Giving Back Through the Internet

After a quick Google search for “charity networks,” I am left with more than thirty tabs in my delicate Flock browser right now. Quite frankly, I was astonished to see how benevolent the internet has become over the years. From Goodsearch.com, a search engine that donates pennies to the charity of your choice every time you scour the web, to Network for Good, a social hub that has recently teamed up with Yahoo to create a generous campaign that donates to users’ favorite organizations.

The list is endless. Brightlight.com connects donors to charities in a more advantageous form of fundraising for everyone. Nabuur.com allows you to help someone in your community from your computer. Just learn about them and what they need and simply provide it for them. The internet makes it that simple.

Some other noteworthy charity sites are:

Freerice.com - A vocabulary game that donates 20 grains of rice to the UN for every correct answer.

Sixdegrees.org - Connects everyone (Kevin Bacon style) in order to accomplish something good.

VolunteerMatch.org - Having trouble finding volunteers to assist in your charity? Volunteer Match makes it easier to find those caring people that want to help in your organization’s respective field.

Pledgies.com - Helps to raise money for charities that you care about.

What’s next for the generous side of the web? …….Project collaborations to change the world, perhaps? At jamblr, we won’t settle for less. If users are collaborating to make the next hit song or video, we can only hope there will be jamblrs simultaneously making the world a better place through our site.

Right now at jamblr, our team is heavily involved with the growing organization Rock for Hunger; a not-for-profit that provides weekly feedings, job trainings, and tutoring to the homeless and the poverty stricken, including children.

Giving back certainly gives the term “social collaboration” a whole new meaning.

- Logan Lenz

Co-Founder and CEO