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Humanitix
Humanitix is the first not-for-profit ticketing platform which directs 100% of profits from booking fees to education projects that help disadvantaged children. Now, at no extra cost, event organisers can redirect the otherwise ‘wasted’ booking fees from their events into literacy programs for young girls, meals for hungry school children, or scholarships for indigenous students.

Humanitix’s service allows users to browse, create and promote local events. The charity charges service charges as a fee to either the organiser or the patrons (and is free for free tickets and free events), and the profits of these charges flow to Humanitix’s education projects.

Humanitix is also the market-leading ticketing platform in accessibility with a focus on educating event organisers on how to make events more inclusive, while also partnering with Vision Australia to ensure the front-end ticket purchasing experience is web-accessible.

Headquartered in Sydney, Humanitix opened its first international office in New Zealand in 2019, incorporated as a New Zealand Charitable Trust.

History
Humanitix was founded in late 2015 by Adam McCurdie and Joshua Ross (Co-Founders and Co-CEO’s). Humanitix is the first not-for-profit ticketing platform focused on solving inequality by providing education to the worlds most disadvantaged students. In 2018, Josh and Adam were awarded Social Entrepreneurs of the Year at the Third Sector Awards and represented Australia on full scholarship at the Social Enterprise World Forum. In 2019 John Eales (former Wallabies Captain) joined Humanitix as an ambassador and mentor to the executive management team.

In June 2018 Humanitix secured a $1.2m grant from the Atlassian Foundation to support its growth, and was shortly thereafter announced as a Westpac Business of Tomorrow Winner. In November 2018 Humanitix won the Google Impact Challenge in Australia ($1m prize money). In February 2019 Humanitix became the first ever organisation to receive a NSW Premiers Award for Business Excellence – Social Enterprise.