As many of you know I recently started working at Tivix. Working to solve problems faced by social entrepreneurs and Non-Profits is a good feeling. I came up with an idea similar to igive (there are others out there too), but wanted to make it simpler and easier to use (without forcing people to login for example)

I came up with a rhyming name for this concept, Givix: Giving while shopping! Thanks to Amazon Associates, commission junction and linkshare it was made possible!

Also thanks to the simplicity and free scale of Google App Engine I am able to write the code, test and launch Givix (on another note I think the Django model interfaces are easier to use, or maybe I’ve simply become used to them. I do like App Engine’s online dashboard, ease with which I can edit model instances, see logs/performance etc.)

I enjoyed writing this simple app, I hope to enhance it more next year. Hopefully Givix will be able to raise some (however small) money for a few causes this year. Given the looming recession I don’t have high hopes, but if you’re reading this and are going to be shopping at Amazon.com, buy.com, sketchers, macys.com, cafepress.com or others, then do consider clicking through Givix before making the purchase. Every cent counts!