In 1976, Professor Muhammad Yunus started the Grameen Bank with $27 out of his own pocket.
In 2006, Professor Yunus won the Nobel Peace Prize for demonstrating the possibility of eradicating poverty through micro-lending to Entrepreneurs in developing nations throughout the free world.
Today, the Grameen Bank serves more than six million poor families with loans, savings, insurance and other services.
Yet, the bank remains fully owned by its clients and is a model for microfinance institutions around the globe.
Fast forward to Februrary 29, 2008 at 8am PST (11am EST)… this is the date SmartStartGiving.org was officially launched!
The mission for SmartStartGiving is simple, yet profound, and here it is: “Give less, help more.”
It is my aim to [Read more…]

If you want to find more “Givers” and boost your fundraising efforts you might consider the “inclusivity” and the donation generating power from micro-fundraising.


List-Building Power with Your “Blog Squeeze”
Every info marketer needs a blog. And it makes sense for every blog should have a blog squeeze page because for less than $10 annually, you can double, triple and even dectuple (10 times) your opt-in conversion rates, just like I have, utilizing the “Blog Squeeze” principle.
Most information marketers who have blogs do NOT have “Blog Squeeze” pages for their “first-time” visitors. By adding the word “Today” or “Now” and creating a “blog squeeze” page, you will double even triple your opt-in rates.
Resource: www.AlexMandossianToday.com
Glossary: The “Blog Squeeze” page? It’s “back door” entry to your blog that forces an “opt-in” from first-time visitors you get from articles, blog posts, banner and classified ads, and offline or other types of promotions.