Kiva

Help spread the entrepreneurial sprit across the globe with Kiva. This service allows you to make loans to entrepreneurs in developing countries, empowering them to better their own situation and hopefully helping to drive ingenuity and innovation worldwide. Simply browse the profiles of hopefuls, and choose one to lend to using PayPal or credit card. Kiva will collect the funds and pass them along to the selected entrepreneur. Over time, the business person repays the loan, after which you can withdraw the funds, donate them to Kiva, or re-lend to another business. Terrific. [Thanks, Jeremy]