Supporting good causes
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rkhff
Sep 7, 2011, 1:31:37 PM9/7/11
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10% of Stop Junk Mail's sales revenue goes to organisations / initiatives which (I feel) deserve support (see www.stopjunkmail.org.uk/causes/). There doesn't need to be a link with junk mail.
Currently, 10% of money raised goes to Adblock Plus. I'd like to support a different cause every three months, and as 'causes' started on 1st July a new cause needs to be found by 1st October…
Below is a modest list of possible causes (in no particular order). Feel free to add suggestions:
SOS Children's Village (www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk)
A charity with strong views on junk mail (see for instance www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk/charity-news/charity-editorials/why-hate-junk-mail-heres-why).
VIM (www.vim.org)
That's right, I'm considering raising money for a text editor. Not just any old text editor; VIM is a powerful piece of software and my editor of choice for my web design work. Plus, it's 'charity ware' - people using the (free) editor are encourage make a donation which in turn goes to a charity helping children in Uganda (http://iccf-holland.org/).
Trees for Cities (www.treesforcities.org)
Because cities need more trees.
Medecins Sans Frontieres Somalia Appeal (www.msf.org.uk/somalia_appeal.aspx)
Because it's outrage that the UK is facing an obesity crisis while people are dying of hunger around the corner. This may need a donation up front (rather than wait until the end of december).
Animal Aid (www.animalaid.org.uk)
Because factory farming is disgusting.
Currently, 10% of money raised goes to Adblock Plus. I'd like to support a different cause every three months, and as 'causes' started on 1st July a new cause needs to be found by 1st October…
Below is a modest list of possible causes (in no particular order). Feel free to add suggestions:
SOS Children's Village (www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk)
A charity with strong views on junk mail (see for instance www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk/charity-news/charity-editorials/why-hate-junk-mail-heres-why).
VIM (www.vim.org)
That's right, I'm considering raising money for a text editor. Not just any old text editor; VIM is a powerful piece of software and my editor of choice for my web design work. Plus, it's 'charity ware' - people using the (free) editor are encourage make a donation which in turn goes to a charity helping children in Uganda (http://iccf-holland.org/).
Trees for Cities (www.treesforcities.org)
Because cities need more trees.
Medecins Sans Frontieres Somalia Appeal (www.msf.org.uk/somalia_appeal.aspx)
Because it's outrage that the UK is facing an obesity crisis while people are dying of hunger around the corner. This may need a donation up front (rather than wait until the end of december).
Animal Aid (www.animalaid.org.uk)
Because factory farming is disgusting.
rkhff
Oct 2, 2011, 4:01:26 PM10/2/11
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The new cause is SOS Children's Villages (www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk). As mentioned in the previous post it's a charity with strong opinions on 'direct mail':
www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk/charity-news/charity-editorials/why-hate-junk-mail-heres-why
I'm hoping to meet the charity's boss next week to find out more - it's a topic I'm not an expert in.
Yesterday I transferred £71.30 to Adblock Plus (the previous cause). Not a massive amount, but every little helps.
www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk/charity-news/charity-editorials/why-hate-junk-mail-heres-why
www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk/charity-news/archive/2009/11/postal-strike www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk/charity-news/archive/2009/02/fsb www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk/charity-news/charity-editorials/editorial
I'm hoping to meet the charity's boss next week to find out more - it's a topic I'm not an expert in.
Yesterday I transferred £71.30 to Adblock Plus (the previous cause). Not a massive amount, but every little helps.
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