Globalgiving.com - Charity 2.0

This year instead of sending holiday cards we're sending gift cards to Globalgiving.com, a great web site that connects donors to the charity program of their choice with the least amount of friction possible.  I received a gift card recently and donated to a project for clean water in Ethiopia (most folks have a climate issue that they particularly resonate with and water's mine).  There are projects across the globe that deal with children, disaster recovery, climate change...the list (unfortunately) is endless.  Each project is described in detail, with progress reports, contacts for project leadership and the remaining fundraising goals.  I actually picked the charity with my kids, which, while hardly experiential, gave them a sense of the challenges others are facing.  I encourage everyone to check it out and give generously.