[P2P-F] P2P charity

Thu Apr 7 05:39:28 CEST 2011

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 <handa at adelphi.edu> wrote:

> This would not be p2p lending but rather p2p charity.
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> >>> Michel Bauwens 04/06/11 5:03 PM >>>
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> Hi Bobby,
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> How does this project differ from say Kiva?
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> Michel
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> On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 3:55 AM, Bobby Handa <HANDA at adelphi.edu> wrote:
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>>  My idea is very similar to prosper.com but it would be charitable
>> contributions.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> This is the basic idea.
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>> Let me know what you think.
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>> Thanks.
>> Bobby
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>> >>> Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com> 4/6/11 4:48 PM >>>
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>> Hi Bobby,
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>> 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,
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>> don't hesitate to tell me (us) more and I can already share with our list,
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>> Michel
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>> On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 1:50 AM, Bobby Handa <HANDA at adelphi.edu> wrote:
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>>>  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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