Meet WYDE, the Impact Exchange Turning Trading Fees Into Nonprofit Funding - Martin Simms & Aaron Rafferty // Founders of WYDE
Description
For decades, nonprofits have relied on the same narrow funding playbook. Donations spike at year end. Grant cycles are slow and unpredictable. Teams spend enormous time fundraising instead of delivering impact.
Meanwhile, trillions of dollars move through global markets every day with no connection to social outcomes.
In Episode 235 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, we sat down with Martin Simms and Aaron Rafferty, co founders of WYDE Impact Exchange, to explore a bold alternative.
What if markets themselves could fund missions automatically.
What if trading activity generated real nonprofit revenue
And what if transparency and accountability were built directly into the system.
WYDE is not another crypto exchange chasing speculation.
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