Good Causes Online
No cost ways to donate to charity
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When you don't have any spare cash yourself, it can seem impossible to help
those who are in even greater need, but there are now several ways to donate
without it costing you anything.
Simply by changing the way you carry out regular activities, companies will make
payments to the charity of your choice, and if you can find a couple of spare
minutes in your day, you can generate even more.
Just change your regular search engine, make online purchases through special
links and make daily visits to other sites and you can generate a significant
contribution. Choose the options below that are appropriate for you.
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EveryClick.com
Everyclick.com is a search engine that gives 50% of its revenue to charity. It
enables you to raise money for your selected charity every time you search or shop
online.
You can choose which charity you wish to support from the nearly 2000 already listed,
or if your charity isn't listed, contact them to get it added. Join almost 30,000
supporters who've made over 12 million searches since the site began.
Visit their site now to choose your charity, and find out how much you can donate
simply by shopping online.
Daily Clicks
The Hunger Site
Probably the first of the "click to donate" sites. Visit the site whenever you
can as each day you visit and click on the donation button will see 1 cup of staple
food donated by the site sponsors. Network of sites has now been enlarged to include
amongst others The Breast Cancer Site to fund free mammograms; The Rainforest Site, to fund the preservation of endangered
rainforest; the Child Health Site which helps prevent life-threatening diseases, restore vision to blind children,
and enable child amputees to walk and The Animal Rescue Site where you click helps buy food and care for a rescued animal.
To help you remember your daily click you can now download a free Toolbar
which not only shows you tickboxes to indicate whether you've donated today but also
includes a Google Search facility on the top of your browser window.
Sign up for The Hunger Site e-newsletter, and to say thank you, they'll give you
a coupon for a FREE* Cultivate Peace Dove Pin ($7.95 value)! Plus, if you're new
to our e-newsletter, they'll give an extra two cups of food to the hungry!
The e-newsletter covers:
- How you're helping in the fight against world hunger,
- Other easy ways to help that are as simple as your daily click,
- Beautiful and unique gifts to bring the world to your home,
- Stories about the artisans, families and communities The Hunger Site
supports through fair-trade... and more!
*postage not included
Tarahumara Children's Hospital Fund - Clicking on the banner on their site pays for
one minute of health care.
Solar Site - Converts free donation clicks into funds to buy solar energy equipment for
underdeveloped countries. Each click is converted to 1 Kw of solar energy.
Care2
- Click to donate to a variety of causes including rain forests, seals, ocean wildlife, breast cancer,
big cats, primates, domestic violence and children in need.
FreeDonation.com -
At FreeDonation.com, you can make donations free of charge to important causes such as AIDS and cancer research, food
for the hungry, shelter for the homeless, vaccines for children and more. Unlike most other click sites,
you are able to donate more than once per day.
EcologyFund - By clicking on the "Save Land" buttons, sponsors and advertisers
pay for the purchase or protection of the amount of wilderness land indicated
at the project selected. All money is paid by the sponsors, it costs you nothing
to enable these contributions. Additional land can be saved by registering on
EcologyFund as well as doing internet searches, visiting sites, and registering
to receive email.
Red Jellyfish
Click daily to feed chimps orphaned through poaching and habitat loss with Jane Goodall Institute
and save rainforest with AdoptAnAcre.org.
Global e-Inclusion Movement -
Donate 0.05 Euro towards the cost of resources and activities (e.g., training,
equipment, etc.) supporting the development of ICT for education projects in
poor areas of the world.
SolvePoverty.com works with poor students in developing nations and
Australia providing them with free
training and curriculum so they can get jobs specifically in the IT field.
MaterCare's LifeSaver Program -
Click to help pay for surgery to repair a mother's obstetric fistula.
Stop HIV - Visit The Stop HIV Site and raise money for HIV research when you click the donate button
The Bible Site - Click to donate bibles to persecuted Christians worldwide.
Hunger Fighters is a hunger-fighting portal committed to
fighting hunger of the whole person in earth-friendly ways.
Land Care Niagara - Every 5 clicks plants a tree to restore Niagara's fragmented forest ecosystem.
Hungry Children
- Clicks on this site pay to sponsor a child at the Eden Orphanage in India.
The Environment Site - All money raised goes to the Surrey
Wildlife Trust. Donate more by making searches from their site.
Por Los Chicos - Click on the banner above to
provide meals to hungry children in Argentina. Spanish language site.
Esperanza -
Sponsor Argentina Federation for Family Support by helping the poor. Spanish and English language sites.
DonarSinDesembolsar.net -
Support a selection of Mexican charities when you click on the donation links. Spanish language site.
Dame Una Casa -
help needy people in Colombia build a home with your daily click. Spanish language site.
Ayudar es Gratis:
- Help children infected with HIV (no click required). Spanish language site.
Hambruna - Fight against hunger in Latinoamerica. Spanish language site.
Die Wald Seite - Fight against illegal forest
destruction in Malaysia, Costa Rica and Brazil with your daily click. German language site.
Two Wings
- Visits to this site provide 4 minutes of education in a Two Wings Project;
carefully selected educational projects in many parts of the world. Site in German and English.
Klickdiespende - Click to benefit WWF, Plan International,
SOS-Kinderdorf and Greenpeace. German language site.
Woord en Daad
is a Dutch site fighting poverty in Africa, Asia and Central-America from a
Christian perspective. Donate towards Columbian street kids by clicking on "Doneer gratis".
Dutch language site with some English pages.
Fundamar - Provide
education, meals and shelter to children in Brazil. Portuguese language site.
Pró Menor - Click to provide food, clothing
and health care to street children in Brazil. Portuguese language site.(Click on DOAÇÃO GRÁTIS)
A Click for the Forest.
A click saves 2 square decimetres of old growth forest in Sweden. Swedish and English language site.
Pajacyka provides meals
for children in the poorest regions of Poland. Polish language site.
Feed SA
helps feed South Africans, particularly children, in need. Donations from companies are based on the number of click-throughs on the site.
Plus, if you visit their sponsors and if you purchase, sign up etc. on any of these pages, they earn commission!
Daily Donation Page
- Clicking on the button on the site automatically loads a number of "Click to Donate"
websites into your browser. By visiting these sites the charities' sponsors
make donations to that charity.
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Send e-Cards
Smiles4All is a free, e-greeting service that helps benefit different Non Profit
Organizations. They have many cards to choose from so you can customize a special smile for
that special somebody. For each card you send, their sponsors will make a donation
to the Non Profit Organization of your choice. Currently 32 to choose from.
Credit Cards
Many charities have formed alliances with credit card providers whereby the
charity receives a donation every time you use the card. See our charity credit card page for a charity you wish to support:
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Internet Access - UK Only
Choosing Waitrose.com as your internet service means that you not only receive
a great quality service - broadband or dial-up, but you also benefit others. They are
the only internet provider in the UK to donate all their profits to good causes. All
their revenue (less the costs of running and marketing the service), are donated to
four nominated charities. Make your choice from British Red Cross, British Heart Foundation,
Macmillan Cancer Support and The Prince's Trust.
During 2005, customers of the Waitrose.com ISP raised 110,000GBP. Visit http://www.waitrose.com/web_access/raisemoneyforcharity/index.asp
to find out more.
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