MissionBox
Building a global network that gives nonprofits, NGOs and charities the power to connect, learn, share and shine.
| Date | Investors | Amount | Round |
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| N/A | €0.0 | round | |
| investor | €0.0 | round | |
| N/A | €0.0 | round | |
| N/A | $700k | Series B | |
| Total Funding | 000k | ||
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MissionBox, Inc., founded in 2016 by Kathryn Engelhardt-Cronk, Alison Urban, and Justin Bouldin, operated as a networking and collaborative platform for nonprofits. The Austin-based company was established to provide a global resource for nonprofit organizations, charities, and NGOs to connect, learn, and access curated information regarding best practices in operations and mission delivery. The platform launched in late 2017.
The founding CEO, Kathryn Engelhardt-Cronk, brought extensive experience from over 25 years in the nonprofit sector. Her career included roles as an executive director for several nonprofits and as VP of Community Impact for United Way. Before MissionBox, she founded Community TechKnowledge, Inc. (CTK) in 2002, a for-profit company that developed outcomes measurement software for nonprofits. After selling CTK in 2016, she applied her understanding of the sector's technological needs to establish MissionBox.
The company's primary service was a free-to-use online platform that allowed nonprofit professionals to create profiles, collaborate, and find vetted information on how to start, operate, market, and govern their organizations. It functioned as a social network combined with an online concierge, where the company's team would research answers to user questions. The platform's features included group chats, file management, event scheduling, and surveys. While the core platform was free for nonprofits, the company intended to generate revenue through other means, such as a subscription-based model for a constituent engagement platform called MissionBox Communities™ and password-protected microsites for organizations to communicate with stakeholders. MissionBox also sponsored the MissionBox Philanthropic Fund, which offered cash grants to small nonprofits. The company secured $1.7 million in venture funding over two rounds. According to business data platforms, MissionBox is no longer in operation as of mid-2023.
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