Make a Difference with Just a Click: The Magic of GreaterGood.com

 What if I told you that you could help feed the hungry, save endangered animals, fund cancer research, and protect the environment—all without spending a dime? Sounds too good to be true, right? Well, thanks to GreaterGood.com, it’s not only possible, it’s super easy!

Welcome to the world of Click to Give websites, where a single click on your phone or computer generates real donations to meaningful causes. GreaterGood.com has been around for years, making it simple for people to give back without pulling out their wallets. Here’s how it works: advertisers sponsor the site, and every time you visit and click, the ad revenue gets donated to the cause you choose. It’s like passive philanthropy—helping others with zero effort or cost to you.

Let’s dive into the different causes that GreaterGood supports:

1. The Hunger Site

Did you know that more than 820 million people worldwide don't have enough to eat? The Hunger Site is GreaterGood’s solution to fighting global hunger, and your clicks go directly toward providing meals for those in need. Each click donates food to local and global food banks, making sure people in vulnerable communities don’t go to bed hungry. It’s such a simple action with huge impact! You can check it out here.

2. The Animal Rescue Site

Are you an animal lover? Then this one’s for you. The Animal Rescue Site helps shelters care for and protect animals in need. Your daily click can contribute to providing food, medical care, and shelter to animals that are waiting for forever homes. It’s such a rewarding way to make a difference for our furry (or feathered!) friends. Plus, who can resist cute animal pics while making a positive impact? Take a look at this cause here.

3. The Breast Cancer Site

Breast cancer affects so many lives, and early detection can save lives. That’s where The Breast Cancer Site comes in. When you click, you’re helping provide free mammograms to women who may not be able to afford them. Your daily click helps ensure that more women have access to early detection tools. You can help fund mammograms with a click here.

4. The Rainforest Site

Feeling eco-friendly today? The Rainforest Site lets you help protect vital ecosystems like the Amazon rainforest. Every click helps fund the preservation of endangered rainforest land, which is crucial for the health of our planet and the fight against climate change. Saving the rainforest has never been easier! Start saving trees here.

5. The Veterans Site

Our veterans have done so much for us, and The Veterans Site is dedicated to giving back to them. Your clicks help fund meals for homeless veterans, provide essential services, and offer job training to those who’ve served our country. It’s an easy way to show your support and appreciation for their sacrifices. Support veterans with a click here.

6. The Literacy Site

Books can change lives. By clicking on The Literacy Site, you help provide books for children in underserved communities, giving them the gift of education and a brighter future. Literacy is one of the best tools we have to fight poverty, and this is your chance to be a part of that solution! Check out the Literacy Site here.

Shop for Good

If you’re in the mood to go beyond clicking, GreaterGood also has an online store where your purchases support the same causes. Whether you’re buying a cosy scarf, a unique piece of jewellery, or home goods, every item has a charitable aspect tied to it. You get something you love, and a portion of the proceeds goes directly to the cause you care about.

Click Daily, Make a Habit

The best part about GreaterGood? It only takes a few seconds to make a big difference. You can visit each cause’s page once a day, click, and boom—you’re helping. Whether you want to feed the hungry, protect animals, or support veterans, you can make it part of your daily routine. Some people even set reminders to click every day, turning it into a feel-good habit.

Why It Matters

In today’s world, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by all the problems out there. Sometimes it feels like no matter what we do, it’s just a drop in the ocean. But GreaterGood.com shows that even small actions, when added up, can lead to big changes. Your clicks contribute to real, measurable impact.

So, what are you waiting for? Head over to GreaterGood.com, start clicking, and see how effortless it can be to make a difference.

Haiti: How to help

International charities are appealing for donations to help Haiti.

In the UK the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) - an umbrella group which launches and co-ordinates responses to major disasters overseas - has launched a Haiti Earthquake Appeal.

The DEC represents 13 charities, many of which have bases around the world:

•ActionAid
•British Red Cross
•CAFOD
•Care International UK
•Christian Aid
•Concern Worldwide
•Help the Aged
•Islamic Relief
•Merlin
•Oxfam
•Save the Children
•Tearfund
•World Vision

Donate to DEC to support all of the above charities.

Haiti earthquake - help urgently needed

Haiti has yet to recover from the terrible sequence of hurricanes and tropical storms that ripped it apart in 2008. And yet the damage caused by those disasters could pale in comparison to the devastating earthquake they have just suffered.

Local officials are reporting a catastrophe of major proportions. This is the largest earthquake ever recorded in this desperately poor country. Your help is needed immediately.

Oxfam staff are already there, their teams across the region are responding to the situation where the need is most urgent. Their response will include providing clean water, shelter, sanitation and helping people recover – your donation will go immediately to those who need it most.

Please make a gift of £20 right now to help Oxfam save lives in Haiti.

New Click to Donate on Care2

Your daily click generates donations from advertising sponsorships. Care2 sends these donations to Defenders of Wildlife. Defenders of Wildlife uses these donations to protect wolves around the United States and the world. In the past year, supporters like you have helped Defenders:

• organize supporters to generate nearly half of all of the public comments opposing the latest attempt to delist wolves in the northern Rockies.
• successfully stop the Bush administration from prematurely delisting wolves in 2008
• Unfortunately, Secretary Ken Salazar approved that delisting plan in April 2009, again forcing Defenders back into court to fight this plan.
• work on the ground with ranchers to implement proven strategies to keep wolves away from livestock and away from harm. When there is conflict, Defenders staff will step in to negotiate, recently saving the lives of an entire pack.

Visit: http://www.care2.com/click-to-donate/wolves/ to make a free donation to protect wolves.

WaterAid

Visit www.everyclick.com/wateraid and get searching to raise funds for WaterAid!

About WaterAid

WaterAid is an international charity. Their mission is to overcome poverty by enabling the world's poorest people to gain access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene education.

Why water, sanitation and hygiene education?

Water and sanitation are human rights, vital to reducing poverty around the world. Together with good hygiene these essential services are the building blocks for all other development - improving health, education and livelihoods.

WaterAid and its partners are committed to working towards the Millennium Development Goals to halve the proportions of people living in poverty around the world by 2015. If the specific targets relating to water and sanitation are missed progress on the other goals will stall. Improvements in water and sanitation reduce illness and deaths and free up time spent collecting water or incapacitated through sickness for education and other economic and social development.

Where does WaterAid work?

WaterAid works in 17 of the world's poorest countries in Africa, Asia and the Pacific region. These countries are Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia in Africa; Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan in Asia; and Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste in the Pacific region.

Kiva.com

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What is Kiva?

Kiva's mission is to connect people through lending for the sake of alleviating poverty.

Kiva is the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend directly to unique entrepreneurs around the globe.

The people you see on Kiva's site are real individuals in need of funding - not marketing material. When you browse entrepreneurs' profiles on the site, choose someone to lend to, and then make a loan, you are helping a real person make great strides towards economic independence and improve life for themselves, their family, and their community. Throughout the course of the loan (usually 6-12 months), you can receive email journal updates and track repayments. Then, when you get your loan money back, you can relend to someone else in need.

NeoAid

NeoAid.com lets you generate free donations for your chosen cause by shopping or searching online. Save the environment, raise money for cancer research or fight poverty at no cost!

Thanks to Jennifer for making me aware of this site. :-)