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China now has an exclusive crowdfunding network. Launched by Grow VC in collaboration with local partner C2I Ventures, the network is aimed at entrepreneurs and startup businesses in their early stages. Along with funding options, the network will also provide expertise with startup infrastructure.
China Network Follows India Crowdfunding Network
The China launch follows on the heels of a similar July 2010 launch in India. In only a short time following its launch, the India network has garnered 1,000 members and the support of IndiaCo Ventures and The Indian Angel Network. The Indian network is still growing.
The China venture will follow the same development plan – to hook up with local angel funding networks and other investors. According to C2I Ventures, the funding network is looking for entrepreneurs with initiative and interest in creating a sustainable business. Many startups succeed not only as a result of funding and investment, but in the mentorship and development advice that is provided by the network partners. In some cases, network partners will fill board seats for interested startups.
Over the coming weeks, Grow China VC will be featured at events throughout China, such as the China Mega Forum and the China Mobile Developers Conference. Agreements reached over the next few months with new local network partners will ensure the program’s survival and growth.
Microgiving supports international efforts that provide help and direction to those with an entrepreneurial spirit. Microgiving is dedicated to helping that same entrepreneurial spirit across our communities. If you can work with Microgiving to support crowdfunding ventures – or the needy – as a donor, or you may benefit from our help as a recipient, please visit our website.
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Tyson Foods, in order to help people in the US that are struggling to pay for their own food, have been closely working with charitable organizations for the past ten years. Tyson has committed food across the States to the equivalent of 76 million pounds in weight.
Tyson Partnership with Hunger Relief Organizations to Help People
Tyson’s partnership with the leading three hunger relief organizations, Share Our Strength; Feeding America (formerly America’s Second Harvest); and Lift Up America, is actively supported by its employees. In the past five years, staff of the food company have raised over $350,000 in various fundraising activities. Share Our Strength receives 25% of all funds raised, while Tyson’s own Powering the Spirit receives 75% of funds.
But Tyson and its employees have not limited their efforts to help people simply to fundraising. In 2007 Tyson jumped on the proverbial internet bandwagon and created a pervasive on-line presence with Tyson Hunger Relief. The website not only provides a blog to update its readership, but also provides people across the country with the opportunity to highlight community activists dedicated to hunger relief. Tyson also uses Facebook to connect with its members, which allows the company to direct hunger relief efforts through voting and crowd funding.
Microgiving applauds Tyson’s ongoing commitment to providing hunger relief for the poor people of the US. Like Tyson, Microgiving works with individuals across the States to help those with unmet basic needs such as food. If you would like to help people and make an online donation, or would like to register as a charity recipient, please visit our website today and explore the many options available.
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Demanding help with flood relief for their homes, residents in Grimes, Iowa, met with leaders from their City Council this week. According to reports, sewers and creeks overflowed in the city of Grimes and caused damage to some 20 homes, many of which will require substantial repair before they can be considered habitable. City officials have not commented as yet on the prospect of flood relief and have instead suggested that residents contact FEMA to determine if they are eligible for federal help.
If you have been affected by flooding, you can find out if you are eligible for disaster assistance by visiting the government’s Disaster Assistance website and completing the online questionnaire here. After taking a short quiz, you will be provided with a list outlining assistance for which you may be eligible.
Small Area Damage Means You Wade Through Flood Relief Alone
While we sincerely hope all individuals in need are given the aid they desperately need, you must bear in mind that there is no guarantee that you will be eligible for assistance, and any help that you are entitled to may not be provided without additional cost. For instance, of the 21 options identified with a trial quiz, the majority of results offered loan options to help with short-term needs.
We will always hear of major communities that have been devastated by flooding, but very often do we hear of the “smaller” devastation that can affect a community. “Small” is always a relative term – devastation to one’s home will always have a profound affect on an individual’s life. If you would like to donate online to those who are unable to benefit from flood relief, please do so now to help someone less fortunate than yourself.
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Relief organizations are rushing to the aid of Pakistani victims. Cities and towns in the southern region of Pakistan have been overwhelmed and completely flooded. Tens of thousands of people are evacuating as relief efforts are struggling to bring help to the nearly 17,000,000 victims of the worst disaster in Pakistan’s history.
Foreign Countries and Charitable Organizations Working Together
According to the United Nations (U.N.), charity organizations and foreign countries have promised nearly $800 million in aid. And private donors have accounted for more than 60% of the immediate aid received – over $400 million. But the need for aid is an ongoing effort, and is also a world-wide issue. In 2010, along with the Pakistan disaster, relief organizations and governments have dealt with devastation in Chile and Haiti, spring storms in Europe, riots in Bangkok, and the BP oil disaster in the US.
Relief Organizations Like Microgiving are Necessary for Everyday Life
Along with the devastation from natural disasters (and man-made disasters in the case of BP), families everywhere are struggling to meet everyday needs. For example, energy costs have risen considerably; energy companies across the U.S. are providing grants to help bring bills current. Our unemployment rate also remains high, and many families are struggling to maintain payments on their bills. The world needs no lack of empathy and kindness.
That is why organizations that partake in micro charity are so important. As individuals reach out for help, they are often overlooked in the wake of huge community disasters. If you can help, consider giving to charity – donate online and offer your help to relief organizations that are dedicated to taking care of individual situations.
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Attention MicroGivers! Today and tomorrow, July 15th and 16th, MicroGiving will be looking for volunteers in the Cedar Rapids area. The volunteers will be asked to work 3-4 hour shifts from 9am – 6pm on both days. The volunteer’s will be in charge of registering those in need of financial aid at the MicroGiving site. The goal is to link individual families in need with donors willing to give. Most residents are without internet access, so MicroGiving will be bringing computers to them! MicroGiving has decided to match up to $25,000 in donations made towards Cedar Rapids Relief through MicroGiving.com. So whatever you donate, it will actually be doubled! Please do what you can to spread the word about these efforts, the more volunteers and donators, the more people we can help. A Facebook group has been created to keep everyone updated on MicroGiving’s relief efforts. Everybody please stay updated and do what you can to help this cause.
Take a look at MG’s Flickr page so you can better grasp the hardships these people are dealing with.
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