Jackie Dunay highlights an easy way to contribute to worthy causes.
Our global environment is changing both financially and physically. So too should our outlook on activism. While we have become more conscious of little acts that contribute to making the world a better place (recycling, cutting our carbon footprint, etc), there are also other small actions that we can take to help effect other benefits. Really all it takes is the click of a mouse.
Charity has embraced many new fundraising efforts online. There are some very innovative new methods that charities, NGO’s and other aid organizations now use to generate operating funds.
My favorite new strategy is “click-to-donate” fundraising sites. With the help of click-to-donate programs, giving to charity is simple and effective. Think of click-to-donate sites as being a variation of advertiser supported web content. As an example, CNBC’s website generates revenue from eyeballs, as advertisers pay to reach their audience. Well click-to-donate charity sites operate in a similar way.
Click-to-donate sites are powered by compassion; the not-for-profit organization seeks sponsors who in turn donate a certain amount of money, goods, or services to the given cause depending on the amount of clicks from users. Some sites feature clickable word games or mini races, but for all, the goal is to generate enough clicks to truly make a difference.
Understanding cultural diversity, protecting our world, and ultimately finding peace –both inner and outer— these are the goals of EAST Tours’ brand of eco-tourism and sustainability. Our goal is to enhance life experiences through cultural understanding and communication. And so we’d like to bring you an assortment of click-to-donate fund raising sites. We’re not affiliated or endorsing these sites, but we thought you’d like to know what exists.
Environmental Click-to-Donate Sites
The Fuzz Academy allows you to create a profile, design a cute and fuzzy animal avatar, and then be part in donating to the Nature Conservatory’s Plant-a-billion-trees Project.
http://www.fuzzacademy.com
The Rainforest Site is dedicated to preserving precious rainforest worldwide through organizations such as the Rainforest Conservation Fund. Click on the link, and save an area of rainforest.
http://www.therainforestsite.com
Humanitarian Click-to-Donate Sites
Aid to Children helps children in need by donating .25 cents to underprivileged children globally for each word puzzle answered correctly.
http://www.aidtochildren.com/
Free Poverty is designed to hone geography skills while also enabling players to donate cups of fresh drinking water to those in need. Locate countries on the map, and give families fresh water worldwide.
http://www.freepoverty.com/
Help Thirst challenges players to memorize simple numbers in order to answer trivia questions. For each game won, one cup of water is donated to World Vision.
http://www.helpthirst.com/
The Hunger Site offers two ways to help: clicking on the links, or purchasing handmade and fair trade items from the online shop. All of the sponsor revenue goes directly to the cause through donating cups of food.
http://www.thehungersite.com
Multiple Cause Click-to-Donate Sites
Care2 is a large online activist community which includes a click-to-donate section. Educate yourself on your choice of cause, click, and then Care2 donates money to your choice of cause.
http://www.care2.com/
Click to Donate presents your choice of cause: Environment, Health / Medical Issues and Humanitarian Causes. Working as a database, Click to Donate offers easy access to many charities.
http://clicktodonate.org/
Charitii gives you the choice of which cause you want to support. Play word puzzles to help improve the global issues that matter to you the most.
http://www.charitii.com/
Jackie Dunay is in the Marketing and Sales Department at EAST Tours. She is passionate about her company's philosophy and values and believes through travel and cross cultural exchanges we can all help make the world a better place.
