The Power of Small, the Magic of Many

First, giving credit where credit is due, this was an idea that was inspired by an article that I read in an environmental publication a while ago. The author far more eloquently or persuasively that I can – painted the picture of delicate little snowflakes gently piling one on top of another. One by one, until there are billions, perhaps trillions of little snowflakes that form a massive glacier. That massive glacier, the snow flakes collectively really, have the power to move mountains; to scour out deep valleys, to form canyons and gorges, to change the landscape.

Those of you who live in the Pacific Northwest, think about our beloved Columbia Valley Gorge, it was formed by such a glacier.  That glacier got it’s awesome power from all those gentle  snowflakes and may not have moved until the last little snowflake had not joined the many, many others. That is the idea – The Power of Small, the Magic of Many.  This is, at the heart of what many great volunteer, non-profit organizations do.  We are proud to have a one such organization join us on CafeGive – SOLV. SOLV, perhaps more than theres has created permanent change in Oregon, literally changed the landscape for the better with the help of tens of thousands of volunteers, year after year.  The Power of Small, The Magic of Many.

This is also the idea at the heart of CafeGive – we hope to give the tools – widgets -- for thousands, some day millions, of  advocates to help create change for the cause they care about.  It is done through the rather prosaic and seemingly small action of shopping; and reaching out to their social network to join them in that same effort.  The Power of Small, The Magic of Many.

So it is fitting, that with this blog I’m attaching a widget for you to go shop for something small – an iTune of your choice.  Many, many small iTunes shopped for by you and your friends will help SOLV achieve their BIG mission, to build community through volunteer action to preserve this treasure called Oregon.  It also an environmentally fitting solution – nothing will be physically shipped, only electrons moved around. Once again, at the expense of repeating myself – The Power of Small, The Magic of Many.

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- Ketan Sampat, Founder, CafeGive