Comments on: There’s money out there with your name on it http://www.carsonified.com/misc/theres-money-out-there-with-your-name-on-it We love the web! Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:16:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Brian Mullally http://www.carsonified.com/misc/theres-money-out-there-with-your-name-on-it#comment-9039 Wed, 23 May 2007 14:47:30 +0000 http://www.carsonified.com/misc/theres-money-out-there-with-your-name-on-it#comment-9039 While <a href="http://www.prosper.com/" rel="nofollow">Prosper.com</a> caters mainly to the US market, there’s another site called<a title="Microloan P2P lending site" href="http://www.GlobeFunder.com" rel="nofollow"> GlobeFunder.com</a> which caters to the global crowd, especially those living in the third world. While Prosper.com caters mainly to the US market, there’s another site called GlobeFunder.com which caters to the global crowd, especially those living in the third world.

]]> by: Reed http://www.carsonified.com/misc/theres-money-out-there-with-your-name-on-it#comment-2021 Mon, 05 Mar 2007 21:17:05 +0000 http://www.carsonified.com/misc/theres-money-out-there-with-your-name-on-it#comment-2021 Microfinance = www.prosper.com Microfinance = www.prosper.com

]]> by: Alan Alston http://www.carsonified.com/misc/theres-money-out-there-with-your-name-on-it#comment-1228 Thu, 15 Feb 2007 21:25:10 +0000 http://www.carsonified.com/misc/theres-money-out-there-with-your-name-on-it#comment-1228 Ryan This is a project that I'm involved in here in Cape Town, South Africa: http://www.sasix.co.za/ - it's a social investment exchange that allows individuals to invest in projects where the return is of a social kind. "Investors purchase “social shares” in these projects, at a standard cost of R50 (3 quid) each. However, while the conventional stock exchange yields a financial return, Sasix yields a social return: the upliftment of poor people’s lives." The next step is, well, I don't want to give too much away, but we are planning all sorts of interesting future developments. In a nutshell, it involves investing in social developments with a social and financial return through web-based initiatives. regards, Alan Ryan

This is a project that I’m involved in here in Cape Town, South Africa: http://www.sasix.co.za/ - it’s a social investment exchange that allows individuals to invest in projects where the return is of a social kind.

“Investors purchase “social shares” in these projects, at a standard cost of R50 (3 quid) each. However, while the conventional stock exchange yields a financial return, Sasix yields a social return: the upliftment of poor people’s lives.”

The next step is, well, I don’t want to give too much away, but we are planning all sorts of interesting future developments. In a nutshell, it involves investing in social developments with a social and financial return through web-based initiatives.

regards,
Alan

]]> by: pete http://www.carsonified.com/misc/theres-money-out-there-with-your-name-on-it#comment-1176 Wed, 14 Feb 2007 05:38:37 +0000 http://www.carsonified.com/misc/theres-money-out-there-with-your-name-on-it#comment-1176 so doable, you can get the homeless to donate body parts for money. It will benefit everyone and you are making a difference in peoples lives. Follow your dreams! so doable,

you can get the homeless to donate body parts for money. It will benefit everyone and you are making a difference in peoples lives.

Follow your dreams!

]]> by: Ansar Mehmood http://www.carsonified.com/misc/theres-money-out-there-with-your-name-on-it#comment-1165 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:32:46 +0000 http://www.carsonified.com/misc/theres-money-out-there-with-your-name-on-it#comment-1165 Hi Ryan, Interesting topic. I think the most famous one in the UK that comes to mind is The Big Issue. Its run as an actual business, not a charity. I can remember its founder, John Bird, getting a mention in the Times rich list :) I also think Microfinance is something which is really getting international attention now. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Yunus In the web space im a big fan of Kiva.org (Excellent Concept). Hi Ryan,
Interesting topic. I think the most famous one in the UK that comes to mind is The Big Issue. Its run as an actual business, not a charity. I can remember its founder, John Bird, getting a mention in the Times rich list :)
I also think Microfinance is something which is really getting international attention now. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Yunus

In the web space im a big fan of Kiva.org (Excellent Concept).

]]> by: Ryan Carson http://www.carsonified.com/misc/theres-money-out-there-with-your-name-on-it#comment-1154 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 03:26:37 +0000 http://www.carsonified.com/misc/theres-money-out-there-with-your-name-on-it#comment-1154 <blockquote>Speaking of money with your name on it, how about an update on the Dropsend sale? Are you still persuing the sale?</blockquote> Sorry, there's not much to update! We're currently waiting on two buyers to see if they come back with formal offers. I'll post when something happens. It's taking forever ...

Speaking of money with your name on it, how about an update on the Dropsend sale? Are you still persuing the sale?

Sorry, there’s not much to update! We’re currently waiting on two buyers to see if they come back with formal offers. I’ll post when something happens.

It’s taking forever …

]]> by: Michael http://www.carsonified.com/misc/theres-money-out-there-with-your-name-on-it#comment-1147 Mon, 12 Feb 2007 23:39:34 +0000 http://www.carsonified.com/misc/theres-money-out-there-with-your-name-on-it#comment-1147 Speaking of money with your name on it, how about an update on the Dropsend sale? Are you still persuing the sale? Speaking of money with your name on it, how about an update on the Dropsend sale? Are you still persuing the sale?

]]> by: Mark Caudell http://www.carsonified.com/misc/theres-money-out-there-with-your-name-on-it#comment-1132 Mon, 12 Feb 2007 08:32:35 +0000 http://www.carsonified.com/misc/theres-money-out-there-with-your-name-on-it#comment-1132 I'm a massive fan of you get whatever you put into life and live as much like that as I can. So, if you work hard and well then you will reap the benefits - cash! I’m a massive fan of you get whatever you put into life and live as much like that as I can. So, if you work hard and well then you will reap the benefits - cash!

]]> by: mike http://www.carsonified.com/misc/theres-money-out-there-with-your-name-on-it#comment-1119 Mon, 12 Feb 2007 01:57:22 +0000 http://www.carsonified.com/misc/theres-money-out-there-with-your-name-on-it#comment-1119 Actually the peace prize winner of this year's nobel prize won because of what is essentially 'micro' loans of a few dollars. It started small, to help local poor families get out of the grips of unscrupulous money lenders, and has turned into a national bank. I think there's also some sort of mobile phone initiative. So it can be done. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2006/ Actually the peace prize winner of this year’s nobel prize won because of what is essentially ‘micro’ loans of a few dollars. It started small, to help local poor families get out of the grips of unscrupulous money lenders, and has turned into a national bank. I think there’s also some sort of mobile phone initiative. So it can be done.

http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2006/

]]> by: jamescoops http://www.carsonified.com/misc/theres-money-out-there-with-your-name-on-it#comment-1117 Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:37:26 +0000 http://www.carsonified.com/misc/theres-money-out-there-with-your-name-on-it#comment-1117 Interestingly there was an article in the Sunday Times today by George Osborne the Conservative Shadow Chancellor and he was talking about taking web 2.0 principles to public services, saying we need a public services 2.0. Kiva is a good example of something along these lines - Umair Haque at Bubblegeneration.com also talks about how "2.0" needs to move into new realms like development and so on. Interestingly there was an article in the Sunday Times today by George Osborne the Conservative Shadow Chancellor and he was talking about taking web 2.0 principles to public services, saying we need a public services 2.0. Kiva is a good example of something along these lines - Umair Haque at Bubblegeneration.com also talks about how “2.0″ needs to move into new realms like development and so on.

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