The International Herald Tribune reported this week that in the last year there has been an explosion of online intermediaries promising to help nonprofit groups raise money and awareness. Crowdrise, Jumo, Causecast, Causes on Facebook and others try to use social networking and crowdsourcing to build interest in charities and causes, and to help them attract donations. There are both proponents of the idea, who believe that social media can help to build relationships and communities between individuals and a cause, and opponents, who question whether putting additional intermediaries between charities and the end donator is a good thing.
Have you seen any other noble examples of online charity work recently?
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