PriceGrabber.com has launched ShopGreen, a shopping engine that highlights products that “promote a smart, sustainable approach to environmental living”. Products range from “organic t-shirts to Energy Star-compliant PCs”. ShopGreen donates 5% of all profits to charities that promote environmental conservation. Each month, ShopGreen posts a new selection of green charities. Shoppers can vote for a… Continue reading ShopGreen- A Shopping Guide For Eco-Friendly Products
Category: Tech + Social Ventures
Project Agape– A Tech Social Venture Leverages Facebook’s Network
Called “Causes on Facebook,†it allows you to create a cause, or promote an existing one to their friends You can pick from 1.5 million non-profits in the U.S. It uses Facebook’s “feed†feature to notify friends when you’ve joined a new cause. Finally, it allows you to promote the cause in other ways, building… Continue reading Project Agape– A Tech Social Venture Leverages Facebook’s Network
The Members Project: American Express Rallying Members To Do Some Good For The World
Just found out about this program from American Express– this is how it works: 1. American Express rounds up card members to join. For each member, AMEX will donate $1 to The Member’s Project. 2. Members read, rate, and discuss the projects submitted by fellow Cardmembers. 3. Members are encouraged to submit projects or ideas.… Continue reading The Members Project: American Express Rallying Members To Do Some Good For The World
Mother’s Day Message From Freepledge
Freepledge has built a special Mother’s Day Store so if you haven’t bought something for mom yet, check out their site. If you make a purchase on their site (flowers!), Freepledge will send a portion of the sale to a nonprofit of your choice.
Ebay To Open A Microfinance Marketplace
PSD blog reports that Ebay plans to open up a virtual marketplace for microfinance: Microplace – a new subsidiary of the world’s largest virtual market place – will open for business this fall. A free-market-like web platform, the site will generate a supply of investors to meet the rapidly growing demand for capital in microfinance.… Continue reading Ebay To Open A Microfinance Marketplace
$100 OLPC To Cost $175
Some updates on the One Laptop Per Child project hit the newswire last week. Negroponte, the leader of the project, announced how much his computers will cost. The founder of the ambitious “$100 laptop” project, which plans to give inexpensive computers to schoolchildren in developing countries, revealed Thursday that the machine for now costs $175,… Continue reading $100 OLPC To Cost $175
Search Engine Marketing (SEM) For Non-Profits and Charities
Last week was Search Engine Strategies, which is the largest industry conference for internet search. Search marketers flocked to New York City to participate in workshops, network, and learn about new trends in the industry. One of the sessions was on search engine marketing for non-profits and charities and Search Engine Roundtable does a nice… Continue reading Search Engine Marketing (SEM) For Non-Profits and Charities
Win $1,000 for Your Favorite Cause
Just passing this along from Squidoo: Earlier this week, we announced a photo contest in conjunction with VolunteerMatch called Kindness in Focus. Here’s how it works: 1) You send in great photos that capture moments of everyday kindness 2) The community votes on their favorites 3) The two people who submitted the best pictures win… Continue reading Win $1,000 for Your Favorite Cause
Zaadz- Social Networking for Spiritual Changemakers
Zaadz, a social network for conscious capitalists , just received funding from John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods. I have to admit that I’ve never heard of Zaadz until now but it looks like a promising community of like minded folks wanting to “change the world” Our Mission. We’re gonna change the world. Our math… Continue reading Zaadz- Social Networking for Spiritual Changemakers
Everyclick.com – A UK-based Charity Search Engine
I’ve written extensively about charity affinity search engines. These are search engines that attract users because they give a portion of their revenues to charity. Another one just landed on my radar– Everyclick.com is a search engine that is powered by Ask.com for both their paid listings (advertisements) and normal search listings. everyclick allocates 50%… Continue reading Everyclick.com – A UK-based Charity Search Engine