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1% for the Planet
http://onepercentfortheplanet.orgSince 2002, 1% for the Planet has inspired members of the business community to contribute 1% of sales to environmental groups around the world. In return, this growing alliance of companies is given the opportunity not only to see their self-worth rise, but their net worth climb as well.
JustGive
https://www.justgive.orgJustGive was one of the first nonprofit organizations to channel the power of the Internet for online giving. Our commitment to charitable causes inspires us to create new ways for you to find, learn about, and support virtually any charity, anytime. Our technology and nonprofit experience allow us to provide unique services, programs and advantages.
Sevenly
http://www.sevenly.orgWe make lifestyle products that help fund charity projects across the globe. We sell each product for 7 days and give $7 of every product sold directly to that week's charity.
80,000 Hours
http://80000hours.orgWe aim to be the world’s number one source for advice on pursuing a career that makes a difference in an effective way. We will do this by providing in-depth, evidence-based and personalised advice, and by fostering the growth of a global network of thousands of dedicated and successful people, who are working together to make the world as good a place as it can be.
CharitySub
https://www.charitysub.orgCharitySub is short for charity subscription — your subscription for giving! Each month you learn about a new cause along with 3 charities doing great work to make a difference. With your $5 monthly subscription as a member, you decide each month which charity will receive your $5 donation, and will soon thereafter hear from the charity about the good you and the CharitySub community helped enable.
Ethioskate Project
http://ethioskate.tumblr.comEthioskate uses skateboarding as a tool for empowering youth, to create new opportunities and to be the potential for change. The community includes boys and girls between the ages of 6 and 19 in the Intoto area of Addis Ababa.
Donate a Photo
http://www.donateaphoto.comDonate a Photo is a mobile app from Johnson & Johnson, which donates $1 to a worthy cause for each photo shared. Through Donate a Photo, Johnson & Johnson hopes to raise more awareness for the causes that need help and connect people to nonprofits, helping everyone make an even bigger difference.
The Root Collective
http://www.therootcollective.comThe Root Collective is a socially-conscious, ethical fashion company that works with small-scale artisans and cooperatives in developing countries. We work to ensure fair pay and ethical treatment of workers in rural and urban slum communities. We also partner with nonprofits in our 10% Give Back program. We believe that a hand up, not a hand out, can change lives and break the cycle of poverty that plagues many of the communities in developing countries. To this end, we parter with nonprofit organizations that work directly in the communities where our partner artisans live.
One Young World
http://www.oneyoungworld.comOne Young World is a charity that gathers together the brightest young people (aged 18 - 30) from around the world, empowering them to make lasting connections to create positive change. At the annual One Young World Summit, young leaders debate, formulate and share innovative solutions for the most pressing issues the world faces. At the 2013 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, 1,250 young people from 190 countries were joined by a prestigious line-up of One Young World Counsellors including: Kofi Annan, Sir Richard Branson, Arianna Huffington, Sir Bob Geldof and Professor Muhammad Yunus. After attending a Summit, delegates join the network of One Young World Ambassadors working the world over to effect positive change. They do this by founding their own initiatives or lending the power of the One Young World network to those already in existence. The next One Young World Summit takes place in Dublin, Ireland from 15-19 October 2014.
The Weightless Project
http://weightlessproject.orgThe Weightless Project was launched to fight two parallel causes - obesity on one hand and hunger and malnutrition on the other. By converting calories burned into usable funds using cutting-edge technologies to track activity, the proceeds generated by those losing weight will be used to help those who need the extra pounds to survive. Currently the initiative is partnering with three devices – Jawbone, Fitbit and Basis, and looking to collaborate with other international health and fitness brands. Officially supported by Deepak Chopra, The Deepak Chopra Foundation and Health 2.0, this initiative is on its way to making the world a healthier place.
Build Africa
http://www.build-africa.orgBuild Africa currently supports 100,000 people in rural Kenya and Uganda through both education and community enterprise programmes. By improving teacher training and school resources, we ensure that children receive the quality education they need for their long-term development. At the same time we support savings and loans groups, entrepreneurial skills training and other initiatives to help families secure sustainable, productive livelihoods.
World Housing
http://worldhousing.caWorld Housing is the world’s first one-for-one real estate gifting model. For every home sold at one of our certified World Housing condominium projects, a home is constructed by one of our NGO-Builder Partners and gifted to a qualified, deserving family living in a third world garbage dump community. We connect people and organizations: developers, real estate buyers, NGOs, builders and qualified home recipients.
Alex's Lemonade Stand
http://www.alexslemonade.orgAlex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) emerged from the front yard lemonade stand of cancer patient Alexandra “Alex” Scott (1996-2004). In 2000, 4-year-old Alex announced that she wanted to hold a lemonade stand to raise money to help find a cure for all children with cancer. Since Alex held that first stand, the Foundation bearing her name has evolved into a national fundraising movement, complete with thousands of supporters across the country carrying on her legacy of hope. To date, Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, a registered 501(c)3 charity, has raised more than $75 million toward fulfilling Alex’s dream of finding a cure, funding over 375 pediatric cancer research projects nationally
Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation
http://www.standupfoundation.comThe Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation is the world’s first foundation dedicated to raising awareness of the long-term, damaging effects of bullying, and funding those doing real-world work to stop it. We stand up against bullying regardless of to whom it happens. Because lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people are often targeted by bullies, we give particular attention to this community. We include promoting diversity and inclusion in sports as central to our mission.
The Street Store
http://thestreetstore.orgThe world’s first rent-free, premises-free, free “pop-up clothing store” for the poor, found entirely on the street and curated by you.
