Replicate
We believe the philanthropic franchise model is the best approach to empowering kids. Because it’s our model that’s replicable—as opposed to our physical building plans—we replicate outcomes instead of surroundings. This means we can move fast, create sustainable change, and ensure that our high standards are met, yet avoid the cookie-cutter philanthropy that so often alienates partners on the ground.
Due to the magnitude of the problems of poverty around the world, our model is structured to be replicable and thus scalable. We keep our projects and villages small and modular. They are never one-off solutions. Rather our projects and villages are standardized and can be replicated over and over and exported to other countries and regions. We call it philanthropic franchising. Donors sponsor one village or project and then repeat their sponsorship on a program basis, year after year, over and over without reinventing the wheel each time. Donors know what they are signing up for. Our villages are consistent, simple and replicable. As each village has guest quarters, sponsors fund one village franchise and, in doing so, are entitled to send volunteers to any Lift Kids Village anywhere in the world. That's the advantage of sponsorship. It opens a world of villages and opportunities to each sponsor. Lift Kids originated this unique, innovative concept of philanthropic franchising which is also based on the principle of time-share. The magnitude and urgency of the problems require imaginative, scalable and rapid action, globally!
