Help Ukraine Now

Hey Product Hunt community,

While large, non-profit organizations play a crucial role in supporting people affected by this war, their ability to quickly respond to the needs of small groups in different regions of Ukraine is limited. Over the past several weeks, friends and families of people fighting on the frontlines, activists, and others, mobilized to support the people and military in Ukraine – at times risking their lives to deliver essential supplies to occupied cities.

Many people around the world want to support Ukrainians directly without paying overhead costs or worrying about the impact of their donations. Every dollar donated to small, volunteer-driven fundraisers will have an immediate and direct impact on someone’s life and their chance to survive. It will help people who otherwise may not have been helped in time receive life-saving aid including medicine, protective equipment and food.

🇺🇦 How we evaluate fundraisers - Multiple people on our team source, onboard and thoroughly vet fundraiser’s information to ensure support is channeled safely and correctly. - Each fundraiser is linked to a credible social media page and is easily verifiable by a potential donor. - We prioritize fundraisers that have proven ability to deliver to the front lines. - In the near future, we hope to employ a group of trusted Ukrainians with connections to volunteer networks on the ground to further formalize our vetting process.

🇺🇦Safety - Sensitive information carries particular risks during wartime. Volunteers, especially those supporting the civil battalions, cannot share specifics like how many units are needed or the direct beneficiaries of the aid. To verify the legitimacy, we ask them to choose a trusted organization or individuals with a credible social media account to vouch for the fundraiser. - Until we have a secure solution, we are not hosting any payment information directly on our website.

🇺🇦You can help We are in touch with big media outlets in the U.S. and are working against the clock to improve the website before broader promotion. We need help.

- UI/UX testing: donate and share your experience; join as an experienced designer to help with user testing, Figma mockup, project management - Front-end: we are looking for people experienced in at least one JS framework (we’re working with Next.js, React) who have the capacity to help implement smaller design changes over the next week, or support the project long-term - Back-end & cybersecurity: in the near future, we hope to feature payment information directly on the website and need help deploying secure storage processes - Analytics & A/B testing - Social media: we need someone to help us lead our marketing efforts (managing content on Twitter/Instagram, featuring the stories of individual fundraisers, partnering with influencers)

To join, introduce yourself in our Discord (https://discord.gg/HQ6cmYvR) or use the contact form on our website. You can also support the project by sharing it across your network. Donate to the first batch of small fundraisers to start making a difference to people in Ukraine today!