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]]> By: Adam http://blog.donorschoose.org/blog/2008/03/21/mashed/#comment-180 Adam Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:59:01 +0000 http://blog.donorschoose.org/blog/2008/03/21/mashed/#comment-180 I think the Google map approach is the best way to help people act locally. I think you need to work with donorschoose to signal every teacher to get their "challenge" on the map. I'm in San Mateo and i've read through 50+ requests for funding without finding even one compelling idea -- and I found several silly, frivolous or just plain bad ideas. Signal to noise seems to be the biggest problem -- the simple idea of giving a small amount so that "many hands make light work" seems to solve a lot of problems, but when those problems are buried in pages of information about bigger issues, the "think global" becomes an impediment to "act local." Well, I'm going to contact each school in my city and in the vicinity of my children's schools and see what kind of micro-philanthropy they're attempting to defray their budget shortfall problems. I have no doubt this can work. Keep up the good work. Adam I think the Google map approach is the best way to help people act locally.

I think you need to work with donorschoose to signal every teacher to get their “challenge” on the map.

I’m in San Mateo and i’ve read through 50+ requests for funding without finding even one compelling idea — and I found several silly, frivolous or just plain bad ideas.

Signal to noise seems to be the biggest problem — the simple idea of giving a small amount so that “many hands make light work” seems to solve a lot of problems, but when those problems are buried in pages of information about bigger issues, the “think global” becomes an impediment to “act local.”

Well, I’m going to contact each school in my city and in the vicinity of my children’s schools and see what kind of micro-philanthropy they’re attempting to defray their budget shortfall problems.

I have no doubt this can work. Keep up the good work.

Adam

]]> By: Peter Deitz http://blog.donorschoose.org/blog/2008/03/21/mashed/#comment-53 Peter Deitz Sat, 22 Mar 2008 03:43:35 +0000 http://blog.donorschoose.org/blog/2008/03/21/mashed/#comment-53 Hi Mike, Thanks for the post. I'm so glad to have DonorsChoose in the system. Can't wait to parse for location, tags, and donation amount. I agree with you that this is the start of something big. Readers, please head over to NetSquared and cast a vote for this mashup. Simple directions on how to cast your vote can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/2du7ed Hi Mike, Thanks for the post. I’m so glad to have DonorsChoose in the system. Can’t wait to parse for location, tags, and donation amount. I agree with you that this is the start of something big.

Readers, please head over to NetSquared and cast a vote for this mashup. Simple directions on how to cast your vote can be found here:

http://tinyurl.com/2du7ed

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