In my Google Reader, under The Fischbowl, I learned about a great website that is just the charitable giving site I've been looking for during the past year. I've wanted to substitute some gift giving with global impact project, but hadn't found just the right site to do this through (Heiffer International is a good one, but I didn't feel connected enough to a person). Kiva, at www.kiva.org is a website where, for a minimum of $25 you can choose who you want your microloan to go to in the world. It gives an outline of the person, his or her project, the expected loan length, etc. They have a 97% repayment rate. At the end of the loan you have three choices: You can choose to put your money back into the loan pot again for another person, donate it to Kiva, or get your money back. Where else can you get that kind of deal?
If you do join, assign your gift to the Team called: SHIFT HAPPENS. Karl Fisch would just like to see how much impact his blog for teachers has had.
So, do the world a favor this year at Christmas--Look outside yourself (and maybe your family, too) and see the wide world in need. Give a gift certificate or a handful and help a neighbor across the ocean.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment