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Game Mechanics Can Change the World

For years, charities have been providing incentives to donors. My first recollection of this was the boy scout apple. Next came the $60 This Old House coffee cup on PBS television. More recently, pledge-based events like runs and walks have offered t-shirts, jackets and even things like televisions if individuals achieve particular fundraising targets. Meanwhile, [...]

Crowdsourcing & Gamifying Charity

If you could change someone's life by lending them $25 would you do it? What if someone else was working with the borrower to make sure you got repaid?  What if that $25 not only helped the recipient, but helped her send her children to school?   Well that's the opportunity you have with people [...]

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