Your time has value. Literally.
How points and Help-C work
You help your community and earn points that advance your status. Businesses and individuals who help you receive Help-C (the vitamin of our society), a discount that they decide to use independently. The value stays where it was created, within the community.
Our 3H system: help between individuals, help from volunteers coordinated by nonprofits, help from shopkeepers. You receive Help-C or points to increase your active volunteer status.
You help
You take part in a volunteer activity organized by a nonprofit organization in your area, or respond to help requests from other individuals.
You earn points
The organization confirms your contribution and points appear in your app. As your status rises (Bronze, Silver, Gold) you show your commitment to the community.
You receive discounts
Businesses see your status and independently decide whether to offer you a discount. Those who help you receive Help-C, which they can use as a discount at other businesses in the network.
Help-C = $1 in discounts. Help-C is a credit that businesses and individuals earn when they help. It is completely independent from the Club: the business decides whether to give it and how much.
How the new system works
Volunteers no longer receive credits but points that increase their status (Bronze, Silver, Gold). This recognizes their commitment to the community. Businesses and individuals who decide to help volunteers receive Help-C: a discount that is not decided by the Club, but by those who assign it, in a completely independent way. Help-C is a form of mutual recognition.
If you are interested in the reasoning behind it — how money is created and why the Club issues Help-C instead of money — there is a separate page: why we need a different economy.
Volunteer points and status
- Bronze: you have started your volunteer journey
- Silver: you are an active and recognized volunteer
- Gold: you are a pillar of the community
Where Help-C comes from
- From businesses that independently decide to offer a discount to a volunteer
- From individuals who help other individuals by responding to community requests
- From referrals: you bring in a friend, a business, or an organization to the network
What Help-C is not
- It is not money: it cannot be bought with money and cannot be converted into money
- It is not a security or investment instrument
- It is not sold or exchanged for currency of any kind, nor for crypto
- It is not payment for volunteer work: it is recognition given by those who choose to help
Taxes are always paid in dollars, and everyone remains responsible for their own tax obligations. The Club does not provide tax or legal advice.
How to use Help-C at checkout
Three seconds, and the discount is applied.
Show your status
The business sees your profile with your volunteer level (Bronze, Silver, Gold).
The business decides
The business independently chooses to offer you a discount and generates Help-C for you.
You receive Help-C
You can use Help-C at other businesses in the network by scanning a QR code. It is the business that decides how much Help-C to give you.
Each business independently decides whether to offer a discount to volunteers and how much Help-C to assign. There is no Club rule: everything depends on the generosity of those who help. If a business does not offer discounts to volunteers, that is their choice and there are no consequences. Your Help-C balance never goes below zero.
Four ways to take part
What it costs to take part
People don't all join in the same way: volunteers, organizations, businesses and individuals have different commitments and different costs. There is a free trial for everyone, and paying monthly or annually costs less.
Volunteer
$1 per week
- Free trial period
- Events in your area sent to your phone
- Earn points and advance your status (Bronze → Silver → Gold)
- To stay active: at least two hours of volunteer work a month
Organization
$1 per day
- Free trial period
- Plus $1 for each volunteer who takes part in your activities
- No more sign-in sheets: attendance and hours verified through the app
- To stay active: at least one activity a month
Businesses and shops
$30 per month
- You decide whether to offer discounts to volunteers
- You receive Help-C when you help a volunteer
- Use Help-C as a discount at other businesses and suppliers in the network
- You can give Help-C to employees as a reward
Individuals who help
Free
- Respond to help requests from other individuals
- You receive Help-C when you help someone
- Use Help-C as a discount at participating businesses
- No hidden costs, no fees
How to decide to offer Help-C
There are no rules imposed by the Club: you independently decide whether and how to help volunteers. Each business and individual chooses independently what kind of Help-C to offer. The discount helps the community and brings in people who pay.
- You can offer a 5%, 10%, 20% discount or whatever you want
- You can give 1 Help-C, 10 Help-C, or whatever amount you decide
- You can offer Help-C to all volunteers or only those with Gold status
- You decide completely: the Club does not intervene
Bring someone with you
- 25 Help-C for every volunteer who joins
- 100 Help-C for every family-run business or nonprofit organization
- Help-C bonus for every individual who joins to help others
2026 pilot test only: for every business that joins, you receive 80 Help-C and $20 in system credits.
Rules and responsibilities
Few, clear, and the same for everyone.
- Act in good faith, with a genuine intention to help
- Don't create false records and don't work around the system
- Local representatives review transactions and may ask for clarification or evidence: confirmed fraud means permanent removal
- A business is not obliged to accept credits, but one that refuses valid credits may be reported and removed from the network
- The Club puts people in touch: the quality of what is exchanged and the agreements made remain the responsibility of those who make them
- Your profile is private: there are no public user reviews or ratings, and data is not passed on to anyone
Frequently asked questions
Is Help-C money?
No. It cannot be bought with money and cannot be converted into money. It is earned when a business decides to help a volunteer or when an individual helps another individual in community requests.
What are the points that a volunteer earns?
Points recognize your commitment to the community and determine your status (Bronze, Silver, Gold). Your status is visible to businesses and individuals, who independently decide whether to help you.
Can my Help-C balance go below zero?
No, never. And your volunteer points stay with you.
Can I exchange Help-C with another person?
Yes, between private individuals. You can give your bicycle to a friend for 50 Help-C without using money. This applies only to private transactions.
Which languages and which devices does it work on?
Italian, English and Spanish. On iPhone, Android, computer or tablet through a web browser.
Where are the complete rules written down?
In the official app guide, which is the reference text. This page follows it: if anything does not match, the guide is what counts.
Version dated July 30, 2026.
The time you give always comes back
If you want to join as a volunteer, with your organization or with your business, write to us: a person will answer you.