Happy new year! What better way to start the year than trying to change the world.
ChangingThePresent.org is a brilliant site which allows you to make donations in the forms of specific gifts. Not a shopping site in disguise, 100% of all donations are channeled directly to charity.
Recognizing the fact that people are more inclined to donate when they know exactly what the money is going to be used for, ChangingThePresent.org has a whole range gifts for various causes so you can pick the one closest to your heart.
Help a child today!
To kick off the new year, I’m going on a charitable comment drive. This is how it works - I will donate one gift to ChangingThePresent.org, and to make things interesting: The size of my donation will depend on the amount of comments I receive for this post.
If this post gets:
- 5 comments or less: I’ll donate USD$5 to de-landmine one square meter of a mine affected area
- 10 comments: I’ll donate USD$12 for a month in school for a deaf student in Africa
- 20 comments: I’ll donate USD$25 for medicine to nurse a malnourished child back to health
- 50 comments or more: I’ll donate USD$100 for 100 vaccinations for children to combat deaths from preventable diseases
My plea to you - Tell us about your favorite non-profit organization’s site in the comments
I’m not going to set any conditions for the comments, but it would be really great if this comment thread became a valuable resource… So when you leave a comment, please tell us about your favorite non-profit organization’s site… It can be a local organization, or an international one. It can be really famous, or extremely obscure. It can be a charity, or environmental, or any worthy cause under the sun - It’s entirely up to you!
That way, this comment drive will not only increase the size of the donation - but help everyone who reads this post learn about other ways to make a difference!
ps. If you blog, you can also contribute by linking to this post and raising awareness.
The deadline will close, and the donation will be made by January 11th 2008 so please get your comments in as fast as possible!
Update 11th Jan 2008: We’ve made the donation at the 25 comment mark!
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January 2nd, 2008 at 9:03 pm
Great idea! I’ve started using Kiva.org, the microcredit site, and I think it’s something innovative and very interesting.
January 2nd, 2008 at 9:11 pm
Well done ,keep up the great work.
January 2nd, 2008 at 9:38 pm
http://www.tzuchi.org/global
January 2nd, 2008 at 10:46 pm
Clay Aiken, the true American Idol, is an Ambassador for UNICEF and is in Mexico this Christmas Holiday visiting victims of the horrible flood last year. Clay Aiken has THE BUBEL AIKEN FOUNDATION
http://www.bubelaiken.org - serves to bridge the gap that exists between young people with special needs and the world around them. They support communities with inclusive programs and together creates awareness about the possibilities that inclusion can bring.
January 3rd, 2008 at 1:02 am
I would support kiva because they don’t just solve a problem now, it paves a way for the future as well. Also Compassion International provides hope for children who really have no hope.
January 3rd, 2008 at 2:01 am
Awesome tips - keep’em coming guys - we’re passed the 5 comment mark already!
January 3rd, 2008 at 2:50 am
I love Kiva and Heifer International, too. Also, check out the campaign to save Pretty Bird Woman House at http://www.prettybirdwomanhouse.blogspot.com.
And thanks for thinking of others!
January 3rd, 2008 at 6:21 am
Philabundance - a Philly PA food bank feed the people org. Fantatic work i the SE PA area.
January 3rd, 2008 at 9:28 am
I sponsor a child through world vision:
http://www.worldvision.com.au/ChildSponsorship/ChildSearch.aspx
But I also Ilke Heifer and since I went to Borneo, the Sepilok Orangutan appeal:
http://www.orangutan-appeal.org.uk/
January 3rd, 2008 at 12:01 pm
I like to donate my cpu usage to help research programs for AIDS/HIV, cancer, among other illness, using boinc. Here is one great website: http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/
January 3rd, 2008 at 4:57 pm
The Alliance for International Monasticism.
I hear you say, “What?” Believe it or not, monasteries have had a lot to do with development, literacy, and progress throughout the world - beginning with Europe in the middle ages. They run schools & clinics in areas where there are none. Because they practice frugal and communal living, they are able to pool resources and energy to accomplish more than outsiders do.
AIM provides financial support that (a) helps monasteries get projects going and (b) supports the development of monastic life to sustain the communities.
January 3rd, 2008 at 5:30 pm
http://www.guardian.co.uk/katine
The Guardian (UK national newspaper) has launched a three-year development project, to improve the lives of the 25,000 inhabitants of Katine, a village district in rural Uganda. It is well worth visiting the website and supporting the cause.
January 4th, 2008 at 2:30 am
1 comment here.
January 4th, 2008 at 5:30 am
I love this idea. There is huge power in these impromptu networks.
Check out http://www.TheWaterProject.org/
We’re tapping the web to water the world! (starting in Kenya)
January 4th, 2008 at 6:36 am
I don’t usually post comments on websites but for this article, felt like I should…
A local project that I couldn’t find a website for but definitely admire is “Timmy’s Raindbow of Hope”, named for a second grader from California who died in 2001 from pediatric brain cancer. His classmates and younger brother drew pictures that were put together in a calendar and sold to raise money to give to UCSF medical center.
January 4th, 2008 at 10:03 am
Ohh.. you are really a nice person
January 4th, 2008 at 11:50 am
http://www.thehungersite.com/
It’s free and supported by advertising. Make it your homepage and for a few clicks each day you can earn money to help a variety of causes.
January 4th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
i just made a donation to http://www.redapes.org/ and support wwf. :)
January 7th, 2008 at 8:54 am
http://www.freerice.com
Students and adults can improve their vocabulary and donate 20 grains of rice with each correct answer. It’s easy and addictive!
January 7th, 2008 at 11:42 am
And don’t forget out local Mercy Malaysia. Nice one James, this is the spirit of towering Malaysians.
January 7th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
…and with that we’re past 20 comments! Keep’em coming - let’s go for 50!
January 8th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
The hunger site posted above has been the largest one so far.
Kiva posted above is also a very good cause. It helps the entrepreneurs of the developing world
Also check out - http://www.planusa.org/ helps kids in the US…
January 9th, 2008 at 11:25 am
My favorite non-profit is The Global Fund for Women.
http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/cms/
January 10th, 2008 at 12:44 am
Dang it, someone stole mine: http://www.freerice.com
But it’s a really nice one…