Pay It Phorward is a monthly peer-to-peer program that aims to provide a small monetary lift to help individuals and businesses during the COVID-19 crisis.
Why Pay it Phorward
Everyone is impacted by the COVID-19 crisis right now, some more than others. This is a short-term, grassroots program that offers extra assistance to those dramatically impacted by the crisis. Let’s try to pay it forward for those in dire need.
The model is a simple one.
Donors give money each month. While we suggest increments of $25, $100, or $250, you can give as little as $5 per month, and there is no limit as to how much you donate.
Applicants apply for an award based on how the COVID-19 crisis has impacted them and/or their businesses.
All of the money raised in one month will be awarded to a single applicant.*
The following months, we repeat the same process. The more we raise, the more impact we can have for the applicant.
*Minus any fees charged during the transaction by banking institutions
Steering Committee
Keith Scandone
Keith Scandone is Co-Founder and CEO of O3 World, a digital product agency based in Philadelphia. He focuses primarily on O3's strategic goals, as well as fostering the agency's unique culture of innovation, leadership, and teamwork. Along with Co-Founder Mike Gadsby, Keith also leads the company's Ventures initiative, which aims to accelerate small business growth through investment partnerships. Currently, O3 World has Venture projects with Urvin, an artificial intelligence agency, as well as Rec Philly, a studio designed to support creative entrepreneurship in the arts.
From spearheading the Forge Conference, Innovation Day, and the 1682 Conference, to co-founding the Philadelphia chapter of the Awesome Foundation, Keith continuously looks for ways to bring industry leaders together, and strives to create community around O3's shared interest in innovation and emerging technology. His efforts to consistently craft and refine O3 World’s culture have led to the agency being recognized as Entrepreneur’s “Top Company Cultures” and “Best Entrepreneurial Companies.”
Keith has also sat on several boards, including the Philadelphia Global Identity Partnership and Venture Connect, a mentorship group helping aspiring small business owners.
David M. Davis
David M. Davis is the Managing Director for Accenture’s Public Sector practice in Pennsylvania, and leads Human Potential for North America Public Sector. As a change agent, David is responsible for leading large-scale, complex change management projects for various public service institutions, helping them transform into high-performing organizations
As a trusted advisor, David helps public agencies advance service delivery through innovative change strategies, including process improvement identification, design-thinking, agility, training and strategic communications. His experience includes work with the U.S. Postal Service, the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) for the Department of Defense, the State of California and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
David holds a B.A. from the Pennsylvania State University College of Communications and now serves on select boards, including the Annual Giving Campaign, to help advance university priorities. He lives in south Philadelphia and serves on various local nonprofit boards that focus on health and public service. David also oversees diversity and inclusion recruiting initiatives for Accenture Philadelphia.