eBay Give.Good.Green launches this week, the first eBay promotion to link all five of the company’s social good initiatives (eBay Foundation, eBay Giving Works, MicroPlace, WorldofGood.com and the eBay Green Team) with all eBay users to make a difference through a number of different activities on eBay. I managed to sit down with Jennifer Ibarra to talk a little more about it. I apologize in advance for the shaky camera work – I filmed it early in the morning on my third cup of coffee and I think I had a tough time keeping the camera straight! (Need to invest in a stand maybe?). Regardless, here you go…
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Posts Tagged: microplace
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FEATURED POSTRichard Brewer-Hay / Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
UPDATED: Introducing Give.Good.Green; 5 Minutes with… Jennifer Ibarra
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FEATURED POSTRichard Brewer-Hay / Friday, August 21st, 2009
Microfinance Credit Bubble: Reality or Hype?
Ink has never been, and will never be, a platform to further an individual’s political or personal agenda. Yes, I try to keep it as “human” as possible and like to think that I leave it all out on the table each week both here and on Twitter. Bottom line, this is a corporate blog and, as such, I have a responsibility to report facts coming out of the company and the businesses we touch and, where I can, apply my thoughts or opinion to them.That said, when I read the Wall Street Journal article of Aug. 13, 2009, “A Global Surge in Tiny Loans Spurs Credit Bubble in a Slum” that set off a debate in microfinance circles, I really wanted to hear what the MicroPlace team thought of it. What I received in response, was passionate, compelling and so heartfelt that I asked if I could share here on Ink. (More …)
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FEATURED POSTRichard Brewer-Hay / Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
‘Tis The Season…
Times are tough for everyone at the moment. As a result, my mother has instituted a one-gift per person rule at Christmas this year for everyone in the family (both Brewer and Hay) with a price limit. So please don’t think me presumptuous for writing a post about charity heading into the season of giving when times are more difficult than usual.
That said, I’ve written about eBay Giving Works, WorldofGood.com, and MicroPlace in the past here on Ink and I just wanted to make folks aware of a new site that provides an easy link to all three at once called Gifts That Make a Difference. In addition to the three links and overviews, the site also encourages…
Sell
Let your listings be a force for good this holiday season—donate part of the sale price to a worthy nonprofit. Simply look for the eBay Giving Works section in the Sell Your Item form. And when your item sells, eBay will credit your basic selling fees proportionally. Learn more or start selling now.Donate
Brighten the lives of those in need—use PayPal to make a charitable contribution to one of the organizations helping families all around the country and the world.To find out more, please check out Gifts That Make A Difference.
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FEATURED POSTRichard Brewer-Hay / Monday, November 17th, 2008
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Nobel Laureate Celebrates MicroPlace One Year Anniversary
I was lucky enough to attend an invitation-only event for the investors of MicroPlace last week as they celebrated their first year anniversary. MicroPlace was created to help alleviate global poverty by enabling everyday people to make investments in the world’s working poor. Learn more about microfinance and MicroPlace here.To help celebrate the occasion, Nobel Laureate Professor Mohammad Yunus gave an inspiring speech to the audience and I managed to get my hands on the raw video. (More …)
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FEATURED POSTRichard Brewer-Hay / Monday, June 2nd, 2008
Small Change. Big Change.
According to the MicroPlace Small Change Big Change site, the piggy bank pictured below holds about $100 in small change and that is about what it takes for a poor person to start a business and work his/her way out of poverty.
