IOBY
Almost in your Back Yard
It hasn’t quite launched yet, but a new online resource for eco-friendly New Yorkers is going to make getting involved at the neighborhood level a whole lot easier. “IOBY connects people to local environmental projects.” And its model is being test driven here in our five boroughs.
Basically, the site will consist of a map, where users can enter their address and view what type of environmental projects are going on in their neighborhood. They can then give money to said project or get directly involved, or both of course. IOBY will not rank organizations in any particular order, but rather their users will.
The full site is set to launch in mid February. But the information up there now gives us a taste of what is to come. Organizations can now also apply to be listed on the site. Glad to have IOBY in our cyber-backyard.
