You've been invited as a functional tester for Bucket — a conservation fundraising platform connecting donors with conservation groups across Aotearoa. Your job is to work through the tasks below and give us honest, specific feedback on what works, what doesn't, and what confused you. This is a test environment. The platform is not yet publicly launched. Rough edges are expected — that's exactly why you're here.
You'll need:
Test funds included. Your test account has been pre-loaded with funds so you can simulate the full donation experience without using real money. Test card details will be provided separately by the Bucket team.
Questions before you start? Email sheridan@bucket.community
For each task, note:
Score from 1 (very difficult) to 5 (very easy).
Anything that confused or frustrated you.
Specific errors, missing elements, wrong behaviour.
Anything you'd change or add.
Be specific. "It was confusing" is less useful than "I couldn't find the button to allocate funds — I expected it to be on the project page but it wasn't there."
Please record your feedback in the task document provided separately. Return completed feedback to sheridan@bucket.community.
Complete tasks in order — each one builds on the previous. If you get stuck, note it and move on. Don't spend more than 5 minutes on any single step before flagging it.
Imagine you've heard about Bucket from a friend. You visit bucket.community for the first time and want to create an account.
You're now logged in for the first time. Before you donate anything, you want to understand what Bucket is about and browse what's available.
You've decided you want to start supporting conservation. You want to add funds to your Bucket.
You've got funds in your Bucket and you've found a project you want to support. Now you want to direct your money to it.
You've heard that Bucket has Giving Circles — groups of people who pool their conservation impact. You want to join one.
You've been using Bucket for a bit now. Take a step back and review your dashboard as a logged-in donor.
You want to review and update your profile and notification preferences.
You have a question about how Bucket works and want to find the answer yourself without contacting the team.
You want to confirm that the emails you received during your testing session are correct and complete.
Imagine you represent a conservation group considering listing on Bucket. Explore what that experience looks like.
Return your completed feedback document — or your written notes — to sheridan@bucket.community. Include your name, the date of testing, and the device/browser you used. Your feedback will directly shape what gets fixed and improved before Bucket launches publicly.