How Daybreak works
Daybreak is a service marketplace — not a charity, not a donation platform. Backers purchase a service: the completion of a specific, verifiable real-world action. Stewards are freelance contractors who execute it.
For Stewards
You see the problem. We get you paid to fix it.
Connect your bank via Stripe
Stripe Connect Express verifies your identity and links your local bank account. This takes about 5 minutes and is the platform's spam filter — no fees, just real-person verification.
Post an Action
Photograph the problem, describe exactly what you'll do to fix it, set a funding goal (minimum $5), and choose a funding deadline (up to 30 days). It goes live instantly.
Share your link everywhere
Your Action page has built-in share buttons for WhatsApp, X, Reddit, and Meta. Share it to your community — local groups, relevant subreddits, TikTok. Every pledge gets you closer to funded.
Do the work and film your proof
Once funded, you have 72 hours to complete the Action and upload a continuous proof video including your Steward's Mark — a unique phrase and symbol you write by hand on camera. This is your tamper-proof proof-of-work.
Get paid
If no Backers flag fraud within 48 hours, Stripe automatically routes the funds to your bank account. No waiting. No approval committee.
For Backers
Your $10 moves someone to action in 72 hours.
No account needed. Back any Action with Apple Pay, Google Pay, or a card. A 10% platform fee is added at checkout — this covers payment processing, management, and keeping the platform running. If the Action fails to reach its goal, you get a full refund.
All-or-nothing funding
If the goal isn't met by the deadline, every backer is automatically refunded. No partial actions.
Real-time proof
You'll be notified when proof is uploaded. Watch the video and flag fraud if something looks off.
Global reach
Fund a cleanup in Manila, a tree planting in Lagos, or a mural in São Paulo — all from your phone.
Anti-fraud
The Steward's Mark: AI-proof verification
When an Action is fully funded, the system generates a unique 3-word phrase (e.g., "Golden Horizon Echo") and a random symbol (e.g., a Spiral). The Steward must film themselves continuously from the completed work, then write the phrase and draw the symbol by hand on a piece of paper in the same shot.
Current AI video generators cannot reliably render the continuous kinematics of a human hand writing specific randomized text with accurate shadows, ink bleed, and hand occlusion in an uncut video. This makes the proof both human and tamper-resistant.