MSNBC - Donations Of Time

MSNBC - Donations Of TimeBy Sana Butler
Newsweek InternationalApril 11/18 issue - When philanthropist Jeffrey Brewer heard the founder of ApproTEC speak in San Francisco recently, he was intrigued by the nonprofit's high-tech efforts to fight poverty and create jobs in Africa. But he wanted to learn more before shelling out money, so he scheduled a meeting with the founder. "I wasn't sure it was as good as it sounded," says Brewer, who lives in New York. Six months later, he boarded a plane for Kenya—at ApproTEC's behest—to check out their programs in