Popular Lenses on Nonprofits & Volunteering

Stone Soup (LensRank: 24) "This lens is about getting together and feeding people. The story of Stone Soup shows people that if everybody volunteers to help their community that one little thing could turn into a big thing. We can work together and make a feast instead o...

Feed the Homeless During the Holidays (LensRank: 25) What's the first thing you think of when you think about the holidays? If you're like most people, you probably think of food! Huge meals are so common at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Have you ever eaten until you were way too stuffed to be co...

Sign up to be a Squidoo Charity! (LensRank: 74) A big big part of Squidoo's mission is to send more money to deserving non-profits so they can do good in our online and offline communities. We do that by matching hard-working charities with our hard-working lensmasters. Lensmasters build webpages...

Community Service Ideas (LensRank: 126) While visiting a neighboring town today, I realized the importance of community service. It's not that I didn't feel it was important before, I just didn't realize just how much is done by volunteers until today. My sons and I decided t...

An Ode To People Who Help The Homeless (LensRank: 156) In this lens, we will pay tribute to some remarkable people who tirelessly help the people who have no place to call home. As the french say "les sans abris". We obviously can not mention all  the volunteers but we will try to profile...

Help End World Hunger (LensRank: 227) More than one billion people - approximately 1/6 of the world's population are hungry. And every day nearly 16,000 children die from hunger and related causes. We have the resources to feed the world. We just need the will. Learn about global hunger...

Becoming a Search and Rescue Volunteer (LensRank: 233) Are you intrigued by stories about wilderness rescues and searches for missing hikers or mountain climbers? If so, perhaps becoming a Search and Rescue--often referred to as "SAR"--volunteer might just be for you. I've enjoyed and bene...

Canstruction (LensRank: 328) Across the country, perfectly normal people get caught up in the frenzy of competition and the spirit of design with - cans? Move over other food art. These "canstruction" projects deliver not just amazing creations, but also non-perishable...

Save The Children Organization | International Charity Alliance | Compassion and Giving (LensRank: 330) The Save the Children Fund is the leading independent organization creating lasting change in the lives of children in need in the United States and around the world. Recognized for our commitment to accountability, innovation and collaboration, our...

Buy your Boy Scout Popcorn Online (LensRank: 511) If you missed the Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts selling their popcorn door-to-door or in front of stores, no fret, you can still order Boy Scout Popcorn online, just use one of the links below.  You can also vote for your favorite popcorn, curr...

Pay It Forward - Ideas to Brighten a Stranger's Day (LensRank: 520) We all complain, but most of us have it pretty easy. Sure, there are rough spots along the way. It happens to all of us. Why not help out someone who's going through a rough spot? Hopefully, this lens will inspire everyone that visits to do one little...

Ronald McDonald House: Collect Pop Tabs for a Cause (LensRank: 594) My 8-year-old friend Daniel collects pop tabs. Which I figured was just a weird enough thing to make sense for an 8-year-old boy to want to collect. (Have you read the Judy Moody books? 8-year-olds collect all kinds of weird things.) Turns out, he w...

Locks of Love (LensRank: 894) Locks of Love is a non-profit organization that claims to provide hairpieces to children under 18 with medical conditions. However, the organization often does not live up to its claims and contrary to popular belief, Locks of Love does not benefit t...

Do Not Stand At My Grave and Weep - A Poem, A Song and A Book to Comfort (LensRank: 910) This lens is dedicated to the favorite bereavement poem, "Do Not Stand At My Grave and Weep" words of sympathy that have brought comfort to many since it was written. This beloved poem has also been put to music as a stirring song and most...

Homelessness in Atlanta (LensRank: 1,392) "Friends" is possibly a better word to use when speaking of the homeless in Atlanta. The homeless men and women of our city have captured my heart. I want to do everything I can to draw attention to their world and the decisions being made that affec...

