Welcome to the chronicle of one wiseass woman's efforts to donate mostly money, sometimes things and occasionally time to weird 'n' wonderful charities that tell you exactly what your money will be doing, whether it's $1 or $100 and everywhere in between.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Days 7-9 of The 10-Day Give
Got a little catching up to do here...
Day 7: Doubled the contents of the "Snowflake Savings" jar earmarked for The Baobab Home.
Day 8: Nothing - I've got two things lined up for Day 10 that really can't be done any other day. If you've been following my new giving habits, you can probably guess what they both are...
Day 9: Another Kiva loan, this time an unusual opportunity - a consortium of impoverished first-timers in the Dominican Republic with no history of entrepreneurship or successful past loans. Most loans are to tiny businesses that already exist, to give them the cashflow to expand, so I reckon the chances of default on this one are significantly higher than usual.
I'm a home-based massage therapist in Manhattan, and the only times I'm not living like an accidental hermit are when I'm off globetrotting. Lately my trips have been fairly exotic and the destinations anywhere from mildly to moderately "developing", and I've found myself repeatedly struck by what I call First World Guilt. Life in Manhattan isn't cheap, but I get by okay - enough that I want to do something about the imbalances I've seen, but I'm no Bill Gates. I started this blog for those who want to give up their morning coffee treats for a week each month (or something along those lines) and do something effective with what many consider pocket change.
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