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When I think of donations many things come to mind. Donation jars at grocery stores to help pay for various treatments, writing checks to support organizations, and even giving money to a homeless person on the street. These methods all have their strengths and weaknesses but share some common flaws. What if someone really wants to have an impact but doesn’t know if they can afford to give much money or can not volunteer? One solution is loaning money, however how much trust and reliability is there in getting money back? It might be easy to get money back from a local family or a friend, but what if you want to help someone struggling states, countries or continents away?

Microfinance has risen as a new way to help people but, at the same time, allow people to secure their own finances. Read the rest of this entry »

How many ways are there to do good? More than anybody could ever name and more ways are coming up as people and technology become more innovative. With this premise I hope to educate people on different ways to do good by declaring my first (hopefully) ongoing article called “Learn Good”. Basically, I want discuss new and old ways of spreading good that almost anyone can participate in, or if it is just really interesting, I will share it too. This holds tight with the purpose of my site, which is promoting action and so I hope that people will try out some of the ideas featured in the articles and talk about them with friends and family. I only have a handful ideas so far, but I really want to make this a regular thing. Leave me a comment if you have any ideas you would like me to feature. My first article is in the works so look out for it.