Charity whilst surfing the web...
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update: Newest added charities are now on top, easier to see what was updated ;-)
This is W3 (read www ;-), everybody fights for him/ herself, but a small but powerful gang works for the benefit of others. Want to join the gang? Visit some of the sites below and change a live - for free! Consider also to help at by blogging about these sites, stumbling, digging them etc. If you have a moment, please stop by and help to make this planet a better place, without looking at race, religion, color or gender.
OK, finished the sales pitch, thank you for your kind attention. I have checked these sites thoroughly - and used some of them! Below you'll find my personal review and opinion about each of them, including some warnings about a rather fishy one!
By just spending a few minutes of your time on one or more of these sites you can make a huge difference for somebody. Some of them require more time and involvement, but like always "you receive more then you give". If you have no time at all to get involved consider at least to spread the word about them by blogging, digging, stumbling or linking to them. Thank you!
Boinc!
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Boinc is a project of Berkely University connecting computer user that want to donate their idle ram to help to solve important matters like diseases, study global warming, discover pulsars and many more. You have to download their software that connects your computer with projects that need resources to compute possible solutions/ do research.
Kiva
micro loans that change lives
Remember this old saying?"Give a man one fish and he has to eat for a day, teach him how to fish and he has to eat for the rest of his live"
This is what Kiva is about, in a nutshell. The simplest way to help is giving a microloan (minimum amount is $25) to one of the suggested investors. This money helps to finance grass root projects in developing countries. After your first loan has been repaid (yes, you get your money back!) You can decide if you want to re-invest the money or to withdraw it.
Part of my royalties here at squidoo go to Kiva, to help to make a difference...
Another way of getting involved, via Squidoo, with Kiva is the SquidKiva group/community of lensmasters, have a look at their lens Squidoo Kiva for more information.
A video about and with the Kiva founders
They launched Kiva, the online micro-lending venture. They tell you why. And how!
Watch Matt as he explains how he made the decision to quit his Silicon Valley job and work full time for Kiva. And listen to Jessica as she describes her pre-marital problems, which actually led to Kiva's birth! Be sure to read Matt's blog, The Kiva Chronicles, on socialedge.org!
Watch Matt as he explains how he made the decision to quit his Silicon Valley job and work full time for Kiva. And listen to Jessica as she describes her pre-marital problems, which actually led to Kiva's birth! Be sure to read Matt's blog, The Kiva Chronicles, on socialedge.org!
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Hugs and Hope
Hugs and Hope is a Christian web site (please don't run away screaming now!). Perhaps I should have better said a web site/ project founded by a Christian and with a Christian ethos, that is open to all. This project has now developed quite a bit and requires even more involvement then the previously mentioned one. The basic idea is to provide a bit of extra sunshine for seriously/ terminal ill kids and their families by sending them "happy mail" and perhaps, little gifts. The contact is made via a "middle person" to provide privacy of kids and parents. There is ample explanation on the web site on how to get involved and most important how to write really, really HAPPY mail. Quote from web site:"Happy Mail" Wanted for ill children. Children fighting for their lives have very little to smile about. You can change that by sending them some "Happy Mail." Cheery
cards give these kids a few more smiles, a little more hope, and a reason to
get out of bed each day. Experience the satisfaction of making a sick child's
day and giving them something to look forward to. Send a card and a hug -- one
of the smiles you create just might be your own!"
Freekibble&Freekibblekat
Now a nice one again ;-) Actually two nice ones...FreeKibble and its sister site FreeKibbleKat were founded by then 12-year-old Mimi, yes you read right: 12 years old girl founds web site that helps to feed homeless cats and dogs in shelters.
Every day you can answer one new, trivia-style question to improve your canine/ feline knowledge (the questions can be quite tough!) and the site provides in exchange free kibble to animal shelters to feed their hungry animals. There main sponsor is Castorpolluxpet but they have also other people/ businesses advertising on the site. It is a great little site, oops, these are two great little sites that I have bookmarked and visit as often as I remember ;-)
Attention! Cheap impostor!
Don't fall for them please
So and now a BIG warning about these guys: http://www.freeflour.com (I made this link not clickable, as I don't have any (link) love for this cheap imitator.Clicking the link "Sponsors" on their site shows:
"Our donations are made possible thanks to our sponsors and you, our active visitor. We are currently displaying Google ads to generate money for the flour
donations. By visiting the links below you are helping the cause." And then
come the google ads...
Apart of that this is against the Google Adsense TOS (encouraging visitors to click your ads) there is also no information on the site which charities benefit and no proof at all that any charities benefit, no endorsements from outside, i.e. press links etc. It only states on the site:
"Each time you answer a question correctly we donate an amount of money equivalent to one spoon of flour to multiple charities. They use your donations to: Buy food for the hungry. Take food to the hungry. Help the hungry feed themselves. Make sure food arrives in the right place, at the right time."
Nice example of keyword stuffing, but I fear the only ones that get fed with the Adsense income generated are the greedy owners of this cheap imitation of Freerice which is a highly recommendable site and doesn't deserve being copied like this.
