TOPIC: ONENESS (45)
We Are the 15 Percent
http://wearethe15percent.comA crowd-sourced collection of portraits of American interracial families and marriages, inspired by a Cheerios ad.
Idealist
http://www.idealist.orgIdealist connects people, organizations, and resources to help build a world where all people can live free and dignified lives. Idealist is independent of any government, political ideology, or religious creed. Our work is guided by the common desire of our members and supporters to find practical solutions to social and environmental problems, in a spirit of generosity and mutual respect.
Crowdtilt
https://www.crowdtilt.comWe all love doing things as a group. Like with a lot of experiences, it's not what you do – it’s the people you do it with that matters more.
At Crowdtilt, we’re trying to make it easier for groups to do things together. Whether it’s a party-bus to the next Phish show or pooling money for a cause you know your close friends are passionate about – we just want to make that process of grouping those funds as easy as possible.
The Urban Etiquette Project
http://urbanetiquetteproject.blogspot.caThe Urban Etiquette Project is set of downloadable, printable cards designed to start a conversation about manners, civility and public etiquette in the urban sphere. The project offers cards to point out unfavourable behaviour, as well as citations for acknowledging random acts of kindness.
Purpose
http://www.purpose.comPurpose creates 21st century movements. We deploy the collective power of millions of citizens and consumers to help solve some of the world’s biggest problems. We develop and launch our own social and consumer movements using our model of movement entrepreneurship, and we work with organizations and progressive companies to help them mobilize large-scale, purposeful action.
Rainbow World Fun
http://www.rainbowfund.orgRainbow World Fund is an international humanitarian aid charity based in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and friends community.
Global Lives Project
http://globallives.orgThe Global Lives Project is a video library of life experience. A nonprofit, volunteer-driven effort of filmmakers and translators, we create and curate films that capture 24 continuous hours in the life of individuals from around the world. We use visual media to cultivate the ethics of global citizenship and cross-cultural empathy for a global audience.
Accomable
https://www.accomable.comAccomable is a pioneering global platform for finding adapted hotels and vacation rentals for disabled and elderly people. The company, based in London, UK, was founded by disabled entrepreneurs Srin Madipalli and Martyn Sibley. Friends since childhood and regular travellers, Madipalli (who now serves as the company’s CEO) and Sibley are both wheelchair users due to a disability called SMA (Spinal Muscular Atrophy). Frustrated at the lack of travel information available for disabled people, they launched Accomable in the summer of 2015.
SixDegrees.org
http://www.sixdegrees.orgYou've probably heard of the Six Degrees concept. Any one person (including me, Kevin Bacon) is connected to any other person through six or fewer relationships, because it's a small world. SixDegrees.org is about using this idea to accomplish something good. It's social networking with a social conscience.
Through this website, you can support your favorite charities by donating or creating fundraising badges — as well as check out the favorite causes of other people, including celebrities. You can also pay it forward with Good Cards® - gift cards for charity that can be redeemed as a donation to more than 1 million charities.
AJEEC-NISPED (Arab-Jewish Center for Equality, Empowerment and Cooperation – Negev Institute for Strategies of Peace and Development)
http://en.ajeec-nisped.org.ilFounded in 1998, AJEEC-NISPED is an Arab-Jewish organization based in Israel’s Negev, dedicated to strengthening active citizenship through education and economic empowerment. AJEEC-NISPED works towards creating equal, inclusive and flourishing societies. Our programming includes an array of strategies including economic development through formation of cooperatives and social enterprises, volunteerism, quality early childhood education, health promotion, and Jewish-Arab partnership.
Nextdoor
https://nextdoor.comNextdoor is a free and private social network for neighborhoods. On Nextdoor, neighbors create private websites for their neighborhoods where they can ask questions, get to know one another and exchange local advice and recommendations. Nextdoor’s mission is to use the power of technology to create stronger and safer places to call home. The inspiration behind Nextdoor was to give people a social network to connect them to one of the most important communities in their lives - the neighborhood. Nextdoor believes that when neighbors start talking, good things happen.
Way
http://www.makeourway.comWay is a game where two players on separate screens have to solve a puzzle together, nonverbally. Both lack a common language yet are joined by a shared goal,
Wake Up Project
http://www.wakeupproject.com.auWe’re a community of 15,000+ people celebrating kindness & wisdom in modern life. We enjoy traversing a variety of ideas – from courage to creativity, wellness to business and the arts. We provide free kindness cards, workshops, special evenings, films and an annual Wake Up at Work business conference. We hope it inspires kind and wise living.
Acting On A Dream
http://www.actingonadream.comActing On A Dream is a movement founded by Mini Productions in aid of Dreams Come True Charity. Our mission is to remind people that anything is possible, regardless of your circumstances. You may feel like you can't but we're here to tell you, you can!
Gigglers.tv
http://gigglerstv.milab.idc.ac.ilGigglers.tv is an online video channel that plays hundreds of video clips of people laughing from around the globe. The platform allows users to upload their own videos of people laughing and share specific laughs with friends.
The site operates by curatorship; we search for the funniest videos on the web and edit the most entertaining parts into a 10 second clip.
Laughter is a border crossing universal language with proven therapeutic effects on the mind and body. Giggles.tv aspires to make this fact known through our motto spread the laugh, and turn the world into a happier place.
