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Google.org
Google.org is the charitable arm of Internet search engine company Google. Its mission is to help with global poverty, energy and the environment. It is a for-profit charity, which ...
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Pros: They have clearly defined initiatives, and probably the best name recognition on the planet. Cons: see the "Is Google good or evil?" quiz -
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hunch.com
The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution is the part of the Bill of Rights which guards against unreasonable searches and seizures. It was ratified as a response to ...
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FreeRice
FreeRice is a website where users play various educational multiple-choice games in order to raise money to fight world hunger. The games include chemistry (basic and intermediate), multiplication tables, English ...
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Pros: Educate yourself while feeding the hungry. Cons: Inefficient. Buying rice at the supermarket would be quicker and ... -
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CharityNavigator.org
Charity Navigator is an independent, non-profit organization that evaluates American charities. Its stated goal is "to advance a more efficient and responsive philanthropic marketplace by evaluating the financial health of ...
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Kiva
Kiva is the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend directly to unique entrepreneurs in the developing world.
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Pros: Very direct route to fighting global poverty. 'Teach a man to fish' if you will. Great feedback mechanisms and you can withdraw you money after the loan is ... -
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The Vanderbilt Republic Foundation
The Vanderbilt Republic Foundation was founded by a team of professional photography creatives with a shared desire to return attention to the value of the human experience. The VRF’s ...
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Edge Foundation, Inc.
The Edge Foundation, Inc. (www.edge.org) is an organization of science and technology intellectuals created in 1988 as an outgrowth of The Reality Club. Its motto is to seek ...
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Wildlife Conservation Network
Wildlife Conservation Network is dedicated to protecting endangered species and preserving their natural habitats.
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Open Prosthetics Project
The Open Prosthetics Project is producing useful innovations in the field of prosthetics and freely sharing the designs. This project is an open source collaboration between users, designers and funders ...
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23andMe
23andMe is a privately held personal genomics and biotechnology company based in Mountain View, California that claims to be developing new methods and technologies that will enable consumers to understand ...
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Pros: The more competing biotech companies the better for the customer. Biotech made cool, well designed. Can ... Cons: Still in its infancy, not a lot of robust findings. ...
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