[P2P-F] P2P charity

[Michel Bauwens]

Hi Bobby,

How does this project differ from say Kiva?

Michel

On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 3:55 AM, Bobby Handa <HANDA at adelphi.edu> 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
>
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> >>> Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com> 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 <HANDA at adelphi.edu> 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
>>
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