Today, skip the Starbucks coffee (it's burnt anyway) and put your dollars towards a cause that you believe in -- because to impart real, meaningful change in the world, people will need to believe that the underlying causes of poverty are solvable. I do.

Often times their world is not easy, having to travel full days to Nairobi to buy beads not even made in Africa, rather imported from the Czech Republic.

Coming home from Honduras, our commitment to our million-meal goal is even stronger. On May 30 we will be putting on the Clarins Million Meals Concert for FEED at Lincoln Center, with the goal of raising at least 1 million school meals in one night.

Socially-conscious web startup incubator, The Illuminated Ventures Project inspires, informs, and invests in under-served and under-represented youth in the areas of New Media and Internet Technology.

FEED Projects is on a mission to reach hungry children through the sales of their FEED bags. They've so far provided funding for over 55 million school meals for children around the world.

Have some cash burning a hole in your pocket and trying to decide whether to use it on something good for the world or something that'll look good on ...

Why not take positive steps to champion nonprofit and benevolent businesses? This is the birth of a new world, where your dollars can act as catalysts to accomplish the change that we want to see in the world.