News of the Jumo/GOOD merger has brought much coverage and commentary about the reasons and potential benefits of the two companies joining forces. For those unfamiliar, GOOD is the publisher of a website and magazine highlighting stories of good in the world while Jumo is a social networking site that enables people to connect with causes and take action.

 I am the co-founder of two related non-profit start-up organizations: Slurve and the Concerned Citizens Coalition.  We came to Net2 because we're looking for like-minded individuals to become part of our team and help us build the web infrastructure that will allow our ideas to reach their potential.  And we really believe our ideas have a lot of potential.

Here is a quick overview of the two organizations:

I just want to bring to everyone's attention the article in today's Washington Post about Steve Cases' new online giving experiment, America's Giving Challenge. They're evidently launching a similar project on Facebook and getting big play in Parade Magazine this coming weekend.

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