tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614581.post1256835886045842887..comments2024-03-28T03:11:22.839-07:00Comments on PHILANTHROPY 2173: The problem we'd all like to have...or would we?Lucy Bernholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09253941214286179394noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614581.post-42038781112595230382008-01-29T18:00:00.000-08:002008-01-29T18:00:00.000-08:00Lucy,I would love to contribute. I have looked at...Lucy,<BR/><BR/>I would love to contribute. I have looked at the question of philanthropic marketplaces primarily from a technology perspective but I like to think I have been nuanced in my thinking :) .<BR/><BR/>-Steve WrightAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614581.post-54222956032136833212008-01-27T20:12:00.000-08:002008-01-27T20:12:00.000-08:00Thanks for this post. I had many of the same ques...Thanks for this post. I had many of the same questions today reading that piece, and wondered too about whether Kiva's solution of capping was good at a field level--do we want more donors giving less (who might then start giving more elsewhere down the road), or do we follow the rule that says never say no to money when it is offered (esp. by new donors). <BR/><BR/>Answering this comes down to the issue of knowing more about the donors who make up the increased supply. Are they attracted to Kiva and only Kiva, so they won't migrate their other giving elsewhere if they can't give all they want to Kiva? And if they go elsewhere, do they look for the same due diligence as Kiva, or might they be willing to give through another site (even a microfinance branded one) that feels as trustworthy, and has the nice photos and stories also, but doesn't promise the same due diligence? If so, what would this mean long term? As I said, we need to know a lot more about those donors to know how to make sense of what's happening. <BR/><BR/>Still, it's a good problem to have, I think. (Some might disagree, esp. if this does indeed lead to more giving to less careful sites).<BR/><BR/>Thanks for framing the questions so well. <BR/><BR/>-Michael MoodyMichael Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15583022039207043270noreply@blogger.com