Amoy Net: Idle goods online Bazaar

of Chinese social enterprises and social influence investment

The "China Social enterprise and social influence investment Development Report", written by the Social Enterprise Research Center of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Beijing University Civil Society Research Center, 21st century Social Innovation Research Center, and the Social policy and Practice College of the University of Pennsylvania, was published at the annual meeting of Boao Forum for Asia. The Social Innovation Special Edition has a special column that introduces some of the content of this report. See the full report www.21innovation.org

Zhou Xian, founder of Amoy Net, was inspired by a dazzling collection of charitable shops in the streets of London, after returning home in 2011 to create a network of good Amoy. Idle items are a huge waste of resources in this society, the Tao encourages people to donate idle items to Amoy nets, buy or recycle unused items, thereby reducing carbon emissions. Donated items are cleaned, integrated, photographed, uploaded, and then online for sale. All items of clean finishing, product shooting, image production, distribution logistics are by the disabled partners to complete. Amoy Network hope that this way can help disabled partners to get sustained and dignified jobs. A portion of the sales proceeds are used to support public welfare projects, and all revenue from online product sales is donated to designated public interest accounts based on the wishes of the donor and purchaser;

In order to facilitate the donor, in the Amoy headquarters in Jiangsu-Zhejiang-Shanghai area, only need online booking, logistics companies will go to the door to collect. Amoy Nets have very stringent selection criteria, members donated goods only through selection and finishing can be shelves. After the donation is received, the donor can also inquire about the donation online, such as whether it is in the process of finishing, whether it has been shelves or not. In Amoy all the data, no matter how many you donate, how much money you sell, where the money goes, these data donors can be found on the Internet, and the good Amoy network every six months will publish a transparent report. And every online buyer can track the system and find out who the deal ultimately grants. The network uses Internet technology to link all stakeholders (love donors, bona fide purchasers, charitable organizations, recipients, etc.) on the same platform and interact effectively. Its financial data are fully open and up-to-date, and everyone can keep abreast of the relevant data and information.

In addition to the test of transparency, Amoy networks must also address other risks, such as intellectual property. For expensive items, such as a bag labeled LV. Is it true or false? At present, good Amoy network has not a strong identification system, fortunately, these donations are real names, Amoy network will be repeatedly confirmed to the donor, and the risk in advance to inform consumers.

In the short period of 10 months in 2011, through the good Amoy mode, the realization of public interest financing amounted to more than 300,000 yuan, for more than 10 public welfare agencies to provide 5000 yuan to 60,000 yuan of public welfare funds, total sales revenue to create more than 700,000 yuan. 2012, the realization of public interest funds more than 600,000 yuan, sales of more than 1.81 million yuan, public welfare shareholders have 11,158. From 2011 to 2012, Amoy Network provided training and employment opportunities for more than 40 disabled partners, helped more than 20 public welfare projects, and optimized more than 10 categories of disabled partners suitable for jobs.

In 2013, Zhou Xian plans to open a mobile phone app. Because there is only one item in the charity store, the price is very cheap, many buyers have to rob, the development of an app allows people to buy mobile phones. Amoy Network will be "E-commerce" and "charity store" to combine to create an innovative public service model. Good Tao advocates "everyone has value." "You may be wondering why our site is called buy42.com,42, for NonBlank, for two of people, in this process, whether donated or purchased, first solve their own problems, happy themselves, and then help others, so that each one has value, so every item here is valuable, Every post every disabled partner has value here, both as a donor and as a consumer, and every action is worth it. "Zhou Xian said.