January 6 - A Little Change can Change A Lot!

In previous posts, I talked about the concept of giving circles and how they make a difference.   Today's post highlights one such idea... many people pooling their resources to a make a difference in the lives of others!   I think this would be an awesome idea for parents and kids to get involved in.  What a great way to teach your child about giving!  

If you gave one dollar a month to the poor...would it help? Would it make a difference? What if you got your friends and family to give a dollar a month too? Would it make a difference then? What if a thousand people got a thousand of their friends to give a dollar a month? What if a million people did the same?


One dollar is nothing to most of us. One dollar won't even buy a cup of coffee or a newspaper anymore. To us, a dollar is pocket change. But that's just us. To over a billion people, one dollar is all they've got to get them through the day. It's time to change that.  Half the world  -nearly three billion people- lives on less than two dollars a day.


One Dollar Nation is a non-profit organization devoted to eliminating extreme poverty and advancing education. They are an online community that gives their members a chance to participate in their mission. To become a citizen of One Dollar Nation, they ask that you commit to donate a minimum of one dollar a month to the cause.  The money raised will be put towards projects that have been selected by the members, or citiens of One Dollar Nation.  As a citizen, your name will be added to the citizens page and you will gain access to the forums. In the forums you can meet other citizens, suggest future projects, and vote on where the money raised goes.  You have a voice in where the money goes!  


Quite simply, One Dollar Nation is a group of people who want to change the world.  They're going to take a little bit of money from a whole lot of people and use it to do good things. It's not about politics, religion or economics. It's just about doing something good.  Take a look at this brief video.




One dollar. It may not seem like much, but one dollar can provide a meal. One dollar can cure a disease. One dollar can save a life.  Let's show the world that a little change can change a lot.



Get Involved:


Become a Citizen of One Dollar Nation.  Join the Nation! 

Shop the One Dollar Nation online store.

Learn about current and past projects supported by One Dollar Nation.

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Source:  http://www.onedollarnation.org/