The Social Charity Network I developed and launched before leaving ruumz

1. The One-Stop Charity Social Platform
The Journey Begins
4th February 2010
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www.ruumz.com
presents

2. First, a bit about ruumz…

3. ruumz [ruːmz rʊmz]
1. personal spaces online
2. A personal social website – me.ruumz.com
3. a content & service social network
4. a social media enabler for communities &
organisations
5. a bridge for creators, developers, service
providers to reach their audience directly

4. ruumz
Launched 15 January 2009
some of the things we have done so far...

8. …with a dedicated Malaysian Independent
Artiste Channel in partnership with 2Crank.com

9. The Internet + Social Network
think differently.
do things differently.
do things that haven’t been done before.
easier. better. further. faster.

10. ruumzcauses
Social Media meets Charity
Empowering each & every one of us to make a
difference
Connecting those who need help to those who can
help
Where together, we can be the difference

11. CREATE. SHARE. VOLUNTEER. GIVE.
The Social Charity Network

12. Compassion is a
basic human
emotion

13. Most of us would
help if…
We know who we are helping
We know how we can help
We know it does really help
It’s easy to help

14. with ruumzcauses
we can…

15. Create
Free profiles for charities and causes that
cannot afford to create & maintain their
own website, or don’t know how to.
If you know how to use facebook, you can create or
volunteer to create and maintain a profile
• Full-Functioned – information, links, pictures, videos,
calendar, wall, messaging, discussion boards, twitter
mentions
• Up to date - community maintained, member updates
• Connect with volunteers, supporters & members

16. Share
Create awareness for free for the charity or cause
– no brochures, no ads, no leaflets, no booths
NO COST.
• Click on +Share this
• Facebook it
• Twitter it
• Blog about it
• Email it
• Instant Messenger it
• SMS it
• Photocopy it
• Tell people about it

17. Volunteer
Find out what is needed, find out how, find
out when.
• Ask the people behind the cause
• Ask existing volunteers
• Get advice
• Start with whatever time you can spare

18. Give
Find out what is needed – food, clothes,
basic necessities.
• Give it
• Buy it
• Donate directly through existing channels –
cheques, credit card, online
• Get & give a Virtual Heart in ruumz

19. Virtual Hearts
• A back-to-back pledge by ruumz
• 100% of the proceeds go directly to the cause – no
deductions, ruumz bears all costs
• Complements existing donation channels
• Enables micro-donations – from RM1, using the ruumz
currency Blings! (RM1 = 10Blings!)
• Used to buy what is needed, not paid to the organisation

20. Donate for FREE thru Blings!
(ruumz virtual currency)
Blings! – You can top-up online
(Credit Card, Direct Bank Debit, P1 WiMAX Account)
OR
Get FREE through ruumzrewards
based on unique visits to your ruum
Get a ruum > Make it yours
> People view your pictures, videos & read your blogs
Get FREE Blings! thru ruumzrewards (based on unique visits)
>> Donate - Get a Virtual Heart for the cause

21. ruumz is
The first full-fledged home-grown social network in Malaysia
The first social network in Malaysia to have a dedicated online
currency & wallet
The first social network in Malaysia designed to connect Malaysian
content creators & service providers to their audience directly
The first social network in Malaysia to reward its members for views of
their profiles
The first social network in Malaysia to offer a dedicated platform for
charity
The first social network in Malaysia to enable micro-donations
through a back-to-back 100% pledge

22. But as in all “firsts”…
It is no guarantee for success
It’s in our hands
To make the difference

23. All your life you are told the things you cannot do. All your
life they will say you’re not good enough or strong enough
or talented enough; they’ll say you’re the wrong height or
the wrong weight or the wrong type to play this or be this
or achieve this. THEY WILL TELL YOU NO, a thousand
times no until all the no’s become meaningless. All your life
they will tell you no, quite firmly and very quickly.

24. AND YOU WILL TELL THEM YES.
www.ruumz.com
www.ruumz.com/causes