About The Net Project

The Net Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit teaching people to cultivate approaches to meaning that improve everyday mental health and well-being. Strong meaning in life is highly associated with robust mental and behavioral health. Unfortunately, 40-50% of people report not having a strong sense of meaning. With rising rates of depression, suicide, loneliness, everyday disconnection, and lack of fulfillment, the world needs The Net Project now more than ever. You can learn more about us at NetProject.org

What are we doing/making?

Over the past few months, we've created a 5 week experience of reflection exercises, onboarded 50 users, and have completed over 100 user interviews receiving feedback. Some excerpts:

“This experience offered new frames and helped me reach new insights. I’ve felt so engaged that I’d stop looking at the clock. It definitely would have helped me in the past.” - Stedman
“It felt exploratory. Like I got to actually talk and understand real variables that affect me instead of surface level emotions.” - Kate
“I felt lighter and more motivated. Practically, I’ve been giving more attention to things in my life like a career change and fixing my sleep schedule.” - Cam

This has all been done manually through a patchwork of emails/google forms/google spreadsheets. We've been manually tracking everything. Users have already told us how they love the content but hate the format of the emails and want us to launch our app.

We've been working on designing and developing a web application; however, The Net Project needs your support. We're looking to raise $500K to fully launch our application. Help us get to our goal and become someone who contributes to meaning making and a vision for a more flourishing world.

Who is working on it?

Team:

Ali Kapadia - My journey in the space started when I was recovering from a bout of existential depression. This motivated me to take on several research projects and complete my thesis on the topic of "How Meaning Affects Well-Being." I wear many hats, including: curriculum, research, testing, product, strategy, and whatever else needs doing. I'm obsessed with figuring out how to create a more meaningful world.

Marina Wei - Marina's journey includes a wide range of experiences including career in creating mixed media installation art. After a wrist injury, has found meaning in new pursuits that include UI/UX work at The Net Project and eagerly taking on whatever special projects may arise that need doing across the team.

Cindy Long - Cindy studied CS and Economics in college, opting to go into finance after school. Feeling disillusioned by the lack of impact, decided to jump into software with The Net Project.

Advisors:

Dr. Noyon - A published psychologist and professor, Dr. Noyon has written books and papers on varying psychotherapy modalities that span Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Existential schools of thought.

Joshua Dong - Josh has years of experience working as an early engineer across numerous tech startups. Moved by the mission and impact potential of The Net Project, he provides crucial insight into technology and product decision making.

Nancy Hamilton - Nancy joined as an advisor after Net Project won a spot in the Lookup Youth Mental Health Innovation Challenge. Nancy has experience across businesses and teams of different sizes, backgrounds, and objectives. She cares passionately about making an impact and provides the team with valuable perspectives on business, operations, and strategy.

Katy Lewis - Katy has years of experience working in Human Centered Design, helping students and companies think about their approach to product and design with an emphasis of placing the human first. She helps Net Project's execute on Net Project's design efforts with problem solving processes that are creative and empathetic.

How will your money be spent?

We're raising $500k to design, engineer, and develop our app, rolling it out to a broader audience. Our goal is to reach 500-1000+ engaged weekly active users by the end of the year that report positive outcomes from The Net Project experience. Your support is crucial in extending our team's runway and capacity so we can meet our goal and set our sights on the next one to truly have a scalable impact.

Operating Costs:

$115k-$120k - Fullstack Engineer
$90k-$100k - UI/UX designer
$90k-$100k - Generalist/Research*
$115k-$120k - 2nd Fullstack Engineer

*Curriculum, research, testing, product, strategy, and whatever else needs doing

Office, equipment, software:

Office - $18k-$25k/yr
Equipment/supplies - $8k-$12.5k
Software - $5k-$12.5k
Misc. - $2k

We want to reach these people and scale to reach millions more, creating a business long-term sustainability and impact:

Philanthropic Foundation Funding in Mental Health Space – Edtech model
Freemium Plan for Users with subscription and lifetime access tiers
Corporate, University, and Clinical Licensing

We already have hundreds of people wanting access to The Net Project experience, with interest solely from word of mouth and referrals. This list includes nonprofits, educators, and many others who want to bring the experience to their stakeholders. These are people who hear what we're working on and want to try it, and then refer their friends and communities after doing so.

Become someone who contributes to meaning making and a vision for a more flourishing world

EIN: 88-0748421

The Net Project Product Launch Funding

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The Net Project Product Launch Funding

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