Related link: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2005-09-11-web-charities_x.htm
Following my post on Jeff Jarvis' Recovery 2.0 proposal comes this on how new charities are using the eBay model to match donors to needs. The full story is at usatoday.com:
"When Amy Krebs wanted to help victims of Hurricane Katrina, she went to the Web site of a group called Modest Needs, where people who had taken in displaced friends and relatives were posting requests for money to buy extra groceries, air mattresses and clothing...
Hurricane relief is the latest example of a trend in person-to-person philanthropy. Emerging charities have begun using techniques that eBay pioneered to let contributors find and finance small-scale projects. Like shoppers scouting for their favorite collectible on the Internet auction site, donors can search for particular philanthropic proposals that resonate with them."
A list of web philanthropy sites is here.
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