Blog Action Day: Shout Out to (Those With) Acumen

Today a 27-year old Canadian’s dream came true: bloggers round the world – or at least those that are hip to saving the world – will publish, donate, promote the issue of poverty on their blog.

See the video that inspired this kid to use social media for social change:

So, as we’re registered and all, I figured I should chime in about global poverty. Here’s what I think: it sucks. No, it worse-than-sucks. It’s unacceptable. However, I shall leave the job of making it disappear up to those highly skilled in the art of philanthropy and social change.

One opinion I do have, however, is that out of all the solutions presented by world-savers, I think that microfinance is one of the best. I mean, it’s sustainable, kids. And harnesses the power of capitalism. Yum.

So, hat’s off to the creme de la creme of the microfinance projects in third world countries: The Acumen Fund. Anti-malarial bed net factory in Tanzania? Ambulances in Mumbai? They got it covered.

See the Osocio blog – one of the few blogs about non-profit advertising to make it into the Ad Age Power 150 – for some ads created to further the anti-poverty movement.

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