Americans Turn to the Web for Economic Hardship Relief.Advertising.com Founder Launches New Site for People in Need BOYNTON BEACH Boynton Beach, city (1990 pop. 46,194), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; inc. 1920. A major suburban area, it is also a beach resort and vegetable-shipping point. , Fla. -- MicroGiving.com, a Boynton Beach based Internet site, announced today the launch of their charitable giving site to support individuals and agencies who have verifiable needs. Co-Founder, John Ferber, has absorbed operation costs so that recipients may keep 100% of money that is donated do·nate v. do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates v.tr. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute. v.intr. To make a contribution to a fund or cause. . Ferber is best known for the development of internationally recognized internet programs as well as innovative marketing and e-commerce tools including Advertising.com, which was later sold in a $497 million deal with AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. . Ferber has gone on to develop additional technology enterprises including his latest non-profit venture, MicroGiving.com. "I witness miracles every day when I read the letters recipients send us expressing their gratitude Gratitude agrimony traditional symbol for gratitude. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 172] Androcles because he had once extracted a thorn from its paw, the lion refrained from attacking Androcles in the arena. [Rom. Lit. for MicroGiving.com," said Ferber. "A helping hand from a stranger not only brings them out of their darker days but restores what is perhaps their greatest asset, that being hope." MicroGiving.com is a direct charitable giving website where recipients in need of assistance create online profiles so that donors who would like to donate funds can browse (1) To view the contents of a file or a group of files. Browser programs generally let you view data by scrolling through the documents or databases. In a database program, the browse mode often lets you edit the data. See Web browser. through their personal stories and then select individuals who they would like to help. Recipients and donors can see the progress of funds raised for each individual and the donations are paid directly to the recipients through the site. Donors, like the recipients, create profiles and can choose to donate anonymously if they wish. They can select from the thousands of recipients who need assistance in whatever denomination Denomination The stated value found on financial instruments. Notes: This term applies to most financial instruments with monetary values. The denomination for bonds and securities would be face value or par value. they choose. Often times, recipients themselves pay forward their gifts as donors. MicroGiving.com was founded and funded by businessman and philanthropist, John Ferber, as a means for universal participation in direct charitable giving; donor-to-recipient, the alternative to the traditional model of donor-to-organization. Rooted from the notion that selfless self·less adj. Having, exhibiting, or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish: "Volunteers need both selfish and selfless motives to sustain their interest" Natalie de Combray. giving, even in the smallest denominations, to individuals in need of assistance immediately triggers a "feel good" sensation in donors and recipients. MicroGiving.com was created to provide an organized community for social responsibility. The site has recorded nearly $200,000 in donations. It is the mission of the organization to provide, facilitate and empower empower verb To encourage or provide a person with the means or information to become involved in solving his/her own problems individual charitable donation by enabling members to pick, choose and give directly to anyone in need, no matter how much they have to give. |
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