Everyone is struggling in this rough economy and your favorite organizations are struggling even more. That's why when I read about all the innovate, convenient ways non-profits are helping us give back, in the January issue of Marie Claire, I knew I had to shout it from the mountain tops. Or just post it on my blog.
1. Common Kindness is perfect for every Extreme Couponer. Create and select the non-profits closest to your heart. Print out coupons to start saving. For every coupon you use, Common Kindness will charge the company a quarter and donate 5 cents to your choice organizations. Simple as pie.
2. Entertain yourself and strengthen your vocabulary at Freerice.com. With every correct question you answer, 10 grains of rice is donated through the World Food Programme to help end hunger. FYI - there are a little over 10,000 grains of rice in a cup. Don't ask how I know this.
3. Calling all YouTube Lovers aka everyone. Visit the VISO Give channel at Youtube.com/user/give. This channel showcases videos from non-profits and documentary film makers worldwide. For every video watched on VISO Give, money is directly donated to that cause.
4. Feed that online shopping habit while feeding an organization. GoodShop works with thousands of your favorite retailers - Amazon, TARGET, J.Crew, Apple - by donating a percentage of your purchase to charity. No you will not be paying extra. A portion, of the amount you are already paying, will be donated to charity. Each merchant donates different percentages, but goodshop.com provides more detailed information.
5. Sparked.com is for that busy individual who doesn't even have a moment to breath. It puts volunteering for busy professionals, right at their fingertips. Marie Claire says, "You can offer ideas for a nonprofit's fundraiser, write a letter to an underprivileged child, create a new logo for an organization that can't afford a graphic designer and more." So what are you waiting for?! Bring out your iPhone or iPad and start writing!
6. And for all you runners out there.... I'm talking to you Lauren Pantzer. Run for Congo Women is a global run/walk benefiting Women for Women International's Congo program. Women for Women provides financial aid, job training, rights awareness and leadership education in the eight countries where it's operated. Run for Congo Women specifically helps Women for Women International with female survivors of war, civil strife and other conflicts destroying their country.
Now that you've read all this, don't tell me you don't have time to give back.
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