MTDN.com - Jessica Biel's New (Charitable) Site

There’s no end to the various charities, organizations, and groups all doing something in the name of goodwill. You can literally subscribe to a million different causes from saving polar bears to freeing Mumia to getting rid of the Federal Reserve. There will always be a cause to champion. And lately, being charitable is in vogue. We all know the most popular causes are often the ones that come celebrity endorsed and neatly packaged by slick PR gurus. Feel like going green? Thanks Al. Save Africa? Go Bono (and Brangelina)! Think change is good? Vote for Barack. Now, the actress Jessica Biel has a cause close to her heart. This one comes packaged in Web 2.0 Startup form and is aptly named, Make the Difference Network. Its aim, as you may have guessed, is to make a difference. It does this by providing a platform for nonprofits and organizations to reach out to you, the kind web user, so that you can help, volunteer or donate. Think of it as a cause-oriented social network. You can search for causes by community, celebrity, business or nonprofits. Simply sign up to get started.

“Make The Difference Network (MTDN) is a cause-oriented social network that connects nonprofit organizations with potential donors and increases awareness for small-to-medium nonprofit organizations.

Our Misson is to democratize giving by increasing the visibility of thousands of nonprofit organizations and empowering potential donors to search, select and fund these organizations’ specific “Wishes” and then to see the results of their giving.”

Make the Difference has star power. It’s a win-win situation. The nonprofits pay a modest fee for services. Users can find and help causes they are passionate about. And the world is a better place for it.

Does Make the Difference Network have enough security in place to prevent scams and fraud. Will the star power behind it make a difference? Will users actually donate?