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iTrulyCare.com – Events for Charity and Causes

admin — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:05:58 +0000

What it does:
iTrulyCare is a free and simple social event site that is built around locality with easy geo based search and category filtering. You can easily find and support a variety of events that you truly care about in your area. If you are sponsoring or holding an event then iTrulyCare offers extremely easy, elegant event posting with social integrations. We built iTrulyCare for the enablers and we want you to get the best possible outcome supporting your next cause or passion.

How it beats the competition:
Free, Local, Great Looking Event Listings, Easy search.

Site:
http://itrulycare.com/

ProcrasDonate.com – Procrastinate & Support Charities

Charles — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:00:16 +0000

This is a site that redefines the concept of “doing nothing” and miraculously transforms it into “doing something laudable”. How is that? Well, what this site will let you do is to donate to a cause of your choice for each and every hour you procrastinate.

This system is implemented as follows. First, you need to activate a RescueTime account in order to let the application know what it is that you are up to at any given moment. You also select a charity and a donation rate, and if from that point onwards ProcasDonate detects any activity on your behalf that can be deemed as procrastination then you are donating the amount that you set down at the beginning. (Payments are authorized through Amazon.)

In that way, you will have a splendid excuse to mince the things that you do, and avoid wasting time that could be better employed elsewhere. After all, is there a bigger incentive for doing something than knowing you will be “fined” for loitering? I frankly don’t think so, and if you also feel that way this site is certainly going to be of use.

Site: https://www.procrasdonate.com/

[Via KillerStartups]

Rec.fm – Recommend A Product for Charity, Share with Your Friends

Charles — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:40:23 +0000

What it does:
Rec.fm is a new service which allows easy creation and sharing via social media of product recommendations for the benefit of charitable causes.

51% of Rec.fm’s earnings are donated to the charities of users who make product recommendations. Proprietary technology of Rec.fm scores product recommendations based upon data indicators of “trust” and prioritizes presentation of the most trustworthy recommendations to searchers.

The service is fully integrated with major social networks like Facebook and Twitter and major commerce networks such as Amazon.com and Shopping.com. rec.fm is a 2010 SXSW Web Award finalist.

How it beats the competition:
Product search is increasingly irrelevant, spam filled, and dominated by advertising. The solution is Rec.fm’s friends to friends product recommendations that can’t be bought and are directly relevant within a social circle.
Why Rec.fm will win in the space: first to market, clear path to profitability, thought leader, experienced team, and plans for extensive interactive user engagement model with gaming dynamics on Facebook.

Site: http://rec.fm/