Additional funding for social impact.
We teach NGOs and donors how to increase income and grow endowments using decentralised finance.
Decentralised finance gives social impact organisations the freedom to spend more time serving communities and less time chasing funding.
Donor
NGO
Decentralised financeThe tension
Complete dependence on donor funding can leave NGOs structurally fragile and project outcomes vulnerable.
Decentralised finance (DeFi) decreases funding uncertainty, resulting in healthier donor relationships and better long-term results for projects.
LayerOne helps you build strong relationships with your donors, not replace them. When your organisation has its own sources of income, it no longer needs to approach every donor conversation with a request for money. That creates room for donors to contribute in other ways such as expertise, networks, and endorsements.
The process
01
Learn
Your team learns how to research, implement and manage a decentralised Bluechip Flywheel to generate income and increase assets within a low-risk framework.
02
Assess
After learning the process, your team determines if your organisation has the appropriate governance and expertise to manage a decentralised Bluechip Flywheel.
03
Decide
After assessing the capabilities, your team chooses to proceed or not with the pilot stage of a decentralised Bluechip Flywheel.
The program
| Stage | Duration | What happens | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 DeFi introduction | One session | We meet your team to explain decentralised finance. We field questions about capacity, legitimacy, security and sustainability. If you choose to proceed, we prepare for the pilot program. | Nothing to pay at all. |
| 02 Pilot program | Six months | We teach then support your team to research, deploy and manage a decentralised Bluechip Flywheel with a pilot allocation from your treasury. | Nothing to pay LayerOne. Minimal fees for third-party software. |
| 03 Full program | Ongoing | If your team decides to continue after the pilot program, we'll help you prepare for a long-term implementation of the Bluechip Flywheel, including ongoing risk assessments and strategy updates. | Case-by-case fee arrangement with LayerOne. Minimal fees for third-party software. |
Evidence
Before starting LayerOne, we taught missional individuals how to create wealth using decentralised finance. Now it's time to help missional organisations.
We use historical data and transparent strategies to teach you how to generate constant income across all phases of the market cycle. The risk parameters of these strategies are appropriate for the strict compliance, control and low-risk environment of a donor organisations, foundations and NGOs.
Testimonials
Joshua has a fantastic ability to break down complex topics in an easily digestible way. He has really helped me to demystify the de-fi industry. I now understand it at a far deeper level which is helping me make better investment decisions and gives me more confidence in the industry overall.
Joshua brings an elite level of structure, rigor, and real-world insight to every conversation, giving you the mental models needed to evaluate underlying architectures and manage capital safely. My confidence, risk management, and strategic execution have completely transformed as a result. If you are serious about achieving absolute mastery over modern capital markets and on-chain systems, working with Joshua is an absolute game-changer.
LayerOne is warm, approachable, and always willing to take the time to answer questions and offer thoughtful guidance. Grateful to have a partner like them, whom I trust, knowing that the resources we steward today can help create lasting impact in the communities we serve.
Joshua's teaching has been both insightful and actionable. He simplifies complex financial concepts, making them easy to understand and apply, which has helped me become a more confident and disciplined investor.
Joshua brings a wealth of experience from traditional finance and seamlessly applies those principles to DeFi. His background as a teacher made complex concepts understandable to me. He was patient and genuinely cared about my financial future.
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After a year of learning from Joshua, I can clearly see the difference his coaching has made. He taught me how to set up and manage my DeFi flywheel, and that system has been the main reason I've been able to grow my money the way I have.
I always wanted to learn about cryptocurrency. After meeting with Joshua to learn and practice in real markets, his experience and insight has emboldened me to invest and interact with this pivotal future financial framework in an accessible and exciting way.
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How decentralised finance works for you
The Bluechip Flywheel
LayerOne teaches the decentralised Bluechip Flywheel. This is a blockchain-based capital allocation system that uses smart-contract market-making, lending and borrowing to accumulate assets when prices fall, build cash reserves when prices rise, and earn interest across all stages of the market cycle. It is complex but not complicated; secure but fully transparent.
Decentralized finance is an extraordinary innovation. It makes markets faster, cheaper, and more transparent.”
Larry Fink, Chairman and CEO, BlackRock, 2025 Annual Chairman's Letter to Investors
FAQs
Questions you should ask.
How much will we earn using the Flywheel?
The Flywheel can be risk-adjusted to your specific time horizon and financial requirements. You could expect an 8% return using a low-risk configuration.
Is this speculation with our reserves?
No. The strategies we teach are designed for the strict compliance, control and low-risk environments of NGOs. You first learn how to use DeFi within your specific risk and control context, then decide if DeFi is aligned with your specific policy and capacity.
Who holds our funds?
Your organisation manages its own funds. LayerOne provides training and support for as long as you want it.
Do we stop applying for grants?
No. Grants and other funding channels continue. This is an additional funding source to strengthen donor relationships and stabilise project outcomes.
What does LayerOne actually do?
LayerOne provides the training, resources and support to securely and profitably run a decentralised Bluechip Flywheel.
What does it cost to work with LayerOne?
LayerOne does not charge fees for training and support during the pilot program. However, there are some costs for third-party software. LayerOne does charge fees on a case-by-case basis to clients who continue to run a Bluechip Flywheel after the pilot program. Fees are a percentage of Flywheel profits, not a burden on your admin budget.
What if we decide our organisation is not ready yet?
That's okay. You will have learnt about a new and powerful financial technology. You can re-engage us at any time to develop the resources and expertise needed to run a Bluechip Flywheel.
For donors.
Better funding.
Better partnerships.
Better impact.
Any organisation can run a decentralised Bluechip Flywheel. The same strategy that creates additional income for social impact organisations can also generate capital for donor organisations, foundations and trusts, with better rates than fixed-term deposits and higher yields than bonds and equity markets.
What happens now?
Book an introduction
The first step is simply an open conversation with your team about the funding possibilities available to NGOs through decentralised finance.
The LayerOne team
Meet the team.
Joshua Jagelman
Managing Director
MBA UNSW, BEd USYD
Joshua has been active in blockchain technologies since 2017. He holds a Bachelor of Education from USYD and an MBA (Finance) from UNSW, and has spent most of his career in Southeast Asia working in coffee production and private equity.
Michael Chin
Finance Director
BBus UTS
Michael is a tax and accounting professional with more than 30 years’ experience building and operating his own companies and providing advanced business services to private equity firms in Australia. He holds a Bachelor of Business from UTS.
Rooke Young
Chief Technical Officer
BSc Missouri S&T
Rooke is a software developer specialising in cyber security. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering with a minor in Computer Science from Missouri S&T. Rooke also sits on the board of In-Fire, an NGO serving children in armed conflict.