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Overview
ifPeople is a for-profit social enterprise that partners with today's leaders to create meaningful online relationships and grow collaborative communities. We focus on the needs of mission-driven organizations and have broad experience in working with for-profit and non-profit organizations, both domestically and internationally. In supporting these clients, ifPeople provides custom software leveraging Open Source technologies for web applications and sites created in our distributed FairSource development team.
Our Story
Before there was a name or even a product, there was already a vision for a company that merged sustainability, technology, and development in Latin America. We believed that entrepreneurship could be an engine for the solutions to the world's most challenging problems. We dreamed of an institution that pioneers new ways of thinking in business, that sparks enthusiasm for sustainable alternatives in youth, and fosters beautiful communities. Now that dream is becoming a reality.
Founders
ifPeople co-founders Christopher Johnson and Tirza Hollenhorst were united by deep commitment to sustainable development – bringing human systems into harmony with natural systems. They seek ways to design economic and social activities to be a force for positive impacts on the state of the environment and future generations. Their passion for this challenge, complementary strengths, and innate ability to collaborate effectively led them to a life long partnership, the completion of years of international research, and the creation of three organizations. ifPeople is their primary commitment as an organization and represents the culmination of their work to make business a force for social change.