MIT assistant professor, Ed Boyden, discusses the concept of open market philanthropy -- connecting dollars to ideas. Boyden suggests having a website that serves as a forum for announcing research projects. Individuals browse projects and donate as they see fit. The concept is similar to micro-lender, Kiva, but channels funds to researchers.
Full-text blog posting by Boyden available via Technology Review (published by MIT), 9.24.07.
utlining their goals, methods, and potential impact. Individuals could then browse these proposals and choose which ones to support financially, much like donors selecting causes that resonate with them.
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