Welcome
We are a platform that provides you with student creative volunteers to help you realise your positive impact.
Pixie Dust can help you with deliverables that drive tangible outcomes and guidance to magnify your influence. We meticulously match teams of passionate design students to precisely fit your needs. Throughout focused collaborations, our talented student designers curate bespoke visuals, branding, and strategic solutions, drawing from in-depth research, creative input, and practical execution to achieve your goals.
Our services are free of charge because we know every dollar and minute counts for small businesses and non-profit charities.
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Say goodbye to shifting through thousands of CV and worrying about budget, we help you find the perfect, passionate creatives who will help you succeed.
Step 1:
You signal interest.
Students sign-up.
We collect key information from you , including goals, interests, design requirements and a police background check. This will help us to pair you the perfect fit.
Step 2:
Meet your hires.
Once you are approved, we will start looking for students that align with your values and interests. If you are matched with a team of students, we will schedule a call between you and your hires.
Step 3:
Choose, accept, start creating!
If you like what your getting. Say yes and get started! We'll set-up communication channels, and you and your student team can sort out the rest, however it suits you guys!
Say goodbye to shifting through thousands of CV and worrying about budget, we help you find the perfect, passionate creatives who will help you succeed.
Our matching process.
1
You signal interest.
Students sign-up.
We collect key information from you , including goals, interests, design requirements and a police background check. This will help us to pair you the perfect fit.
2
Meet your hires.
Once you are approved, we will start looking for students that align with your values and interests. If you are matched with a team of students, we will schedule a call between you and your hires.
3
Choose, accept, start creating!
If you like what your getting. Say yes and get started! We'll set-up communication channels, and you and your student team can sort out the rest, however it suits you guys!
10+
number of projects completed
80,000+
number of students reached¹
11+
number of orgs. reached²
$40,000+
saved by organisations³
Content Creation
How we do it:
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we uncover your 'why' and pinpoint your target market.
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we forge powerful and innovative content concepts.
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we create lasting photo & video content for social media and ads.
Branding & Design
How we do it:
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we design & deploy websites with your goals in mind
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we identify unmet needs to be filled by your online services
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we future-proof our deliverables to ensure long-lasting impact
Digitisation & Web-dev
How we do it:
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we research your brand's essence and audience connection
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we establish your strategic identity
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we produce reputable and scalable branding & design frameworks
Our Services
Our expert teams offer services in three main areas. These areas are most relevant to businesses and charities today as they take on the challenge of a fast-paced digital world in addition to their goals.
Find the 'you' in design and prepare you for the visual future
Change the way your target audience sees you
Free service that helps you save costs
Involve the next generation in your mission
Benefits of Pixie Dust
[Redacted Name]'s photos are absolutely stunning pieces of artwork. His free price is well below how much we should be paying, considering how dedicated he is to his service and the wonderful photos that he takes. Thanks, [Redacted Name]
Lilian Li
Sunshine Christian Preschool, New Zealand
"Thank you so much for the pictures We do love them. There are some memorable shots."
Natalia Torreira
The Redbow International
"Needed new real estate photos and website for my other motel - great to see students so enthusiastic these days. Fantastic outcome."
Amy Lin
Best Western Newmarket, Auckland
Student: Will I get paid?
No. By working through Pixie Dust you are providing volunteer services. This means that you can earn volunteer hours towards awards such as the Duke of Edinburgh.
Student: How many hours will I need to commit?
Any amount you want! You can decide the exact terms of your work with your organisation/employer, including when you how, how you work and where you work (most commonly online!).
Is it easy to find matches?
Finding the perfect match is a complex process. But, we do our best to make this as simple as fast as possible. Following the pandemic, there may be some changes that makes it harder to find perfect matches.
Schools.: Will my students be safe?
We will do our utmost to keep your school's childrens safe. For more information, visit our policies page.
School.: How can a school join?
Pixie Dust and the offered programs can be a club or society at your school. If you have one or two students who are interested, they can even form a friend group and work on a specific project together!
Org.: What kinds of organisations can join Pixie Dust?
We welcome all sorts of organisations, from small businesses to major non-profit charities! We want to accept and help as many orgs. as we can, but the eligibility is dependent on NZ law regarding Children's employment.
Org.: Can I choose students?
Yes and no. To protect the privacy of minors, we do not release our databases. However, we will match you with students based on their portfolio work (which you can review and choose). Don't worry, all of our creatives are talented and dedicated (we have a review system)!
Org.: Why do I need to be vetted?
The Children's Act of 2014 requires all individuals working with children to be vetted by the New Zealand Police. Your organisation will need to submit a vetting process for any individual working with our student creatives.
Org.: My organisation is not based in NZ. How do the terms and rules apply to me?
If your organisation is not based in New Zealand or Australia, you must provide children's employment in accordance with local laws and practices. We will still require a background check (albeit not completed by the NZ Police) before we approve your application.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Safety, Vetting & Information for Schools
From requiring police background checks from participating organisations to bi-weekly check-ins and parental updates, we take paramount precaution to make sure that our student volunteers and their organisations stay as safe as possible.
