http://www.heifer.org/gift-catalog/animals-nutrition/index.html http://www.heifer.org/gift-catalog/animals-nutrition/index.h... lets you donate the amount for a

http://www.heifer.org/gift-catalog/animals-nutrition/index.html http://www.heifer.org/gift-catalog/animals-nutrition/index.h... lets you donate the amount for a specific animal to give to a family. I'm not sure if the money ends up getting spread out or is actually used to buy X goats, but it's pretty close to what you're looking for. They're doing exactly what this article calls for too.