I've been researching online and the only thing I can find about this is similar ideas being discussed on blogs. Is this something that you can help me establish?
Michel Bauwens <[email protected]> 4/6/11 11:39 PM >>> if it doesn't exist yet, then it seems indeed like a missing piece of the puzzle and a good idea!
On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 7:39 AM, Bobby Handa <[email protected]> wrote: This would not be p2p lending but rather p2p charity.
Michel Bauwens 04/06/11 5:03 PM >>>
Hi Bobby, How does this project differ from say Kiva? Michel On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 3:55 AM, Bobby Handa <[email protected]> wrote: My idea is very similar to prosper.com but it would be charitable contributions. People register as "donors" and "recipients" Recipients - Individuals or families that are in need due to unforseen hardships. Donors - Individuals or organizations who want to help those in need. Recipients create a profile w/ pictures and an explanation of what happened and indicate what they need. $5000 for example because their car broke down. Donors can browse or search profiles. Donors pick 3 specific profiles that they want to contribute to and the amount they want to contribute. I may be a donor who wants to contribute $100. I pick 3 profiles and the first profile to get enough people to contribute gets the donation. This is the basic idea. Let me know what you think. Thanks. Bobby
Michel Bauwens <[email protected]> 4/6/11 4:48 PM >>>
Hi Bobby, we don't have much operational means, but as a set of online media and a community, we can certainly help with publicising your initiative, getting you more contacts and perhaps even volunteers and collaborators, don't hesitate to tell me (us) more and I can already share with our list, Michel On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 1:50 AM, Bobby Handa <[email protected]> wrote: Hello Michel, I have recently been thinking of p2p charity and am confident that I may have some very good ideas on how to implement such a system. I've been speaking w/ some people who might be willing to help me out and will soon be speaking w/ an attorney to learn about establishing a non-profit. I was wondering if your organization would be available to help me implement my idea. Thanks, Manish (Bobby) Handa -- P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net Connect: http://p2pfoundation.ning.com; Discuss: http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation Updates: http://del.icio.us/mbauwens; http://friendfeed.com/mbauwens; http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens -- P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net Connect: http://p2pfoundation.ning.com; Discuss: http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation Updates: http://del.icio.us/mbauwens; http://friendfeed.com/mbauwens; http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens -- P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net Connect: http://p2pfoundation.ning.com; Discuss: http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation Updates: http://del.icio.us/mbauwens; http://friendfeed.com/mbauwens; http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens