Z:gnu-www-ja-2002-03-19-Affero--fa198b-Affero, Inc., founded in 2001,/en

Affero, Inc., founded in 2001, was established to empower individuals to introduce their communities to non-profit organizations, projects and causes. Services combine a rating system with a commerce system. Individuals can rate the value of contributions as well as make donations on behalf of the efforts extended by community participants. All funds pledged as as result of these interactions are disbursed to beneficiaries of the volunteer's choice. Affero endorses the development and use of Free Software and their web site can be found at http://www.affero.org. They are headquartered in San Francisco, CA, USA.