering concept for their own development. To a certain extent, I could even see volunteering for them (getting the word out or something), but I personally would draw the line at actual technical work for free for a money-making venture, unless there were public karma attached or the code in question were open-sourced or something.

[brig]

To make sure I got it right: 1) you would volunteer for sparked.com (the business) up until a certain point - when it started to feel like real work.

2) you would volunteer for a nonprofit on sparked.com at any time - regardless as to if it felt like real work.

That right? - ben