For those of you who were hanging around here last year, you’d remember the infamous 6 resolutions I made for 2008. I’ll cover how I’ve done on the others ones soon, but time is of the essence to circle back to the last one, entitled Donate More. I pledged to walk my walk about companies big and small making a difference in the world by donating to those in need. And, I said I would donate 5% of my site’s profits to a charity that we all agreed on together. The time to decide on that place has arrived. Clean water? Disaster Relief Efforts? Create a scholarship fund at a design school? Perhaps we should micro-finance some projects as a group together through Kiva? You (and there are many of you), tell me where it should go. Comment below or email in, and after we receive a bunch of ideas, we’ll put it up for polling and go from there. Speak!


ed cotton Friday, 12.28.07 @ 5:22 pm

This is a great idea.

Obviously, I am biased because Planning for Good worked with them, but the Idea Village in New Orleans would be a good one.

Also, take a look at Kickstart.org- they are doing some remarkable things in Africa.


Dan Atchison Friday, 12.28.07 @ 6:30 pm

Clean Water has my vote. There is nothing more basic than the need for clean water. Providing this for those in need solves so many other problems as well. In addition to site you listed, check out… http://www.rwandacleanwater.com


richard Friday, 12.28.07 @ 7:30 pm

Heifer International is a personal fave of mine and works around the world dealing with hunger and the environment.

Project M
John Bielenberg is a partner and co-founder of San Francisco-based C2 with Greg Galle and Erik Cox, and the founder and director of Project M, a summer program designed to inspire young designers, writers, photographers and filmmakers by proving that their work can have a positive and significant impact on the world.

And most recently Cirque Du Soleil formed The One Drop Foundation, http://www.onedrop.org/en that will ensure safe drinking water around the world!


steven Saturday, 12.29.07 @ 12:03 pm

Absolutely agree! I’m a big fan of GreenDimes http://www.greendimes.com as well as TONIC Gen, which support multiple causes all over the world through commerce. http://www.tonicgen.com


Bud Caddell Saturday, 12.29.07 @ 3:08 pm

I’m a big fan of giving your readers something to contribute to that falls into your site’s context. How can you help the design community …

I’d like to see a Kiva-like donation structure on Josh Spear, but not micro-loans for businesses — micro loans for artists in developing countries.


Steve Wednesday, 01.02.08 @ 7:15 pm

All great suggestions. I’m a big fan of organizations that address the complex problem of poverty in Africa by creating sustainable programming in several areas simultaneously, e.g. water and health, education and economic opportunities, etc.

My vote would be for Africa Aid: http://www.africaaid.org

Keep up the great work!




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