User:Mparker222/Wide Awake International

Wide Awake International, doing business as WideAwake.org, is a nonprofit organization that supports grassroots charity organizations in developing countries. Through the WideAwake.org website, donors can make charitable contributions to the grassroots charity organizations and specific charitable projects that they select from the site.

WideAwake.org is a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Service Code, meaning that donations are deductible for federal tax filings.

History
WideAwake.org was incorporated in the state of Texas in 2007 and received tax-exempt status in 2008. The WideAwake.org website launched to the public in December 2009.

Structure
WideAwake.org uses a directed-giving model of microphilanthropy that is based on connecting donors directly to aid recipients, while allowing donors a choice of which organizations and/or projects to support. This system, using the principles of free market economics, allows donors to collectively choose the projects that receive funding based on donor preferences. WideAwake.org emphasizes its relationships with small, local charities (rather than large international aid organizations), which effectively provide everyday aid and sustainable development programs for their constituents.

The success of microphilanthropy (which is similar to micro credit, made famous by Nobel Peace Prize recipient Mohammed Yunus) and directed-giving has been the source of significant press coverage in recent years, including articles in

Affiliates
WideAwake.org Affiliates are grassroots charities with whom WideAwake.org has established a relationship after an application and vetting process, including a review of fiscal records, governance, organizational capacity and efficiency. Generally, the organization selects small, local charities that can prove a track record of successfully leveraging limited resources. WideAwake.org does not use outside sourcing partners.

Social Media

 * Facebook.com/wideawake.org
 * Twitter.com/wideawakeorg
 * YouTube.com/wideawakeorg