Recent Press

KUOW Presents, August 21, 2010
Adnan Mahmud's Drop of Water
Our Co-Founder and CEO, Adnan Mahmud, speaks with KUOW's Dave Beck and shares the story of what inspired him and Nadia to start Jolkona.

Jolkona: One-to-one Philanthropy, July 27, 2010
Jolkona: One-to-one philanthropy
JD Lasica, the founder of Socialbrite.org, "met Adnan Mahmud, co-founder and CEO of Jolkona, during Beth Kanter’s book signing party for "The Networked Nonprofit" at TechSoup Global last month - and was immediately impressed by his seriousness and dedication to helping great causes through one-to-one philanthropy."

Social Edge, April 27, 2010
Small donations add up to big money: Jolkona Foundation
"Adnan Mahmud and Nadia Eleza Khawaja have created a model for generating small donations from young people that have a big impact - make is simple, effective, transparent and viral."

Microsoft Research Asia Blog, January 13, 2010
Trip to Cemetery Creates Life-Changing Moment (in Chinese)
"Adnan Mahmud's quest to change philanthropy started in a cemetery."

Microsoft Corporation internal publication, December 9, 2009
Trip to Cemetery Creates Life-Changing Moment
"A stranger in Bangladesh helped Adnan Mahmud realize he could help make the world a better place without much money."

King5 News in Seattle, October 12, 2009
Adnan Mahmud talks about Jolkona Foundation with King5
Our Co-Founder and CEO, Adnan Mahmud talks to Renay San Miguel about Jolkona Foundation and social entrepreneurship in Seattle.

Comcast Newsmakers
Adnan Mahmud talks about Jolkona Foundation

Seattle Times, August 25, 2009
Jolkona Foundation extends micro-giving to Seattle
"The Jolkona Foundation has added Seattle education and microfinance projects to its Web site, allowing people to reach local programs with targeted small donations."

Springwise, July 28, 2009
Microcharity uses tangibility to target young donors
"Using technology to combine the immediacy, transparency and personal connections consumers increasingly demand, Jolkona may just have hit upon the model of giving for the future. One to watch!"

A Small Change, July 22, 2009
Jolkona Foundation: Measuring Impact [Part 1 | Part 2]
"I was so encouraged by their vision for young philanthropists."

About.com, July 8, 2009
Do We Need More Micro-Charity Websites?
"Adnan Mahmud and his wife, Nadia Khawaja, take an entreprenuerial, low overhead with big impact approach to philanthropy."

TheDailyTell.com, July 7, 2009
Philanthropy goes digital, allowing donors to see their impact
"The site features extensive tracking of donations, with news alerts, charts and graphs."

SeattleMicrofinance.org, July 2, 2009
Jolkona.org: Leveraging Micro-Donations for Macro-Impact
"The co-founders have everything you need to be successful in starting a nonprofit: talent, passion, energy, and the identification of a need to fulfill."

Seattle Times, June 29, 2009
Microsoft veterans aim to make philanthropy more personal
"Adnan Mahmud, a program manager at Microsoft Research, started the Jolkona Foundation with his wife, Nadia Khawaja, a University of Washington graduate student."

GiftHub.org, June 23, 2009
Jolkona Foundation
"Web 2.0 microphilanthropy with an emphasis on interaction, human connection, and consideration of impact."

SocialEarth.com, June 20, 2009
Jolkona Foundation Launches Website Targeting Young Philanthropists
"... and after talking with Adnan and learning about Jolkona Foundation, I see the connection as each donation is a drop, that causes a ripple effect of good, and eventually washes away pain."

Seattle Times, June 19, 2009
Drop by drop, a current of young philanthropy grows
"The solution was to create an online space for people to get excited about philanthropy with just a couple hundred dollars a year."