Update: I decided to report this site to Google for further investigation, something what I normally not do, but cheating on the good will of others is just so wrong... Will keep you updated further.
Further update: The google ads have disappeared!
FreeRice
Feed the hungry by exercising your brain.
Freerice Is one of my personal favourites; the idea goes like this: For every Trivia question (they have 13 different subjects to choose from) they donate 20 grains of rice to the United Nations World Food Program. You can answer as many questions as you like and the rice is paid for by people that sponsor ads (mostly banners) on the site. I must say these ads are nearly too well integrated, you barely see them.Freerice was Yahoo's Find of the Year 2007
A very nicely designed, easy to use site that is legitimate and confirmed as a partner by the UNWF. Apart of this, exercising these little brain cells is good for you and me, so a win-win for everybody. Hubby and I are sometimes doing trivia-duels on our two computers to see who can win-donate the most rice in the shortest time ;-)
Other sites that can help you to help
use this sites to get more information on charities
Some useful resources to help you help ;-)
- Charity Navigator - America's Largest Charity Evaluator | Home
- Charity Navigator, America's largest independent charity evaluator, provides free financial evaluations of America's charities. They are the individual donor's first source for unbiased news and information on philanthropy, nonprofit organizations, wise giving, donating money, charitable donations, etc Use them to check trustworthy charities out!
- GoodSearch : Support your favorite charity or school.
- GoodSearch : a Yahoo-powered search engine that donates money to your favorite charity or school each time you search the Web.
All sites in one handy list ;-)
newest added site last
- Freerice
- Give free rice to hungry people by playing a simple game that increases your knowledge.
- Freekibble
- Help feed hungry dogs, play Bow Wow Trivia. Play everyday - the more you play, the more dogs we can feed!
- Freekibblekat
- Help feed hungry cats, play Meow Trivia. Play everyday - the more you play, the more cats they can feed!
- Hugs and Hope
- Share Your Love With Sick Kids by sending cheery cards. Hugs And Hope for Sick kids - making a difference one smile at a time. Send Happy Mail To make their day at www.hugsandhope.org
- Kiva
- Empower the poor with a micro loan.
- BOINC
- Boinc connects computer owners with idle resources with projects in need of computing power.
See what others twitter about charity!
Eavesdrop on others at twitter and look what they say about charity ;-) It is fun and doesn't make fat!
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- gbnetgina
- k, did my part. RT @pseroogy To get to 5k followers @RyanGrant25 needs about 600 more in the next 30 mins to donate $5k to charity
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- bclaymoore
- I've always wanted to organize a 24 hour comic jam for charity at a con. 24 guys get one hour shifts in a con hotel room.
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- MurdaMese
- @BOOGIESWORLD 30 minutes left RT: @NickBarnett everyone please retweets like crazy @ryangrant25 5k so we can get another 5k to charity.. let
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- Spiffster
- RT @NickBarnett: 2 hour left everyone please retweets like crazy @ryangrant25 5k so we can get another 5k to charity.. lets go people !!!
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- socmarketers
- Faces of Charity article http://bit.ly/9eDJF
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Gimme feedback pretty please ;-)
Please leave feedback (positive and negative) here. I also would loved to hear about more web-based charities, if you know of any please put the url in your comment and they might well get included in the next "make over" of this lens. And now go and have fun playing freerice, freekibble and the like ;-) SY *tip-toes of to go and play on these sites*
SemperFidelis wrote...
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Posted April 22, 2009
hospitalera wrote...
in reply to Janusz Thank you very much, highly appreciated ;-) SY
Posted April 16, 2009
Janusz wrote...
I am always amazed at the quality of Lenses that emerge from the "Fresh Squid" Community!! Blessed by a Squid Angel :)
Posted April 16, 2009
KimGiancaterino wrote...
You're doing a great job... please feel free to add this lens to the Help Africa group.
Posted March 24, 2009
Zion wrote...
Wow! Your lens is fantastic! I really like it so I gave you 5*. Keep up the god work!..
Please try to stop by my lens. I would really much appreciate if you could rate mine too!
Thank you so much!
Zion
http://www.squidoo.com/legitimatehome-basedbusinesses
Posted February 02, 2009
a_willow wrote...
You are one of December graduates! Come by and answer few questions to show the way to those who will follow! Wish you many, many more great lenses!
Posted February 02, 2009
AVahl wrote...
Great lens - you are making a difference! I have a lens on How to Matter http://www.squidoo.com/how-to-matter and you are doing it!
Posted January 31, 2009
hospitalera wrote...
in reply to Sher You are welcome Sher, glad it proved useful ;-) SY
Posted January 27, 2009
Lensmaster
Sher wrote
Just checked out this lens--it's great! I was able to help feed people, dogs and cats just by answering questions! Thanks for the great information on how we can help others right from our computers!
Posted January 27, 2009
Fresh Squid Contest
This lens takes part in the Fresh Squid Contest for January as one of featured lenses! Please check the lenses there out and vote for your favourite one ;-) SY
Cost of the War in Iraq so far...
... all this money would be better spend on ending poverty and improving public healthcare ;-(
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