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Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Chance to earn "good karma" credits - buy 1 donate 1 laptop

A non-profit is giving Americans and Canadians a chance to buy a laptop and at the same do good for the children in the developing countries. Under the 'Give 1 Get 1' marketing program currently promoted by the non-profit, One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) organization, Americans and Canadians can buy two laptops for $399. Named as the XO Laptop, one of the laptops will be given to a child in a developing nation, and the other one will be shipped to the purchaser by Christmas. Not only, this program gives donars a chance to do good for children, but they may also get a tax-deduction for charitable contribution for the donated computer. The program will run for two weeks, starting from Nov. 12 to Nov. 26.

While the laptop is a low-cost machine, it by no means is lacking in functionality. The laptop is supposed to be energy-efficient, light, rugged and versatile, and is preloaded with many useful open-source software applications.

For related articles and site, see

NYTimes.com: Buy a Laptop for a Child, Get Another Laptop Free

Yahoo/Business Week: Give a Laptop and Get One

XOGiving: One laptop per child

Points.com eLearners Earn Rewards at MyPoints.

posted by Ruby @ 7:29 AM

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