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Apolis is a platform for a network of global citizens who are empowering people through opportunity. Apolis co-creates products with manufacturers and allows the market to determine the future of each item produced. They know that donating proceeds can be effective, but believe that advocating for access to opportunity and creating that opportunity is even better. As the line between development and business is becoming blurred in the marketplace, consumers are beginning to see their integral role in the process as they demand to know how, where and by whom their products are made. With select products, Apolis connects developing economies to the global marketplace through seasonal stories and tracks the tangible social results. They believe in “advocacy through industry.” Although Apolis is heavily inspired by philanthropy they are a for-profit social enterprise wherein the customers act as benefactors, allowing Apolis to grow as a sustainable business instead of depending on fundraising for support. They feel that this model of social business is the most valuable and effective way to accomplish their ambitious long term goals of “advocacy through industry.”