Dear Susan, Nancy, and other members: We have had the same thought (that people and organisations would like to find a way to make direct donations to worthy efforts in developing countries). Our approach is to set up a database of organisations that are working in the South, with each organisation providing information about its mission, achievements, plans and needs, as well as references. The database will be widely publicised to the public and to "giving" organisations, including foundations, government agencies, international organisations, etc. We would like to start w/ organisations that are working on effective use of ICT for development. We've seen so many on the GKD list, doing fabulous work in their own communities, but struggling to survive. We think this is a way to start directing contributions to those organisations.
If this is of interest to you or your organisation, kindly contact me. Thanks, janice Janice Brodman Director Center for Innovative Technologies EDC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Susan Kuhn wrote: Nancy White wrote: >> Is there any mechanism or organization that can accept individual funds >> from any citizen of the world who would support the development? Sort of >> a reverse microlending -- microinvesting? >> >> I sense there are many in the world, especially now, who look to build >> bridges, connections and healing. This might be one small way. There >> just needs to be a financial mechanism and agreements (well, that isn't >> so simple, but one can dream, eh?) > One approach would be to use "donate now" buttons on an internet site. > You will still need an institutional "backend" to legally receive and > disburse funds. The easiest approach would be to append this internet > function to an existing orgnaization or create some kind of partnership. > See <http://www.helping.org/register/> for AOL's solution (there are > others) and see <www.libertyunites.org> for how this is working to raise > funds for the Red Cross and other organizations. Perhaps you could > partner with an existing microlender as a source of additional capital; > or what if it were sponsored by a group with enough name recognition to > get listed on the libertyunites site, which has raised many 100s of > millions from people worldwide. ------------ ***GKD is an initiative of the Global Knowledge Partnership*** To post a message, send it to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. In the 1st line of the message type: subscribe gkd OR type: unsubscribe gkd Archives of previous GKD messages can be found at: <http://www.globalknowledge.org>
