CHIIP

Introduction

From concept to AI-powered platform: How Career Haven transformed community innovation funding

Most community innovators have brilliant ideas but lack the expertise to craft funding proposals that win.

When Ogo Ekwueme, founder of Career Haven, approached us with her vision, she wasn't just looking to develop an app; she wanted to democratize access to funding for community health initiatives.

What began as a simple proof of concept in Glide evolved into something game-changing through strategic iteration. Now in its fourth version, the Community Impact and Innovation Portal (CHIIP) represents a strategic evolution from MVP to a sophisticated platform.

Each iteration has built upon user feedback and technological advancement, with the current Bubble-powered version delivering an AI-powered ecosystem that guides users from raw ideas to funded proposals to successful product launch.

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THE CHALLENGE: BRIDGING EXPERTISE GAPS WITH TECHNOLOGY

Career Haven initial Glide application validated the concept but couldn't support Ogo's expanding vision. The platform needed to do something extraordinarily difficult: replicate the expertise of seasoned grant writers and make it accessible to everyone.

The existing platform hit critical limitations:

• Community innovators couldn't access the real-time expertise they needed, and the level of AI needed today is significantly more advanced than what was built two years ago.
• Collaboration between subject experts and proposal writers was clunky and inefficient, requiring a more sophisticated technical architecture.
• The growing user base demanded a more scalable solution with enhanced AI capabilities that could handle increasingly complex proposal requirements.

Our solution: An intelligent collaborative ecosystem

Rather than building from scratch, we took a strategic approach, preserving what worked while transforming CHIIP into a comprehensive AI-powered platform on Bubble. 



The transition from Glide to Bubble wasn't just a platform change; it represented a fundamental rethinking of how community innovation could be powered by advanced AI.

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Choosing AI agents over chatbots

We implemented true AI agents rather than conventional chatbots because CHIIP needed AI components that could:

• Analyze complex RFP documents.
• Maintain context across multiple sessions.
• Take actions rather than just provide information.
• Collaborate within a multi-agent system.

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Supabase Integration for Scalable Data Management

While Bubble serves as the primary platform, we integrated Supabase as the database solution to:

• Maintain quick access to proposal information.
• Scale horizontally as user numbers increase.
• Keep AI context and learning accessible across the system.

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The three-part user journey

The reimagined platform guides users through three interconnected journeys:

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1. Exploration & Discovery

Users enter with just an idea, and the platform helps them discover relevant funding opportunities while building knowledge in their focus area. The system integrates Perplexity's research API to deliver contextually relevant resources that educate users on their chosen domain.

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2. Proposal Development

The heart of CHIIP is its AI-assisted proposal builder that transforms concepts into compelling funding proposals. This system represents a significant technical achievement, incorporating multiple specialized AI agents that work in concert. When a user uploads an RFP or creates a new proposal, a dedicated AI agent performs a comprehensive breakdown of requirements, extracting key criteria, deadlines, and evaluation metrics. The platform then employs a sophisticated collaboration engine that analyzes the proposal requirements against the expertise profiles of potential collaborators, suggesting team compositions that maximize the probability of success. This matching algorithm accounts for past collaboration history, domain expertise, and availability. The proposal generation process itself utilizes a multi-agent system where different specialized AI components handle distinct aspects of the proposal:

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• Research agents that source evidence-based models and relevant statistics.
• Writing agents that craft compelling narratives tailored to specific funding agencies' preferences.
• Technical specialists that ensure all compliance requirements are met.
• Budget optimization engines that align financial requests with project goals.

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These agents continuously refine outputs based on user feedback through an interactive canvas interface, creating a feedback loop that progressively improves the quality of the proposal.

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3. Commercialization Pathway

Uniquely, CHIIP doesn't stop at winning funding. It guides users through transforming their funded ideas into market-ready products or services, from evidence-based models to marketing strategies.What makes CHIIP special is how it integrates AI throughout the user journey. As users work, specialized AI agents provide real-time guidance, suggest improvements, and even conduct research, essentially putting expertise at their fingertips.

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The results: Transforming ideas into funded realities

The migration from a Glide app to a sophisticated Bubble platform transformed CHIIP from promising concept to powerful tool. The numbers tell the story:


• 80% increase in proposal submissions after launch

• 65% of users reported improved collaboration with subject experts

• 40% reduction in time spent on proposal research

• 70% of proposals completed within initial timeline estimates


But the true impact goes beyond metrics. CHIIP has democratized access to funding by making expert-level proposal writing accessible to community innovators who previously couldn't compete with better-resourced organizations.

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The takeaway: Strategic technology transitions drive growth

CHIIP demonstrates the power of strategic platform selection and thoughtful technology transitions. By starting with a Glide MVP to validate her concept before investing in a more robust Bubble solution, Ogo achieved both business validation and technical excellence.

This phased approach allowed Career Haven to prove its concept while minimizing initial investment, then scale up with confidence when the time was right. The result is a platform that delivers immediate value while providing a foundation for continued innovation and growth.

Looking at Career Haven’s journey, it’s clear: success doesn’t come from overbuilding; it comes from building smart. With the right partner, a well-structured MVP can evolve into a high-impact platform that scales with your vision.

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Curious what that could look like for your business? Let’s explore it together. Book a free discovery call with our team and let’s map out a solution that balances speed, scalability, and real business value. Because the next big thing you build shouldn’t just work, it should work for growth.

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