How much do you donate to charity? Maybe a few hundred dollars a year? Maybe less? How many times have you given to a cause you believed in only to come home to unpaid bills and felt just a tinge of regret? The world won't change unless everyone contributes, but you have your own life to worry about first.

What if instead of giving your money to good causes, you invested it in them? It's still your money. It's still going to charities you trust and issues you're concerned about, but it's not a donation. You earn a return on it, you make some money by giving financing to the organizations and businesses that are changing things for the better. And what's more, you're keeping your money out of the next Enron or AIG.

The Small Hands Fund teaches people how to use the tools that are already in place to make the new era of social capital something everyone can participate in. We help you organize, develop a plan to get the change you want, and maximize your influence as an investor regardless of your income level. Imagine the tremendous capital power that could be available to good causes if the tools the financial industry has designed to serve wealthy philanthropists served everyone.