Among the eight companies accepted into the inaugural class of the Moderne Ventures Accelerator in January is New Story, a charity that raises money to build housing for homeless families around the world.

At the heart of its efforts is a unique crowdfunding platform that introduces would-be donors to the actual families their donations would affect, while showing to-the-minute updates on how much money has been raised and how much time is left to raise the rest. Once the money is raised, a local company builds the home, and New Story produces video content showing donors exactly where their money has gone and how it’s made a difference.