As you give thanks this week and in the weeks that follow, you may feel the holiday spirit take over and your thoughts may turn to helping others.
And if so, Twitter offers lots of resources to help you track down worthy causes.
Want to make a difference in the life of a child?
The folks at City Year, a Boston-based nonprofit, are focused on doing just that – and they could use your help to #MakeBetterHappen.
Sick of scams? We’re not just talking about scams you see online, but scams in general?
Well, so are the folks at ScamDetector – and they send out free alerts via their Twitter.
Even if you didn’t watch the U.S. Presidential debate the other night, you’ve likely heard about Romney’s plans to “fire Big Bird.”
Well, two fast-moving University of North Carolina students snapped up firebigbird.com and began selling t-shirts.
Great way to make a quick buck? Certainly. But they’re doing this for charity.
Have you heard of the DSTRESS Line? It’s “a 24/7, anonymous phone and chat counseling service” for Marines.
If you know a Marine or his/her family, make sure they know about this line in case they need help! Don’t wait to tell them about it, because many folks in need of help may be too proud to show it or ask for assistance.
And that’s why this line is anonymous.
Yep, another post about influence.
But this time we’re not talking about measuring it or growing it, we’re talking about sharing it – for good.
Childhood obesity – and obesity in general – is a huge problem in the U.S. There are many reasons for this epidemic, one being the fact that parents just don’t know how to cook healthy meals.
Hip4Kids wants to change that – because isn’t nutritional literacy just as important as learning to read, really?
You’ve likely read about App.net at this point and maybe you’re unclear as to whether it will revolutionize everything online or if it will fail miserably.
Well, we don’t have an answer for you.
One thing we do know for certain though since App.net reached it’s 500k Kickstarter goal – there are a LOT of people who have $50 (the one-year membership fee). And @IHave50Dollars is joyously ridiculing each and every one of them.
But that’s not all, it’s also supporting something VERY worthwhile. Check it out.
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Do you know of a nonprofit that could use a free car? Well, guess what? Toyota is giving away free cars to nonprofits! You vote – they win. Easy peasy.
And yes, it’s technically a Facebook thing – but they have a Twitter account and that’s how I found them, so it counts!
Continuing up our recurring Pay It Forward Friday posts, we focus this week on a Twitter account that’s . . . actually Twitter – @Twittergood.
Did you know this account existed? You do now!
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