My Friends Totally Gave More than Your Friends

Submitted by Holly on Thu, 04/17/2008 - 12:58pm

There's nothing like a little peer pressure when you need someone to do something. Combine it with instant gratification and total transparency and you have the fundraising triumvirate!

Google Checkout has a great little campaign going on in honor of Earth Day that gives you all three:

  • You make a donation to an enviro org on someone's behalf.
  • That certain someone gets an email and asks them to do the same.
  • As the donations tally up, you get a personalized map showing all the people you inspired to donate, illustrating your network effect.

So, who wants to see if their friends are more generous then my friends?