Practice and reinforce the concepts from Lesson 18
Develop sustainable freemium impact features and business models that balance social mission with financial viability, ensuring long-term sustainability while maintaining accessibility for underserved populations.
By completing this activity, you will:
You're creating business models for social impact apps that need to serve both paying customers and underserved populations while maintaining long-term financial sustainability.
Create monetization strategies that strengthen rather than compromise social impact.
interface UserSegment {
segmentId: string;
economicCapacity: EconomicCapacity;
impactPotential: ImpactPotential;
valuePerception: ValuePerception;
paymentCapability: PaymentCapability;
}
class EthicalFreemiumModel {
// TODO: Value-based feature tiering
async createValueBasedTiers(
userSegments: UserSegment[],
featureValues: FeatureValue[],
socialImpactGoals: SocialImpactGoal[]
): Promise<EthicalFeatureTiers> {
// Core impact features always free
// Premium features that enhance but don't limit impact
// Cross-subsidization from premium to support free users
// Transparent value proposition for each tier
// Your implementation here
}
// TODO: Impact-based pricing models
async implementImpactPricing(
measuredImpact: ImpactMetrics[],
customerValue: CustomerValue[],
socialReturn: SocialReturn[]
): Promise<ImpactBasedPricing> {
// Pay-for-impact models with clear metrics
// Shared value creation between customers and beneficiaries
// Risk-sharing with impact investors
// Performance-based pricing adjustments
// Your implementation here
}
}
Build systems that ensure universal access while maintaining sustainability.
class InclusiveAccessSystem {
// TODO: Automated cross-subsidization
async implementCrossSubsidization(
payingCustomers: PayingCustomer[],
subsidizedUsers: SubsidizedUser[],
subsidyRequirements: SubsidyRequirement[]
): Promise<CrossSubsidizationModel> {
// Premium customers subsidize access for underserved users
// Transparent impact attribution for paying customers
// Sliding scale pricing based on economic capacity
// Corporate social responsibility integration
// Your implementation here
}
}
Create financial structures that combine commercial returns with social impact.
class BlendedFinanceModel {
// TODO: Multi-stakeholder value creation
async createSharedValueModel(
financialInvestors: FinancialInvestor[],
impactInvestors: ImpactInvestor[],
beneficiaryOutcomes: BeneficiaryOutcome[]
): Promise<SharedValueFramework> {
// Align financial returns with social outcomes
// Impact bonds and outcome-based financing
// Transparent impact measurement and reporting
// Risk sharing across stakeholder groups
// Your implementation here
}
}
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Remember: Sustainable business models for social impact should prove that doing good and doing well can be the same thing.