For many of us, we desire to be involved in helping the poor but we do not know how to go about it. One way to get involved is to financially support projects around the world.
Global Giving is a website created to facilitate the connection between the needs of the poor and the donors who want to know where their money is going.
Read below about Global Giving, and then log onto their site to search through projects and donate directly online through paypal or other mechanisms.
“GlobalGiving was founded by two former World Bank executives who decided to use the Internet to create a highly efficient marketplace. The GlobalGiving platform enables more funding to reach projects throughout the globe, and, at the same time, provides a more transparent, engaging way for donors to give.
Because we enable donors to give directly to projects, they know exactly where their money is going. Donors can see progress updates on most projects as funding is received and goals are met.” (except from website)