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A Placeholder in the Community
Hi out there-
We just wanted to give a shout hello to a group of people who's work we've been following for a while.
My name is Phil, and I'm a representative for Cauzoo.com. We're looking to create a social community where users, charities, and companies can interact. The short pitch? Myspace for Charities. The real pitch? We recognize that charity is social, and it makes sense for passionate users and causes to come together.
We really want to make it easier for groups and individuals to donate money, interact with likeminded individuals, and learn about the great work that so many causes are doing. Right now we're in the early stages (what letter comes before "Alpha" again?), but we'd love to tell you more about our cause. Please send me an email- phil (at) cauzoo.com.
Here at Cauzoo, we've always been inspired by NetSquared. Right now, we're holding off on blogging until we get further in our mission, but you can find some basics (as well as a very very crippled) version of the site at blog.cauzoo.com. We hope to update more when things get further along.
Thanks for letting me bother you and read your work!
Phil
Cauzoo
Give. Together.
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Community engagement
Phil, I'm hoping to do much the same where I live, a secondary interest for me just at the moment. Engaging individuals, volunteers and business does I believe have the potential to yeild common benefit and even tangible revenue in terms of advertising and barter exchanges. Maybe we could twin our communities? Mine in England, a place called the Forest of Dean.
Re: Commmunity Engagement
Me too, in an early stage that is
Though with an eye on the future, I've made contact with a community radio station, the local credit union and some of the more informal barter exchange members with a view to installing a hosted barter exchange product offering a trust credit card, online banking services and perhaps even a local guarantee society. These people XO barter software in New Zealand have a great deal of promotional material, illustrating the tangible benefits of such a platform. Meanwhile I'll try to promote the concept by offering a free to use exchange platform hosted on DotNetNuke pulling in rss feeds from existing resources. I'm sure most CMS products will do this, allowing a collaborative build process for anyone willing to contribute. That's whats slow in stepping forward, in my case.
Jeff