ABOUT PLAY IT FORWARD
Our Mission
To gamify the pay-it-forward phenomenon, institutionalize it, and make it available for everyone.
Our Vision
To harness the blockchain to become the Amazon of local commerce, community empowerment and random acts of
kindness.
Our Purpose
To leverage the power of human kindness and digital assets to create thriving communities, while propelling positive change for all.
TEAM
Our Core Leadership
advisors
Staff
Advisors
advisors
Staff
Core Staff
advisors
Staff
JOIN OUR TEAM
FILL OUT THIS FORM TO INQUIRY
WHO WE SERVE
OUR STORY
april 2014
Shasta had a burning desire to broadcast his non-profit (Circle of Children) to the world, and realized that the story wanted to be told through a 2 minute experience in order to go viral. After just minutes of reflection, the concept of the pay-it-forward game was born.
Play it Forward was presented for the first time at Earth Day Festival in Topanga Canyon, CA.
april 22nd (Earth day 2014)
fall season 2014
Shasta assembled a team to create our game as an art installation, and began sourcing materials to be requested as tax-deductible donations.
Our public art installation (game wheel) was finally finished! On that day a video was filmed to tell the story of Play it Forward.
january 30th, 2016
spring & summer 2016
Circle of Children took Play it Forward on tour and visited festivals, conferences, and schools throughout Oregon & California.
Circle of Children had some organizational challenges that became insurmountable. All projects of Circle of Children, including Play it Forward & The GEM went on pause, and to date has yet to make a comeback.
january 2017
september 2022
Shasta decided to rebirth Play it Forward, except this time it would be in service to small businesses and NPOs around the world. In order to accomplish this, the long-time vision of digitizing the game had to be developed. Shasta went to work in creating Play it Forward 2.0, which includes the creation of the world’s first currency backed by human kindness!
After a proper market analysis, Shasta relocated his family to Austin, TX to launch Play it Forward. There were a few cities that were attractive, however Austin was chosen for the following reasons:
- Austin ranked second among the top cities in the U.S. for starting a small business, and there are over 41,000 of them here!
- Austin is very tech friendly, and is home to 5,500 startups and tech companies!
- Austin, Texas is one of the most crypto friendly cities in the United States. And the governor recently stated; “Count me in as a crypto law proposal supporter. Texas should lead on this like we did with a gold depository”. Greg Abbott.
Throughout the Fall & Winter we have been busy creating the foundations of our company, and are preparing for the big launch on International Pay it Forward Day (April, 28th 2023).
FALL 2022 - WINTER 2023
OUR STRATEGIC PARTNERS
