What RAW Impact does

RAW Impact is a non-profit organization founded in 2013 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, by Troy and Nicole Roberts, and now headquartered in Toowoomba, Australia. It organizes hands-on volunteer and school trips that combine service learning, cultural immersion, and community development work, primarily in Cambodia through the Every Piece Matters bamboo village project and in Australia through the On Country program partnering with First Nations communities and Bethel Farm in Dalby, Queensland. The organization serves three primary customer segments: Australian schools and educational institutions (Hale School, Trinity Anglican College, The Glennie School, Emmanuel College, Somerset College, St Andrew's Anglican College, Fairholme College, Noosa Christian College), families and individuals joining open trips, and corporate groups; First Nations communities are positioned as co-design partners rather than paying customers. There is no underlying proprietary technology platform; service delivery is trip-based, supported by a website, Raisely for registration, and Typeform for volunteer intake.

The business model is non-profit and multi-stream. Approximately 60% of income comes from team trip participant fundraising, 10% from regular monthly givers via the Every Crew Matters program, and the balance from corporate supporters, grants, and one-off donations, with named foundation supporters including the Dennis Langley Foundation and NJ Innes Foundation. Trip pricing is published: a $550 registration payment plus $2,190 (shared) or $2,490 (single) trip cost for adults in the Every Piece Matters open trip, with family pricing on request, and 82.5% of income is reported as directed to projects. RAW operates through two legal entities (RAW Impact International Limited in Australia and RAW Impact Organisation in Cambodia) with 35 staff (21 Cambodian crew, 14 Australian crew) plus a Board of Directors, and has cumulatively led 4,150+ people on 200+ trips since inception.

Name

RAW Impact

Legal name

RAW Impact International Limited

Website

https://rawimpact.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

RAW Impact is a non-profit running hands-on volunteer and school trips in Cambodia and Australia. Founded in 2013, it serves schools, families, and corporate groups through community development programs including the Every Piece Matters bamboo village and On Country First Nations cultural immersion.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-profit community development and service-learning trips

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Development & Social Impact Programs (EDAIAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disaster Relief & Humanitarian Aid Volunteering (EDAIAGAF), Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK)

Keywords

• Volunteer travel programs
• Service learning trips
• Community development projects
• Cultural immersion experiences
• Humanitarian aid services

Headquarters

HQ city

Toowoomba

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Team Trip Participant Fundraising: Approximately 60% of income is derived from team trip participant fundraising. Participants fundraise to cover trip costs which support the organization's projects.
2. Regular Monthly Givers: Approximately 10% of income comes from regular monthly givers through the 'Every Crew Matters' program supporting Cambodian team salaries.
3. Corporate Supporters, Grants and One-off Donors: Balance of income from corporate supporters, grants, and one-off donations. The organization also receives support from foundations like Dennis Langley Foundation and NJ Innes Foundation.
4. Trip Registration and Program Fees: Participants pay registration fees ($550) and trip costs ($2190-$2490 for accommodation options) which cover logistics, accommodation, food, transport, and cultural site access during trips.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

RAW Impact is a non-profit organisation that leads organised team trips to Cambodia and Australia where participants engage in hands-on community development projects, including construction of bamboo houses at the Every Piece Matters Village and land-care, building renovation, and cultural learning activities on First Nations country in Australia. The offering combines experiential service-learning trips, cultural immersion programs, and a recurring donation program (Every Crew Matters) that supports the local Cambodian crew.

Product overview

RAW Impact is a non-profit organization offering experiential service programs centered around team trips and community development projects. The core offering consists of organized team trips to Cambodia and Australia where participants engage in hands-on projects. Key programs include the Every Piece Matters Village (bamboo housing development in Cambodia), the On Country program (First Nations cultural immersion in Australia), and the Every Crew Matters recurring donation program supporting local Cambodian staff. The organization also offers a 'Bring a Team' partnership service for schools and groups, a volunteer leadership program, and farm-based projects at Bethel Farm in Queensland. These programs are unified by RAW Impact's mission to inspire generational change through meaningful, hands-on experiences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Every Piece Matters: The flagship bamboo village project in Cambodia, providing safe community housing for families living in poverty or displaced by urban development.
• On Country

Quantifiable outcome

• 46 bamboo houses built for families in Cambodia
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Bethel FarmcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020On Country program location partner in Dalby, Queensland. RAW works with Bethel Farm to determine project priorities including land care, landscaping, building renovations, and new structures. Co-designs camp experiences with the farm.
• First Nations Elders and Community LeaderscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 202022 First Nations Leaders involved in guiding RAW's On Country program since 2020. Elders share culture and stories with trip participants. Programs are co-designed with community goals at the center.
• Gunggari CommunitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFirst Nations community partner for On Country cultural immersion experiences. Community members like Sue Saunders participate in program delivery and cultural sharing. RAW works alongside the community for their goals and vision.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Rustic Pathways: US-based provider of service-learning trips for high school and college students, with a similar model of combining hands-on community projects, cultural immersion, and school partnerships in developing countries.
• Projects Abroad: Global volunteer-abroad operator running structured trips across many countries including Cambodia; comparable in volunteer-trip product, school partnerships, and fee-based participant model.
• Lattitude Global Volunteering: International volunteering charity placing individuals and groups in structured community projects abroad; comparable volunteer-trip offering and school/university partnerships.
• International Volunteer HQ (IVHQ): Large volunteer-abroad platform operating in Cambodia and dozens of other countries; competes for the same school, family, and individual volunteer segment with a similar hands-on community project model.
• GVI (Global Vision International): International service-learning and volunteer-trip provider with programs in multiple developing countries; closely comparable in school partnerships, project-based volunteer experiences, and capacity-building mission.
• World Youth International: Australian-based non-profit running structured volunteer and school trips to developing countries including Cambodia; highly comparable as a domestic peer with overlapping school customer base and Cambodian projects.
• World Challenge: Provider of school expeditions and student travel with built-in community project components; competes for the same Australian/UK school-trip segment as RAW Impact.

Broad incumbents

• ChildFund Australia: Large Australian international development NGO with long-standing Cambodia programming and school-sponsorship engagement; comparable donor base, Cambodia presence, and school-partnership channel.
• Habitat for Humanity Australia: Major established housing-focused non-profit with a global brand and volunteer-build model; operates in Cambodia through affiliates and overlaps with RAW's house-building value proposition, but at much larger scale and broader scope.
• Australian Volunteers International: Australian government-supported international volunteering program placing skilled Australians in development projects across the Indo-Pacific; comparable geographic and volunteer-deployment model, though skill-focused rather than school-trip focused.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/RAWimpactOrg
• Facebookfacebook.com/RAWimpactOrg
• Instagraminstagram.com/rawimpactorg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/raw-impact

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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