Help HTI Labs in the fight against human trafficking today.
At the heart of an effective response to trafficking is the ability to identify it.
Help us in the fight.
An investment in HTI Labs is an investment in the lives of the most vulnerable today and tomorrow.
Ways to Donate
Why donate directly to HTI Labs instead of through OCF?
Gifting directly to HTI Labs is similar to contributing to a personal GoFundMe or Kickstarter campaign. Donations made this way are able to be accessed immediately, causing your gift have an instant impact in supporting our work.
Is this donation tax-deductible?
If you require a 501(c)3 receipt, you will need to donate through the HTI Labs Charitable Fund through Omaha Community Foundation. More information can be found in the toggle below.
If you require a 501(c)3 receipt for your donation, you can donate to our charitable fund set up by the Omaha Community Foundation. Because our mission falls within IRS guidelines, tax-deductible donations can be made to our HTI Labs Charitable Fund through the Omaha Community Foundation.
OCF will email you a donation receipt. Please keep this, as it is your official record to claim this donation as a tax deduction.
What is a social enterprise?
A social enterprise is a mission-driven business improving social objectives and serving the common good, which in our case is to combat violence and exploitation. It combines the best of traditional nonprofits and traditional businesses. A successful social enterprise balances upholding the social mission of its organization and maximizing the productivity of its business venture to ensure sustainability.
There are three main types of social enterprises: Give Back, Employment-Related, and Innovation. HTI Labs falls under the “Innovation” model, which consists of businesses developing effective solutions or products to challenging and often systemic social and environmental issues in support of social progress.
Social enterprises can receive funding from grants and donations from foundations, corporations, governments, and/or individuals.
Why is HTI Labs setup as a social enterprise?
We’re a social enterprise because we seek to be able to eventually self-fund this work so it can be sustainable. And that means that we put our mission first while also needing to solve a market problem. What we’ve built (and are building) helps identify trafficking—and law enforcement, non-profits, & government aren’t the only entities needing to identify the problem.
