Normally I keep this ham radio blog strictly about ham radio.
Today, please bear with me as I want to make a post about a foundation that I think does extremely good work worldwide.
The Jolkona foundation is a foundation that was started up by Microsoft employees to involve the younger, less affluent people in the world of philanthrophy.
Adnan Mahmud, a program manager at Microsoft Research, started the Jolkona Foundation with his wife, Nadia Khawaja, a University of Washington graduate student.
In the Bengali language, Jolkona means a drop of water. The site offers ways to invest in projects around the world, share with friends and see “proof of their impact.”
The aim of this foundation is show accountability for your donations and to actually show you that your money is going to help someone, not going to support the foundation.
Their theory is “There aren’t as many people who can write seven-digit checks, many more can write two-digit checks.”
Many times we think that philanthropy is only for the rich. I realize that especially in these tough economic times that you may not have any extra spending money, but if you do, please think about using Jolkona. A small donation will go a long way and you can actually see who you are helping.
The website is http://www.jolkona.org/
73, Jack K4SAC
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