Last year, I had a Friday Ten Initiative.  I gave $10 to a different organization each Friday.  It was cool, and I liked it a lot.  
I recently found out that a gal in my neighborhood had a very similar idea, but made it about a million times more awesome.  Emily is the 17 year-old sister of our babysitter, Anneleise.  Her website, Emily's Faves, donates money each month to one of 10 organizations.  She selected the organizations using well-articulated criteria you can see on her website.  
Then, each month, she puts 4 organizations up for voting.  You donate as much as you want - one vote equals one dollar.  Then, at the end of the month, all the money goes to the non-profit with the most votes.
So, basically it's like Friday Ten, but your Friday Ten becomes like a Monthly Five Hundred.  That's about how much she donates each time.
Cool, right?
Also, she has a website made with Wix, which I haven't heard of, but I enjoyed navigating.  Maybe good for student projects?  Check it out!
 
 
4 comments:
I voted for People Serving People this time. I used to volunteer there when I was in college. I gave it 10 votes for 10 dollars.
Cool! She seems like an amazing kid.
This is really impressive. Go Emily!
So awesome. The future is bright.
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