This is my new favorite thing...

... because it is so SO great. It is called The Tipping Bucket and it is an organization who is going to completely change how development is done.

First of all, you should know that it is a BYU development that was encouraged by the Brigham Young University Center for Economic Self-Reliance in the Marriott School of Business (currently ranked #1 in the nation) and that it was pretty much a student project that really took off. The idea won the Social Venture Competition and got $10,000 in seed money. After some more was raised they started off running. They just got the website up and have their first project.

So, this is how it goes:

The selectively choose a small venture to invest in and then they post that venture on their website. This first one highlights a school in the DR Congo in Africa that is raising money for solar equipment so it can be financially self-sustained. It is a project that is inexpensive and very worthy.

Now, this is where you come in.

They need $2500 to purchase the last of their equipment and get the project running. The Tipping Bucket is where we can donate our pocket change to help fund the project. It utilizes social media such as Facebook, Twitter and blogs to spread a call to help donate. Just think, 2500 people is not that much and if we all donate a dollar and invite our friends to do likewise we can raise that money in no time. If we don't raise the money then you get your dollar back and the next project is up.

I don't see any reason why we should not be able to raise that much money though. I am a poor college student and Becky and I donated $2. I think I can afford a couple bucks every couple weeks to help promote world change.

So go to the website, sign-up and "change the world, or your money back"!

This is also the company that I applied to an internship with yesterday. Let's help them out. If you have questions or concerns, email me or comment and we can talk about it.

A short video highlighting what The Tipping Bucket does.