Direct money into community!

Just a blink of an eye to go until the end of our crowdfunding campaign (2pm). What a journey! Sometimes a bit of a slog, sometimes smoother sailing – but all in all, incredibly inspiring. To see how many individuals, SMEs, clubs and local authorities are supporting our project! All those comments! And to top it all off, that magnificent final sprint to the finish line together. From the bottom of our hearts: a huge thank you to everyone! We are absolutely delighted!!!

The development of VERD App Version 1 is already initiated. Together with two fantastic Swiss IT partners. More on this in the project newsletter and, of course, from time to time on our social media channels (–> links in profile).

Now we’re getting on with finalising the rewards. :-)

If you’re already part of the VERD Purpose Cooperative or are planning to join: make a note of 27 June. That’s when our first general meeting will take place in Zuchwil, Solothurn. Solothurn and the surrounding area are really stepping up their game – so there are already quite a few places there where you can pay with VERD.cash. And participants have the chance to win a VERD.bike – an e-bike with which 3 cents flow to your local community fund for every kilometre you ride. So don’t miss out!

Warm regards, your VERD team

We are still speechless about the incredible support we’ve received! 536 people have already supported our crowdfunding campaign and, on Wednesday evening, we reached the funding goal together. THANK YOU!

And maybe we can add a few more cherries on top? There are still around 55 hours left to support the project.

«55 hours and 555 supporters» — wouldn’t that be amazing?

A huge thank you and happy weekend to everyone, your VERD team

We’ve done it! Thanks to every single one of you!

A powerful testament to the value of community and to the fact that every individual makes a difference.

A huge THANK YOU to all our supporters!

Everything that comes in now is the ’icing on the cake’. Your VERD team

We are speechless and incredibly grateful. We’re now at 93%. That means we’re ’only’ 5,065 CHF short of successfully completing the crowdfunding campaign. Time remaining: 3.5 days.

We can definitely do this! Especially with the fantastic support you’re giving us.

Warm regards, your VERD team

Wow, what a leap! Up 12% since yesterday – incredible! That means we’re ’only’ CHF 17,810 short of successfully completing our crowdfunding campaign. :-)

We can do this – together!

A huge thank you to every single person, every local authority, every association and every SME that supports us!

Your VERD team

Already 413 individuals, local authorities and SMEs are supporting our project. A huge thank you for taking action rather than just giving ’likes’.

It’s going to be a nail-biting finish – just over 5 days remain to raise the remaining CHF 25,000. It’s ALL or NOTHING.

Now we need everyone’s help once again! Please support us by sharing our crowdfunding project, speaking directly to people about it, or making a small top-up yourself.

Warm regards, your VERD team

It’s incredible – we’ve gained over 100 new supporters this week, bringing us up by 15%! This means we’ve reached half of our weekly target. Can we do the same again by Sunday if we all pull together? If so, we’d be on track to reach our funding target in the remaining 9 days.

It’s all or nothing!

A huge thank you to everyone who is actively supporting!

Since the last update, around 70 people and organisations have clicked the ’Support!’ button, giving us a 10% boost. Unbelievable – thank you!

If things keep going at this pace, we’ll reach our ambitious end of the week target of 80%. :-)

The final phase of the crowdfunding campaign has begun; there are just under 13 days left to raise the second half of the CHF 80,000.

A huge thank you to everyone who has already supported us! The VERD app will give wings to ’steering money’ – your support gives wings to the app’s realisation.

It is particularly heartening to see that, alongside private individuals, our supporters include various SMEs and local authorities. This reflects what VERD stands for: fair economic activity that benefits everyone.

This week, we’d like to break the 80% mark. Help us by sharing our crowdfunding campaign with family, friends and acquaintances. The more people who learn that there is a fair alternative to existing payment solutions, the faster the flow of money will be redirected. So that the money goes where it’s needed.

Warm regards, your VERD team

Academics have confirmed to us that VERD is an innovation outside the existing system, unique in the world. How do you develop such a disruptive idea? And how do you put it into practice? And above all: does your organisation provide the necessary environment for this?

Take the assessment together with Jutta Jerlich and Christian Wohlwend! The two of them have joined forces to offer a workshop in which you can reflect together on your innovation fitness level and identify measures to enhance it.

Ideal for organisations that want to lay the groundwork to overcome stagnation, shake up their market or reinvent themselves. Or organisations that want to empower their employees – for example, as part of a talent programme – to shed existing thought patterns and think in new ways.

About the facilitators:

Jutta has been working in the fields of innovation, entrepreneurship and ecosystem development for three decades. She regards the fostering of creativity, interdisciplinary collaboration and intrinsic motivation as key prerequisites for developing ideas. As an expert in creative thinking and collaborative working, she creates learning environments – including at TU Wien – where people feel confident to try out new things.

Christian has many years of national and international experience as an HR and Operations Manager. He is the initiator of VERD – a social innovation that is unique worldwide.

We already have 248 individuals and organisations supporting our project. A huge THANK YOU to each and every one of you! And thank you too for all the encouraging comments.

Overnight we got an extra boost – someone selected the dinner reward! So we’re now at 46%. Unbelievable – we’re absolutely blown away!

Thank you all for joining us on this journey! Warm regards, your VERD team

We’re halfway through the crowdfunding, with two-thirds of the journey still ahead of us. Aromawerk and Jusq’a are here to give us a caffeine boost! They’re each offering five sets of their hand-selected coffee bean blends. A big thank you to both of them!

And of course, you can already pay with VERD.cash at both of them. ;-)

Unfortunately, there are issues with embedding videos via Vimeo, which is why our video is currently no longer visible. So, as a temporary solution, here as an update via YouTube. Have a lovely sunny weekend, Katja

Inspired by Andrew’s reward, we’d like to share some of our other passions with you. Hannes and Olivia will be taking you on a sporting adventure. You can take it easy with the Liechti family at Lake Sarnen. And Katja is sending you a delicacy from the forest.

Our friendly founding member Andrew has two passions: one is VERD, and the other is squash. So, it’s only natural to combine them! Have you always wanted to train with a multiple Swiss champion (’93 - ’95) and former national coach? Now’s your chance! Andrew is offering 5 training sessions.

We’ve been able to add a new reward: a spice set from Würzmeister! –> wuerzmeister.ch A big thank you to Tania and the whole Würzmeister team for their support!

And of course, you can already pay with VERD.cash at the WÜRZ-Lädeli. ;-)

So, that everyone can calculate the potential for their neighbourhood, here the instructions in all languages.