Dec

22

Blogging for a good cause

Filed Under Blogging, Travel 

My friends Austin Hill and Alex Eberts have launched Gifter.org, an experiment in social giving. Visitors to the site can either make a wish, or sponsor one. To sponsor a wish, you simply donate an amount of your choosing to a charity of your choice — what can be simpler? Each dollar you donate sponsors one wish.

The goal is to raise a million dollars for charity. After trying to figure out the site’s business model (there isn’t one) or the future business model of Austin and Alex’s Project Ojibwe, I realized I was missing the point. Who cares? They’re encouraging people to give to charity, and that’s good enough for me.

Seeds of peaceSo here’s my receipt. $500 for Seeds of Peace. The organization runs a camp in Maine which brings together teenagers from conflict regions and equips them with leadership skills to promote reconciliation and coexistence. After graduating from the camp, alumni continue to contribute towards advancing these goals in their respective communities.

A recent trip to Israel and Egypt reinforced my belief that a lasting, durable peace (however difficult or far off it may seem under the current circumstances) cannot be achieved by politicians alone but also needs to involve grassroots links between everyday citizens of different countries. Think of it as crowdsourcing for a good cause.

Please take a few moments to visit Gifter.org to either sponsor or make a wish. Happy holidays, everyone, and see you in 2007.

Updated: As a Canadian, I can’t benefit from the tax deductibility of this donation, but that’s tempered by the fact that board member David Avital has offered to match any donations received by December 31st of  this year.

Comments

4 Responses to “Blogging for a good cause”

  1. Austin Hill on December 22nd, 2006 6:07 pm

    Hey George,

    Thanks so much for the support and the support of a great organization.

    Looking forward to sitting down in the New Year.

    Kala Christougenna kai kali protoxoronia.

    -Austin

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