In an era dominated by social media feeds full of vacation photos and short-form entertainment, two Tufts alumni are on a mission to redefine how we share what truly matters: our commitment to making the world better.
Meet Jack Moldenhauer (LA’23) and Isaac Gorelik (LA’22), co-founders of Giveasy, a groundbreaking social platform designed to amplify philanthropy by making giving visible, inspiring, and contagious.
Moldenhauer and Gorelik’s partnership began long before Giveasy. As students at Tufts, they bonded over their shared love for tennis, eventually becoming co-captains of the men’s team. Their leadership helped build a strong culture of effort, positivity, and camaraderie. Those lessons in teamwork and perseverance became the foundation for their entrepreneurial journey.
After graduation, Gorelik pursued a master’s degree at Stanford, while Moldenhauer stayed at Tufts for an additional semester. But distance couldn’t dampen their drive to collaborate.
In late 2023, a personal experience reignited their shared passion for social impact. A mutual friend’s family member fell seriously ill, and while the family raised significant funds for treatment, many close friends — including Moldenhauer and Gorelik — had no idea the fundraiser existed.
“I felt ashamed of myself,” Gorelik said. “The reality of the situation was, there just isn’t really a place where sharing this type of activity is natural and comes easily.”
That realization sparked Giveasy.
Giveasy is a hybrid social network designed to celebrate acts of kindness and inspire others to join the movement. Unlike traditional crowdfunding platforms like GoFundMe, which focus on individual crises, Giveasy connects users exclusively with nonprofits, allowing them to donate, volunteer, and share their philanthropic journeys in one place.
“We are facilitating donations and volunteering on the platform. That’s a critical part of our mission. But what we’re adding, that we believe is novel, is a place where you can actually create your lasting social legacy,” Gorelik said.
Users can build profiles showcasing the causes they support, the stories behind their contributions, and the impact they’ve made. The platform’s core hypothesis? Visibility breeds inspiration. When people see their peers donating to clean-water initiatives or volunteering at local shelters, they’re more likely to participate, too.
While platforms like GoFundMe excel at crisis fundraising, Giveasy carves a unique niche by fostering proactive, sustained philanthropy.
“Success for us would be [that] people become so excited to be charitable, and so excited to see what other people are doing, and so excited to see the impact they can potentially have, that they start to become more proactive,” Moldenhauer said. “Donors and volunteers … [will be] going out there more frequently to be charitable.”
But the journey hasn’t been without hurdles. Early on, the team assumed nonprofits would flock to the platform. Instead, they faced skepticism.
“A couple [nonprofits] in the beginning weren’t convinced. They didn’t really quite understand what we were trying to build,” Moldenhauer said.
By pivoting their outreach strategy — and by pushing for and being open to feedback — the founders secured partnerships with over 30 nonprofits, with plenty more in the pipeline.
Moldenhauer, Gorelik, and their third co-founder, Brandeis University alumnus Eitan Joseph, a childhood friend of Gorelik’s, have personally funded Giveasy. All three left stable careers — Moldenhauer and Eitan walked away from finance jobs in New York — to bet on their mission.
“It’s tough,” Moldenhauer said, reflecting on sleepless nights and financial uncertainty. “The three of us went from what I think a lot of people would define as success — getting jobs in New York and living great lives — to not knowing how we are going to pay rent in six months. What are we eating this week?” Moldenhauer said. “It takes a lot of grit, and it’s bold. … you have to be a problem solver and just figure things out yourself. We’re just going to try to make this work, because we believe in it so much.”
For Moldenhauer and Gorelik, Tufts remains central to Giveasy’s mission.
“I think Giveasy is for the ethos of the standard Tufts kid, which I think is just generally somebody who’s eager to make a difference in the world,” Gorelik said.
Now, they’re inviting Tufts students to join their mission. Giveasy is gearing up to collaborate with Medford-Somerville nonprofits, offering Tufts students hands-on volunteering opportunities to support local causes in the near future. The team is also eager to connect with passionate Jumbos through internships and career fairs, inviting students to contribute their skills.
In the meantime, the founders encourage the Tufts community to explore the platform — live now at Giveasy.co — and share feedback to help shape its evolution, including a mobile app set to launch soon.
“We’re always open to making changes,” Moldenhauer said. “If you have thoughts, send them our way, we’d love to talk about it.”
In 10 years, Moldenhauer and Gorelik envision Giveasy as the go-to hub for global philanthropy — a place where every act of generosity is shared, celebrated, and multiplied.
“I want every single act of kindness, every single act of goodness, not to be hidden but to be shared, because right now, in today’s culture, it’s really easy to donate and to volunteer and for that act of kindness just to kind of get lost in translation and just disappear,” Moldenhauer said.
For now, the trio is focused on incremental growth, leaning on lessons from their tennis days.
“[Progress] happens super painfully, slowly, incrementally, and it just takes discipline and consistency,” Gorelik said. “I think that we’re finally at a point working on this project where I’m starting to see that pay off. It’s just been day after day of having faith in the future, knowing that the sacrifices you’re making today, you might not really see instantly. … By staying positive, putting your best foot forward, doing it with your friends, and kind of enjoying yourself as you’re doing it, things will work out.”
As Giveasy gains momentum, it’s clear that Moldenhauer and Gorelik aren’t just building an app. They’re crafting a legacy of kindness — one inspired by their time at Tufts and fueled by a strong belief that anyone has the power to change the world.
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