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Can't Afford the Big Boys' Courses???

I just came across this new method of learning a foreign language. Being the Massive Giving blog, how could I not let everyone know about it.  Yes! It's FREE.

Of course, they don't just magically pour the language into your brain.  You still have to put in the effort to learn.  You just have no out of pocket cost.

But, how can they afford to just give it away?  No, they don't plaster the site with advertisements to generate income.   They actually benefit from the things you do as you complete the courses.

How do they benefit, you ask?  As hard as it is to believe, as you take the course, you are actually helping them translate internet web pages into the language you are learning.

So you win by learning a language for free.  They win by getting free labor to do the translations they are interested in.

Check them out at duoLingo.com.

Helping Low-Income Entrepreneurs

I want to let you know about Kiva (www.kiva.org), a non-profit that allows you to lend as little as $25 to a specific low-income entrepreneur across the globe.

You choose who to lend to - whether a baker in Afghanistan, a goat herder in Uganda, a farmer in Peru, a restaurateur in Cambodia or a tailor in Iraq - and as they repay their loan, you get your money back. It's a powerful and sustainable way to empower someone right now to lift themselves out of poverty.

Check it out!

Massive Giving - Two Year Anniversary

I think it's time to wrap up the "send a card to the troops" effort.

It began 2 years ago, on Dec 3, 2008.  We started with a goal
of sending 20,000 cards.  We did that and more.  The current
total is 27,120. 

I hearby declare victory and will now look for another worthy
cause.  Let me know if you have any suggestions.

Stay tuned.

- Ralph

Massive Giving Weekly Tip - Remember The Dash

I heard this poem today and want to share it.

The Dash

I hope it causes you to reflect on what you
are doing with your life.  How much giving are
doing?

- Ralph

Massive Giving Weekly Quote - Just Give

Give what you have. To someone, it may be better than you dare to think.


-- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Massive Giving Weekly Quote - Kind Words

Be generous with kindly words, especially about those who are absent.

-- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Massive Giving Weekly Quote - Generosity

Generosity consists not the sum given, but the manner in which it is bestowed.
-- Author Unknown

Here's something for you... another eGiggle.

Massive Giving Weekly Quote - Kind Words

Be generous with kindly words, especially about those who are absent.

-- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Massive Giving Tip of the Week - Learn What's UP

If life is getting you down, don't give up.  Give out.

Give outside yourself. Find someone who needs a smile and give them a smile. 

Have a great week!

- Ralph

Massive Giving Tip of the Week - Just give!

Feeling down and out?
Discouraged?
Useless?

Go give someone something. Just a smile will do.

Here's something for you... another eGiggle.

- Ralph

Massive Giving Tip of the Week - Give a Giggle

If life is getting you down or you just need a little pick me up, get your dose of giggles here:

eGiggle Me today!

Got a friend who needs some cheer?  Send them here:

eGiggle Them today!

Enjoy your giggles.

- Ralph

Massive Giving Weekly Quote - Giving Forever

Whatever you spend is gone.
What you keep, someone else gets.
What you give is yours forever.


-- Dr. Wil Rose

Massive Giving Weekly Quote - Scattering

Proverbs 11:24


There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more, and there is one who withholds what is justly due, and yet it results only in want.