I agree fully with the concept of distributed philanthropy and that a blogger corp could do much to draw attention to web sites that serve as distribution point. I have been implementing this concept through the Tutor/Mentor Connection. I maintain one of Chicago's most comprehensive databases of non-school tutor/mentor programs and host this information at http://www.tutormentorexchange.net along with information about where these programs are needed, why they are needed, what varieties there are, and ways to make them better. I also am piloting the uses of GIS maps to show where poverty and poorly performing schools are located, which are the neighborhoods where tutor/mentor programs are most needed. If our public awareness, email campaigns and blogger corps activities increase the number of potential volunteers and donors who come to the site, this should increase the distribution of these resources into all neighborhoods of the city where programs are needed, and where programs are already operating. We're doing this work with volunteers and thus are constantly looking for partners to help build the technology platform so that they could use it in their own community for a fraction of what it would cost to completely innovate this solution on their own. One of our partners is a growing program at the Chicago Bar Association (http://www.lend-hand.net). This illustrates a strategy of enlisting business and professional groups as owners of our commitment to have tutor/mentor programs in every neighborhood. As this grows in multiple professions and many cities, it will increase the number of volunteers and donors who go through the map to find places in neighborhoods where they can give time, talent, leadership, etc. Dan Bassill President Cabrini Connections Tutor/Mentor Connection 800 W. Huron Chicago, Il. 60622 http://tutormentor.blogspot.com