January 2012
2 posts
$28.33 for 28.33 Square Inches of Land in Detroit
Detroit. The aging industrial city has gotten too big for its residents and continues to face a crumbling infrastructure, a declining population and high unemployment.
via modeldmedia.
Jerry Pappendorf came up with this idea to sell space online to mirror in the real world. So when you buy an inch of land you invest in community projects and mini-grants like Georgia Street Garden, Detroit...
$20.00 for One Ton of Ballast Stones
I heard this story on the radio this afternoon about a girl who ditched honors college and went to Kenya and started a nonprofit organization to affect change in one small town. The organization’s mission, in their own words:
“By paying for the schooling of the neediest students, SPBP can support them and cover the cost of books. By directing this new money to provide the...