You helped us give away $80,000
Squidoo gave away $80,000 to charity in October 2008. Yes, all $80,000 of it. In just a few days, thanks to you.
The 5 charities that got the most votes, and therefore the most money, were:
Soldiers Angels
March of Dimes
La Leche League
Wild Animal Sanctuary
Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund.
Wow.
And heads up, we're gonna be doing another giveaway really really soon. In earlyish December 2008.
So if you're a small nonprofit, find out how to apply as a Squidoo partner nonprofit, so you can take advantage of our next big giveaway.
P.S. We already reached our goal for this $80,000 Giveaway. Feel free to keep voting, but future votes are for bragging rights only. Thanks.
A little background
Along the way, Squidoo has also been saving up 5% of our total income (a very big number for a company our size) and now we're asking for your help in giving some of it away!
For more details on Squidoo and non-profits, check out this lens by one of our best lensmasters, Comfortdoc. And this wonderful work-in-progress about all the charities on this list, from lensmaster Michael Gibbons.
The Twitterdrive is over... thanks for playing!
Vote for your favorite one of our Squidoo partner charities, in the poll below.It's that easy.
Any vote after the 40thousandth, or after October 15th, won't count toward the $80,000 giveaway. But hey, the popularity contest can continue.
Rules
The rules are straightforward, too
The Yeses:* Yes, feel free to team up and invite as many people as you can to vote.
* Yes, it's entirely possible that one nonprofit could get the lion's share of the donations. It's all up to you.
* Yes, it's okay to blog about this.
* Yes, it's even cooler if, when you're done voting, you make a lens for your favorite charity. That's also free, and will give far more than $2 to the organization, month in and month out.
The No's:
* No, don't vote more than once.
* No, don't vote with multiple accounts. If we find you are, we'll cancel all your votes.
* No, there's no trick. We're really giving away as much as eighty thousand dollars.
* No, don't stop there! Go make a lens for your favorite charity. See the last Yes item above. :)
[Acorn photo above is a Creative Commons license from RandiHausken.]
Voting is over!
but you're welcome to keep playing just for fun
[CONGRATULATIONS! More than ten days ahead of schedule and we've already reached our goal. Feel free to keep voting, but now votes are for bragging rights only.]
Be sure to look at the whole list before you vote. One vote per person. [On October 3rd, we hit $80,000 donated! This is incredible, you are incredible, and we're amazed. Go ahead and vote if you want, but from now on, it's for bragging rights, not cash.]
For more details on Squidoo and non-profits, check out this lens by one of our best lensmasters, Comfortdoc.
And this wonderful detailed lens about all the charities on this list, from lensmaster Michael Gibbons.
Voting it over!
but here's a look at what people predicted....
Reader predictions:
Fetching predictions now... please stand by
ghfoundation, at 4pm on October 15, 2009 predicts:
hello!
mohanr, at 5pm on March 25, 2009 predicts:
Love your lens , you have good information and you have a good way of presenting Ways To Make Money Quick
mistermint, at 7am on February 10, 2009 predicts:
Action against hunger
ArtByLinda, at 1pm on January 14, 2009 predicts:
I predict, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society will find a cure for Cancer, hopefully they get a lot of votes.
marymc, at 5pm on November 11, 2008 predicts:
Elizabeth Glazer Pediatric AIDS Program
SLAVCO, at 5pm on November 8, 2008 predicts:
I want everyone to win but I voted for Save the Children
profitmc, at 9am on October 30, 2008 predicts:
There's just too many people living under the poverty line. "Action Against Hunger" is mine choice.
jessica-a1a, at 2pm on October 16, 2008 predicts:
dog tags for kids my choice
ediehud, at 9pm on October 14, 2008 predicts:
March of Dimes
Fetching predictions now... please stand byAnd the best part is...
Every charity that gets a vote, wins. That's a donation they didn't have yesterday. So no matter who gets the most votes, everyone wins a little.
Voting is over!
But here's one easy way you can keep changing the world.
Drip by drip
Thanks to every single person who helped us raise this money. More than 300,000 lensmasters and more than 80,000,000 visitors to the site contributed to our ability to make such a substantial contribution.
A nickel, a dollar, a dime... it adds up, drip, drip, drip. If the real world is about big wins, the web is about a long tail of little victories.
P.S. First time to Squidoo?
Welcome, welcome!
- About Squidoo
- Squidoo is a hand-built collection of nearly a million pages built by people just like you. Squidoo is about finding people when you care what they know instead of who they know. And Squidoo raises big money for charity every single day by donating money from the ads and links you see on every page.
- The Squidoo Answer Deck
- Got questions? Stop by the Answer Deck.
- The Joy of Squidoo (click to get the free ebook)
- Get the free, official recipe guide to using Squidoo, written by Seth and Megan. Clicking the link above starts a PDF download to your desktop.
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