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Good Deeds Day
http://www.good-deeds-day.orgGood Deeds Day is an annual celebration of good deeds.
All over the world, hundreds of thousands choose to volunteer and help others, putting into practice the simple idea that every single person can do something good, be it large or small, to improve the lives of others and positively change the world.
Games for Change
http://www.gamesforchange.orgFounded in 2004, Games for Change facilitates the creation and distribution of social impact games that serve as critical tools in humanitarian and educational efforts. Unlike the commercial gaming industry, we aim to leverage entertainment and engagement for social good. To further grow the field, Games for Change convenes multiple stakeholders, highlights best practices, incubates games, and helps create and direct investment into new projects.
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.
Accompany
http://www.accompanyus.comIntroducing global curation at its finest: Accompany scours the globe for the coolest, most beautiful and one-of-a-kind finds, and filters them through a range of style lenses — to create unique boutiques that contain both an eclectic mix of cultures and a well-edited point of view. Handmade pieces and ethically-sourced items bring human impact and fashion impact together, to create feel-good goods through a look-good lens.
Garden Plan Pro
http://www.gardenplanpro.comHigh-tech meets gardening with a new iPad app that makes it simple to design the perfect vegetable plot. Garden Plan Pro is the easy way to draw vegetable beds, add plants and create the perfect layout for any space.
RehabNet.com - Help for Seniors with Addiction
http://rehabnet.comRehabNet is a non-profit organization with a mission to educate and provide assistance to seniors struggling addiction as well as caregivers and family members with concerns. Its primary objective is to effectively halt the growing silent epidemic of senior addiction.
Inhabitat
http://inhabitat.comInhabitat.com is a weblog devoted to the future of design, tracking the innovations in technology, practices and materials that are pushing architecture and home design towards a smarter and more sustainable future.
Duolingo
http://duolingo.comWith Duolingo you learn a language for free while helping to translate the web.
SkivieGivie.org
http://www.skiviegivie.orgSkivieGivie.org aims to raise awareness about the need for one of life’s most basic necessities; undergarments. The non-profit collects and donates these undergarments to less fortunate homeless individuals at area hospitals, shelters and other transitional centers. It has been a whirlwind of activity since the inception and we look forward to the challenges ahead of making an impact on this problem that affects hundreds of thousands of individuals, including many United States Veterans (many whom have served in the recent conflicts in Iraq and Afhanistan) on a daily basis.
ZAANHA
http://www.zaanha.comZAANHA sells sophisticated and luxurious fashion and home decor accessories made by small artisan studios in Central and South Asia. A portion of all sales are used to send Afghan children to school.
Frontier Markets
http://www.frontiermkts.comFrontier Markets (FM) is a sales, marketing and after-sales service distribution company in Rajasthan. Founded in 2011, Frontier Markets works with local channel partners and field staff to educate, relate, and reach households providing them access to high quality and affordable clean energy solutions. FM creates solar retail points in the last mile and support them with service centers and after-sales. FM works with manufacturers to get the right products to our rural customers. FM creates women entrepreneurs which is the solar saheli campaign; as FMll as working with local rural villagers to build presence of solar in Rajasthan. To date, FM have sold over 103,000 solar solutions and have created 800 retail points and 500 solar sahelis. Frontier Markets’ mission is to provide over 5 million products to 20 million households in India by 2020.
HabitForge
http://habitforge.comHabitforge is a web-based tool that helps people achieve their goals.
One World Futbol Project
http://www.oneworldfutbol.comOne World Futbol Project brings the transformative power of play to youth worldwide by making, selling and distributing the One World Futbol, the world’s first ultra-durable soccer ball that never needs a pump, never goes flat, and is designed to survive the harshest environments. For every One World Futbol purchased through our Buy One, Give One model, One World Futbol Project gives a second ball to organizations working with youth in disadvantaged communities worldwide.
Collaborating with sponsors, organizations and individuals, One World Futbol Project delivers balls to disadvantaged communities where play and sport are used to foster social change. In 2012, Chevrolet became our founding sponsor, pledging to support the donation and distribution of 1.5 million One World Fubols over three years.
JustGiving
http://www.justgiving.comWe were the world’s first online fundraising business, making donations simpler and safer for everyone. And we’re proud to say we’ve been growing the world of giving ever since: innovating with companies, charities and developers; investing our fees in world-class technology; and helping raise over £1 billion for thousands of charities. Our founders – Zarine Kharas and Anne-Marie Huby – pictured a world where giving was easier, more enjoyable and inspiring.
UniversalGiving
http://www.universalgiving.orgUniversalGiving™ is an award-winning nonprofit that helps people give and volunteer with vetted, quality opportunities all over the world. All projects are vetted through UniversalGiving's trademarked, proprietary Quality Model.™ 100% of each donation goes directly to the cause. UniversalGiving Corporate handles the strategy, operations and NGO vetting for corporations, to ensure the success of their international giving and volunteering programs.
