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START-UP NATION

Start-Up Nation

START-ACH

CO-FOUNDER
Dor Saban HOW DOES START-ACH WORK?
I am an entrepreneur and a reserve captain for the Start-Ach is completely reliant on our volunteers. All the
8200 unit of the IDF. technologies Start-Ach develops are designed and programmed
by volunteers. The volunteers even provide the web-hosting
necessary to allow the apps to go live. Start-Ach is a non-profit,
CO-FOUNDER therefore they rely on donations and investments in order to
Moshe Shalev continue developing. Start-Ach volunteers are ready and willing
I am 32 years old and a senior officer in the to develop as many apps as are needed in order to help chesed
Intelligence Corps of the IDF. based organizations. While in the past, if one wanted to donate
to a Jewish cause, they had to rely on local initiatives, now,
technology allows us to take chesed to a whole new level. That is
WHAT IS START-ACH? what Start-Ach is trying to do.
Start-Ach (a play on the phrase Start-Up and ach - brother/fellow)
is a non-profit organization (established in 2017) that develops WHAT KIND OF APPS HAVE YOU DEVELOPED?
technology solutions for the community. The association is made In Israel, there is an organization Yedidim which helps motorists
up of volunteers from many different fields - product managers, who are stuck and in need of help - people with flat tires, drivers
graphic designers, programmers and more who come together to locked out of their car, out of gas, etc. Yedidim has over 18,000
help find technological solutions for nonprofits that benefit and volunteers across the country. We have created five different
affect large and diverse sections of the population. apps for Yedidim thus far - two for stranded motorists and three
for volunteers, including an app that alerts volunteers in close
CATEGORY range to a driver in need. Start-Ach has also developed apps for
Chesed, Volunteer. organizations that support sick patients in hospitals. The app
allows Israeli citizens to join a group of volunteers visiting sick
WHAT NEED IS START-ACH COMING TO FILL? patients at hospitals all around the country.
There are many non-profit chesed organizations running
various programs all across Israel. Unfortunately, without WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON NOW?
technology, there is little room for these non-profits to advance Right now we are working on an app to help connect potential
and expand. These non-profits, who only want to do good and volunteers with volunteer opportunities. Currently, someone who
help society, are also running on a very limited budget and wishes to volunteer their time needs to call up each organization,
can not afford to hire outside help to create apps and other one at a time, until they find the place and time that works for
web-based technology for them. Start-Ach only helps non- them. We are working on creating an app that will list various
profits where technology will allow them to make significant volunteer opportunities, so that volunteers can easily search for
advancements. Start-Ach helps from start to finish. From one in their field, region, etc. This will also allow organizations
understanding what the non-profit needs most through the to easily post a volunteer opportunity and reach a broad range of
development of the perfect technology all the way through to potential volunteers. We are also developing an application that
the completion of the product. allows the management of drug, medical documents and food
transfers for those in need around the country and the world.
HOW DOES START-ACH FILL THIS NEED?
Start-Ach is a group of 35 volunteers from across the country. WHAT ARE YOUR CURRENT CHALLENGES?
Made up of students, soldiers and members of high-tech, religious Thank G-d, Start-Ach has seen rapid growth in both the number
and secular, Start-Ach volunteers meet every Wednesday in Tel of volunteers and potential projects. Unfortunately, Start-Ach
Aviv to develop mobile apps for non-profits that make a difference. does bit have the means and resources to accommodate this
Our goal is, together with the non-profit to create the best apps, expansion. As time passes, Start-Ach has learned to maximize
according to the specific needs of each association, to help make what they have and produce as much as their volunteers can
the work of the non-profit run more smoothly and reach more give. Start-Ach believes in utilizing the strongest tool of the 20th
people. century, technology.

For more information:
Dor Saban • Israel: +972-54-662-2754 • info@startach.org.il • www.startach.org.il

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