Gifts for Soldiers (LensRank: 1,463) Sending gift packages to soldiers (GIs as I'm used to calling them) can be fun and rewarding not only for the soldier but for you as well. Here I'll explore what to send; how to send them; and have you share your experiences as well. I am an...

Knitted Helmet Liners Project (K-HeLP) (LensRank: 1,519) 2010 HELMET LINERS by JANUARY 1, 2010 Now we need a new challenge. Let's use 2010 by January 1, 2010 and build on the ones already knitted - which would mean we would need to knit 868 more before New Year's. I think that is doeable even with t...

Veterans of War (LensRank: 1,678) Give Honor To Whom Honor Is Due! - The Veterans and Veterans of War who have served or who are serving in the military or military war are honored here. We are honoring our War Dead and we are honoring all of our Troops of America. * Army * Navy * Ai...

Cub Scout Skits (LensRank: 1,972) One of the fun things about scouting are the skits being performed on scout camping trips or at scout pack and troop meetings. Most cub scout skits have some sort of twist at the end which makes them fun. I am compiling my favorite skits from boy sco...

How To Raise Money For Charity (LensRank: 2,044) Raising money to support your favorite cause is a good work. To assist you in your good work, here are some insights from training and experience, and several good books with charity fund raising ideas. We will cover the needs of both fundraiser and...

Blankets for Soldiers and Veterans (LensRank: 2,385) One of the special projects of Soldiers' Angels is to sew, knit or crochet blankets that get sent to soldiers with hope, with belief and with gratitude. If you can sew, knit, crochet consider getting involved and making one of these special gifts fo...

Mentoring Children through ePal Program (LensRank: 2,716) Are you looking for a volunteer program where you can make a difference in the life of a child? In2Books has a wonderful program that matches up an adult with a child to be reading pen pals. I became involved in this program last year when I was se...

Girl Scout Council's Own Badges (LensRank: 2,790) Is your scout bored with the badges in her Badge book? Help is on the way! Here is a collection of links to unique Council's Own badges, patches, and more from the various Councils of the United States.

Gadgets that Prevent you from Losing Things (LensRank: 2,825) All proceeds from this lens go to help the Polly Klaas® Foundation find missing children, prevent children from going missing, and pass laws like Amber Alert that help keep children safe. Build a lens for them at the Polly Klaas® Foundation H...

Nimitz Moms Christmas Project (LensRank: 3,105) The Nimitz Moms group on Navy For Moms has taken on the task of sending a Christmas stocking or goody bag to each sailor in Carrier Strike Group 11 and its attached air wings.  The strike group is made up of the USS Nimitz, USS Chosin,  US...

Relay For Life Team Theme Ideas (LensRank: 3,143) Welcome! If you've found this page, you've probably already signed up for the American Cancer Society Relay For Life, gathered your friends and family to help raise money and walk, now you need a fun team theme! This lens will provide you will ideas...

The Rich Who Like To Share - The World's Greatest Philanthropists (LensRank: 3,277) According to the definition in Wapedia, "A philanthropist is someone who engages in philanthropy; that is, someone who donates his or her time, money, and/or reputation to charitable causes. The term may apply to any volunteer or to anyone who m...

BlueFridays.Org (LensRank: 3,434) What are Blue Fridays? - You are not alone in your interest about "Blue Fridays". Blue Fridays are an ever-growing American tradition to wear something blue on Fridays to show support for our troops. Join the cause and wear something blue t...

Shriners Hospital (LensRank: 3,549) Shriners Hospitals for Children is a one-of-a-kind international health care system of 22 hospitals dedicated to improving the lives of children by providing specialty pediatric care, innovative research and outstanding teaching programs. Children u...

FAQ: Donating to Charity (LensRank: 3,626) Squidoo is a great way to earn money for charity. This lens will answer our most frequently asked questions about how you can send money to charity. If you were directed here by Tisha, our awesome bug sorter outer, and you still weren't able to find...