A child disappears every three minutes in the UK. If you are concerned with this statistic and want to help out, a new initiative called NotFound lets webmasters pitch in by letting them leverage 404 Not Found Pages. This idea is brilliantly simple. Webmasters who volunteer can enter a snippet into their website so that [...]
Online invoicing apps are numerous. You can choose between free and paid plans, all with different features and benefits. Some invoicing apps like Freshbooks offer a comprehensive feature set. But then you also have simple apps like BeachCandyNow, that may be lightweight in terms of features, but still offer a unique identity. In this case, BeachCandyNow lets [...]
Did you know that billions of people around the world have to try and survive on less than $3 a day? That is a shocking statistic but it is one that CloudFactory aims to reverse by connecting skilled capable workers in the developing world with basic computer tasks online. In this way, the workers can [...]
Crowdtilt is an online website that allows people to start a campaign to raise funds for any task. It is like an online fundraiser to accomplish a task with the help of your friends and family, for example, buying food for the flood victims, etc. You can even check out campaigns started by other users [...]
We all do impulsive purchases every day. SwipeGood makes use of those by rounding up your transaction amount and donating the round up difference to a charity organization. The amount is calculated with each transaction but not charged to your credit card until the end of the month to save you transaction fees. You have [...]
The Internet has provided a whole new world of possibilities with peer-to-peer platforms that allow individuals to provide financial assistance to those in need. Microgiving is a crowd funding and philanthropy website that aims to expand this concept further with the concept of microdonations, where people can raise money online to fund a project, cause [...]
There are people around the world who dedicate their lives to noble and humanitarian causes. You get to see documentaries about these individuals often on TV channels and in film festivals. Offering a collection of these documentaries and short films is a site called “Explore”. Explore is a collection of videos and photographs that “document [...]
Are you looking for an easy way to set up an online fundraiser? If yes then you require a tool that lets you set up any type of fundraiser and supports organizations of all sizes. FundRaise offers precisely that. FundRaise is a web service that lets you browse various fundraisers and create online fundraisers. You [...]
Has somebody ever been randomly kind to you? Remember how happy that made you feel? Now thanks to Gift A Stranger, you can share that same feeling with others. Gift A Stranger is a free to use website that helps you make a stranger happy by sending a gift to a random address that is [...]
Somewhere in all of us exists a hero who wants to push advocacies and help those in need. That is why Crowdrise was created to help people who want to help other people. It is a charity social networking website that lets users send donations online for various fund-raising activities and advocacies. Once you sign [...]
Donating money to charity is a wonderful way to help make the world a better place. People support many causes on the internet. However the direct impact of one’s online donation is seldom seen. SeeYourImpact plans to change that. SeeYourImpact is a donations website that lists causes and specific cases that require donations. After visitors [...]
A number of online causes ask us to donate our money. Whether it is a charity organization or a developer of a program, they all need our support. Some internet users however can only donate a small amount. This poses a problem because often the transfer fee exceeds this small amount and the donation becomes [...]
People have stuff. Lots of it. Garages, attics, living rooms – it’s amazing how quickly having stuff can fill all your space. On the other hand, some people need stuff and don’t have money to buy it. Freenapkin.com aims to solve both of these problems at once. If you have stuff you want to get rid [...]
Jantaloans is a website from the Janta Foundation that facilitates microloans and scholarships to help poor students from all over the world finance their education. Through this website, people can find profiles of students and invest in them by lending at least $25. Users can lend money to poor by sending money through a Paypal or [...]
Donating to many different non-profit organizations individually can be a hassle, but Givv provides an innovative way to make it all easier. It allows you to create a list of organizations you want to support and donate to all with one monthly payment, from one place. It doesn’t matter how much you donate, the money [...]
If you want to help a friend, relative or neighbor who is struggling financially and at the same time don’t want them to feel awkward about it, Givinganon has a solution. It is a non-profit website that lets you anonymously donate money to anyone you want. Every penny is forwarded to the recipient without putting [...]
Listia is an auction site for free stuff, which makes it really easy for people to give away items they don’t use and get things they need. The site has its own currency “credits” which can be accumulated by listing items, referring friends or be bought for real cash (10 credits for $1). Every user [...]
Most of us have a cause we care about – saving the environment, protecting the endangered animals, supporting orphans etc., but can’t find the time to get to it and devote more of ourselves. Now you can support your favorite charity by doing what you do almost every day – searching the web, the only difference [...]
Ever tried raising funds for a cause? If you have, you know very well how chaotic it can be! Running after potential donors, trying to convince them to pledge, collecting money from them e.t.c. In short, it can be a very messy business. Well, somebody thought of making it a bit easier for fund raisers [...]
Kiva is one of the most noble ideas that you will come across on the internet. The site allows people to lend money to poor people around the world and change their lives. Kiva is a not for profit organization that provides a portal for lenders and borrowers to connect. Here is how it works: [...]