Donor Spotlight: Riel How did you first hear about Watsi? I first heard about Watsi on Facebook through a great college friend of mine. 2. What made you donate on…
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When they said it was boot camp for startups. In January, Jesse [https://blog.watsi.org/post/21043338728/meet-jesse], Grace, and I [https://blog.watsi.org/post/21043545556/meet-chase] quit…
Vuthai [https://watsi.org/profile/a2079eb435dd-vuthai], the 18-year-old monk in Cambodia whose medical treatment was funded by donors on Watsi, received surgery to remove a lump from his neck so…
On her 5th birthday, she handed out donations to Pemphero [https://watsi.org/profile/a6d438767006-pemphero], a 2-year-old girl in Malawi, as party favors. It’s never too early to start…
I’m Charlotte. I’m 35 years old, a teacher and a mother of four, living in North Carolina. I discovered Watsi from my team message board on Kiva, where…
As global citizens of the 21st century, we’re part of a community that’s been remarkably catalyzed by women. And yet, of the 1.2 billion people living in…
If you’re into tech, design, people, and photography, you’re going to love Offscreen Magazine [http://www.offscreenmag.com/]. We loved it the first time we laid eyes on…
At Watsi, we’re just starting to get our feet wet with email marketing. And unlike other organizations, we don’t have any strategy to speak of. Instead of debating…
What made you donate on Watsi versus another donation platform/charity? The chance to go through a patient’s profile and choosing who needs my donation the most. Also, 100%…
When Watsi.org first launched, we asked Medical Partners to delay providing medical care to patients until their profiles were fully funded on Watsi and the funds were transferred to…
You’ve seen Mali in the news lately because it’s embroiled in a serious civil conflict [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21432724]. The eyes of the international community…
As of today, Watsi donors have given a total of $100,000 for 100+ life-changing medical treatments in 10 countries around the world! View more stats in the new “Metrics”…
Last week, Bill Boulden [https://twitter.com/Spruke], a New York DJ with 17,654 Twitter followers, started tweeting about Watsi. We reached out to him to find out what…
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…And that’s how I found myself pushing intravenous narcotics in a jeep on the side of the road. Oh wait, perhaps I should start at the beginning. The beginning…
This month, after working on Watsi as a part-time passion project for almost a year, three of us (Chase [http://watsi.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4ee1aaad2e315a0de585af615&id=…
“Dear Watsi, I am writing you this simply to congratulate you. I am just an average citizen, from Portugal. Someone who sits behind his computer for 8 hours a day,…
Building a startup is tough. There is so much to do and never enough time to do it. As a result, we often have to compromise when making important decisions.…