How to Change the World. One Gift at a Time

http://www.donatetimeshares.com/
check it out!!
Great way to donate!

I am also an advocate of thewaterproject.org. I can't remember the URL but another great project going on is one where you can actually buy a goat for a family. This is great project since you are not just feeding someone a meal or two and then letting them fend for themselves again but you are giving them something that can give them food and nutrients through goats milk for years to come.

Dang it, someone stole mine: http://www.freerice.com

But it's a really nice one...

My favorite non-profit is The Global Fund for Women.

http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/cms/

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...

...and with that we're past 20 comments! Keep'em coming - let's go for 50!

And don't forget out local Mercy Malaysia. Nice one James, this is the spirit of towering Malaysians.

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!

i just made a donation to http://www.redapes.org/ and support wwf. :)

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.

Ohh.. you are really a nice person

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.

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)

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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.

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.

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/

I sponsor a child through world vision:
www.worldvision.com.au/ChildSponsorship/ChildSearch.aspx

But I also Ilke Heifer and since I went to Borneo, the Sepilok Orangutan appeal:
www.orangutan-appeal.org.uk/

Philabundance - a Philly PA food bank feed the people org. Fantatic work i the SE PA area.

I love Kiva and Heifer International, too. Also, check out the campaign to save Pretty Bird Woman House at www.prettybirdwomanhouse.blogspot.com.

And thanks for thinking of others!

Awesome tips - keep'em coming guys - we're passed the 5 comment mark already!

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.

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
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.

www.tzuchi.org/global

Well done ,keep up the great work.

Great idea! I've started using Kiva.org, the microcredit site, and I think it's something innovative and very interesting.