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Since philanthropy is in the news:

I started a GoFundMe to donate money to @Give_Directly, a worthy nonprofit that gives cash transfers to people living in extreme poverty in East Africa.

A great organization doing something simple and effective.
gofundme.com/will039s-campa…
@Give_Directly I kicked it off with a $500 donation, curious to see how quickly we can hit a $5k goal.
@Give_Directly Someone asks "why not an American charity?" Fair question!

1) This won't be the first fundraiser
2) The recipients are in extreme poverty - the average transfer ($1,000) is equivalent to a family's yearly income
3) Think about living under a thatched roof in a tropical climate
@Give_Directly Skepticism of cash transfers is reasonable

But this is a serious nonprofit, they've studied the impacts of unconditional giving in Kenya and it's very very positive

givedirectly.org/research-at-gi…
@Give_Directly Homeless vets are a very worthy cause - but they aren't the only philanthropic cause out there!

The average recipient of a @Give_Directly cash transfer is living on roughly sixty-five cents a day
Not so with this organization - they give cash straight to poor families

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