Articles in the 'Contribution and giving' category
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Contribution spotlight - Trickle Up |
Written by Joseph Foote in Sep 2007
Trickle Up’s mission is ‘to help very poor people worldwide take the first steps out of poverty by providing conditional seed capital, business training, and support services essential to the launch or expansion of a microenterprise.’ To achieve this goal, Trickle Up partners with local agencies.
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Contribution spotlight - Kiva |
Written by Joseph Foote in Sep 2007
Kiva highlights businesses that are seeking micro-funding, giving a brief summary and a photo. It’s possible to see who else is supporting that business, and how close they are to achieving their funding goal. Businesses can be filtered in various ways to make it easy to find a business that resonates with you.
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Contribution spotlight - GlobalGiving |
Written by Joseph Foote in Sep 2007
GlobalGiving (www.globalgiving.com) describes itself as ‘a marketplace for goodness - where you can browse ways to help others around the world, pick the ones you are most passionate about, and give to the solution.’ The organization makes it simple to choose and donate to projects, and then track their impact.
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Philanthropy worldwide |
Written by Luxury Reporter Staff in Jul 2007
One of the most interesting sections of the World Wealth Report covers philanthropy around the globe, highlighting wealth and regional differences.
