Our Mission

1 million fundraisers + 1% back

We believe in being a Force For Good by supporting our communities one fundraiser at a time. Plus, we donate 1% of our own revenue to nonprofits.

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*as of Q4 2025

The Force4Good story

Good code, good vibes

We first started to learn about the impact of local fundraising in 2014 while building Chipotle’s fundraiser program.

When we saw the wins we could deliver by automating fundraisers, we doubled down and worked toward creating a software platform so other restaurants could tap into the benefits.

A product with purpose

As a parent, Steven saw a growing demand for fundraisers on the local level, and as an engineer, realized there was untapped growth value for restaurants if only they could streamline and automate the delivery of their fundraiser program. He realized that fundraisers aren’t just a “do good” story – they’re a growth story.

In 2019, we launched Force4Good.

Lift our communities and we all rise

We're based out of Boulder, CO, where our team enjoys solving challenging problems and supporting restaurant partners from their home offices (fueled by plenty of takeout).

The team

Steven is a technology enthusiast, lifelong learner, and go-getter. Before co-founding Force4Good he led tremendous growth at the digital agency VOLTAGE as President/CTO where he and his team built numerous software products for Chipotle, adidas, CU, and other well-known clients. Steven believes that local nonprofits and communities are the foundation of our nation.

Steven Cook

CEO & Co-Founder

Eric is the Founder/CEO of the digital agency VOLTAGE. Supplying a hearty dose of creativity and good cheer, he provides clients with an inspiring vision of what they can look like, accomplish, and transcend in the e-commerce landscape. After opening its doors in 2008, Eric transformed VOLTAGE from a two-man shop in the basement to a multimillion-dollar, award-winning enterprise serving Fortune 500 Companies and still growing today.

Eric Fowles

Co-Founder & Advisor

Raphael found his niche in leading and growing successful SaaS applications when he joined the fledgling startup InfoArmor (eventually AllState Identity Protection) in 2011. His passion for startups and building products that help people translated to him working with digital agency VOLTAGE on delivering restaurant-industry notable, and award-winning products for companies like Chipotle, and eventually co-founding Force4Good with Steven.

Raphael La Puma

CTO, Director of engineering

Mariah is a SaaS sales professional with a background spanning LMS, fintech, workforce enablement, and enterprise software. She has spent her career building and scaling sales organizations within high-growth technology companies. Prior to joining Force For Good, Mariah helped build direct sales functions at Identifi and Absorb Software. Mariah brings a builder’s mindset, a consultative approach, and a passion for helping organizations solve meaningful challenges through technology and innovation.

Mariah Bradshaw

Founding Account Executive

Aaron has 20 years of experience architecting and scaling technical solutions across a broad range of technologies and platforms. He has a proven track record of leading and mentoring cross-functional teams to produce innovative, award-winning work that's on time and in budget. Aaron emphasizes quality without sacrificing efficiency, and brings a hands-on, servant approach to leadership at FFG that motivates and builds trust.

Aaron Copeland

Development Lead

Bianca is a sustainability and client support professional with a background in carbon markets, sustainability research, marketing, and sales. She is passionate about using her experience to support organizations working toward meaningful environmental and community impact, while building strong relationships along the way. At Force4Good, Bianca supports clients and organizations by assisting with daily inquiries, guiding organizations through event application processes, and utilizing CRM platforms to provide organized, responsive, and personalized support.

Bianca Rosser

Customer Success Specialist

Ben is a finance and operations leader specializing in hypergrowth SaaS companies. Ben is currently the CFO of Tackle.io. Prior to that he was the CFO of Klaviyo, and before that the COO of the Americas at Qualtrics. Ben believes in putting culture and employees first, and has helped prove that finance can be a dramatic accelerator of growth.

Ben Cook

Advisor

Daniel is a web developer with over 15 years of experience and a BFA in Graphic Design. He has worked primarily with full-service marketing agencies, SaaS companies, and freelance clients throughout his career. Daniel enjoys working full-stack, combining front-end and back-end development to create thoughtful, effective digital solutions for FFG.

Daniel Osborn

Development Lead

Dave is a veteran of marketing agencies, with a 20-year professional journey spanning New York to New Zealand. He's fluent in several full-stack technologies but finds his passion in the front-end, developing award-winning animations and interactive experiences for companies like Aetna, BlueStar, and Reebok.

Dave Barker

Development Lead

With a passion for shaping brands through smart strategy and memorable experiences, Kayla brings over a decade of marketing expertise in the food and beverage industry. Her work spans campaign development, brand building, and digital strategy, including helping to transform the Box Tops for Education program with General Mills into a digital program, leading college campus growth strategy for third-party delivery startup EatStreet, and building the brand marketing function from scratch for BBQ Holdings, a multi-brand restaurant group.

Kayla Olson

Marketing Strategist

Kevin is the founder and CEO of IT Lightning and the creator of SparkLogs, a next-generation observability platform designed to be petabyte-scale, easy to use, and dramatically more affordable. Previously, he co-founded eFolder, (later Axcient), growing it from a bootstrapped startup into a market leader in backup and disaster recovery serving over 5,000 MSPs, and acquired by ConnectWise in 2024. Kevin's deep background in start-ups is a key resource for FFG.

Kevin Hoffman

Series A Investor

Laura has broad experience in all facets of operations for digital agencies, SaaS platforms, and technology start-ups. Across 30+ years she has worked in a C-level capacity with impactful companies including Comcast, adidas, Chipotle, and NASA, and supports FFG with contracts, team engagement, administrative platforms, and compliance.

Laura Steele

Director, Business Operations

An outcome-driven Project Manager for FFG, Lauren's background has been in helping restaurant brands create and grow their community giving programs. She specializes in corporate restaurant project management and strategy. Success stories include coordinating the launch of new products, menus, new locations openings, and more, for notable restaurant brands - Famous Dave's, Village Inn, Bakers Square, Granite City. Lauren plays a key role in onboarding and ensuring the succes of new FFG clients.

Lauren Early

Project Manager

Lyndsey is driven by the idea that brands can grow by making meaningful, high-touch connections to the community. Her wheelhouse is corporate marketing strategy, having spent 20+ years helping notable restaurant brands – including Panera Bread, Potbelly Sandwich Works, Noodles & Company, and Checkers & Rally’s – successfully launch new products, open new stores, scale broad marketing efforts to local communities, and more.

Lyndsey Dudley

Marketing Strategist

Lys is passionate about putting customers first and excels in an environment that demands close coordination and optimization with the FFG team. She brings prior managment experience maintaining BYU Idaho's Knowledge Base for over 40,000 students and faculty. Lys is responsible for first-line customer support, problem resolution, and maintaining CSR platforms and documentation.

Lys Neal Whitehead

Customer Success Specialist

Paul is committed to top shelf client services and operations at FFG. With many years as a project manager for e-commerce, startup, and enterprise clients, Paul aligns clients and FFG's platform to ensure their business goals are met. He brings a wealth of experience in many fields, from digital marketing, design, web and app development, to music and film production.

Paul Spaeth

Product Owner

Rustin is a passionate tech entrepreneur. He co-founded and grew TapInfluence for 8 years, raising $22M before becoming acquired by Izea. Rustin then joined DNSFilter as Chief Revenue Officer where he increased MRR from 80k to 200k. He now works for Google and supports Force4Good with his first-hand experience.

Rustin Banks

Advisor

Troy has been involved in many aspects of the IT industry in a career spanning over 30 years. His real passion has always been software development and learning new languages and frameworks. He has led many talented teams of developers while creating award winning software. Troy enjoys the challenge of creating top-notch and useful applications for FFG's clients.

Troy Carpenter

Development Lead

Winter is a "seasoned" web developer with 15+ years of experience turning complex challenges into intuitive digital solutions. He believes in harnessing technology to solve real-world problems, streamline processes, and create meaningful user experiences. By following industry standards and leveraging cutting-edge tools, Winter builds solutions that are reliable, scalable, and future-proof.

Winter King

Development Lead

A jack of all trades, Will began his career with various non-profits, then joined the Chipotle Community Roots team and helped build Chipotle’s community-centric fundraising program that has raised millions. Will spent a few years on the agency side producing and managing established and start-up retail brands, then took the opportunity to join Force4Good and reignite his passion for helping non-profits raise funds and give back to their communities.

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Our mission

1 million fundraisers + 1% back

We believe in being a Force For Good by supporting our communities one fundraiser at a time. Plus, we donate 1% of our own revenue to nonprofits.

The Force4Good story

Good code, good vibes

We first started to learn about the impact of local fundraising in 2014 while building Chipotle’s fundraiser program. When we saw the wins we could deliver by automating fundraisers, we doubled down and worked toward creating a software platform so other restaurants could tap into the benefits.

A product with purpose

Lift our communities and we all rise

We're based out of Boulder, CO, where our team enjoys solving challenging problems and supporting restaurant partners from their home offices (fueled by plenty of takeout).

The team

Steven Cook

CEO & Co-Founder

Eric Fowles

Co-Founder & Advisor

Raphael La Puma

CTO, Director of engineering

Mariah Bradshaw

Founding Account Executive

Aaron Copeland

Development Lead

Bianca Rosser

Customer Success Specialist

Ben Cook

Advisor

Daniel Osborn

Development Lead

Dave Barker

Development Lead

Kayla Olson

Marketing Strategist

Kevin Hoffman

Series A Investor

Laura Steele

Director, Business Operations

Lauren Early

Project Manager

Lyndsey Dudley

Marketing Strategist

Lys Neal Whitehead

Customer Success Specialist

Paul Spaeth

Product Owner

Rustin Banks

Advisor

Troy Carpenter

Development Lead

Winter King

Development Lead

Will Kuecker

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

We've already given $1MM back... and we're just getting started.

Force4Giving is a public charity established to activate and equip restaurants in running effortless community fundraisers that make maximum impact.

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We first started to learn about the impact of local fundraising in 2014 while building Chipotle’s fundraiser program.

When we saw the wins we could deliver by automating fundraisers, we doubled down and worked toward creating a software platform so other restaurants could tap into the benefits.