Assam flood: Three lakh people displaced

"Associated Press, Sunday July 5, 2009, Lakhimpur " " Though many parts of the country eagerly await monsoon, the rain has caused havoc in the northeastern state of Assam. According to a local...

Canadians asked to donate to help Canadian athletes win medals

National online fundraising campaign kicks off in Canada, the host of the 2010 Winter Olympics Games, to raise $5 million to help Canadian Olympians “own the podium” come 2010. “Own the Podium” program was...

Microfinance in Cusco, Peru :: The Aynikuy Program 2009

Of the 300,000 people in Peru, 37.7% live on less than US$1 per day.  The typical salary in Peru is about $150 per month. Families cannot live on so little income, so many families have started very small...

Wikipedia founder makes personal appeal for support

If you use wikipedia as much as I do you no doubt have seen their fund raising efforts in action.  Now the sites founder Jimmy Wales has penned a letter personally appealling to the huge number of people who...

Phones for Fearless City campaign kicks-off

NOTE: Cross-posted from Fearless City. Donate your old mobile phones to help DTES artists share stories, and tap into life, jobs & family. How can you help? Your used mobile phones - preferably with video, camera, wi-fi Cash donations (* tax deductible) or new...

Donate Your Facebook Status to Tackle Climate Change

Anytime between now and December 17th, if you donate your Facebook status to the issue of Climate Change, it will help raise awareness about the issue and you won't have to spend any money.Dealing with an issue of...

Armstrong donating his papers to Prude...

"West Lafayette, Nov 01: Former astronaut Neil Armstrong has agreed to donate personal papers dating from the start of his flight career to his alma mater, Purdue University. Armstrong's papers, boxes of which have already begun arriving at Purdue, will be an inspiration for...

Sarah “Saks Pack” Palin on why you should donate to the Obama Campaign

"Although Sen. Barack Obama may be leading in the polls and early turnouts may seem to favor the Democratic Party, nothing, repeat NOTHING, is certain. The efforts to suppress the vote continue, and, frankly,...

Obama Campaign Disabled Address Verification for Online Donors

By Albert N. Milliron, Editor Politisite.comHow does a candidate raise 700 million dollars in a recession?  What is the reason that the Obama campaign cannot verify information on donations below...

Don't Dump It! Donate or Recycle Your Electronic Gear...Some Tips from 'Green...

Maybe your town does not have a bulk day like mine has (usually the first Monday of the month).I am sometimes surprised at how much we throw away.A lot of our electronic gear gets tired or we fall out of love with it. If it went past its freshness date and does not work...

Aussie 'free hugs guy' to donate kidney to stranger

In this self centred world at the time when we are witnessing so much of violence, hatred and being carpet-bombed daily with messages of fear and disconnection.Everyone is running for their own life but Juan...

Cool Way To Spend NDP Money

I’ve read the NDP needs campaign funds fast. If I wanted to be mischievous, I’d tell you how to play a game to see how much they have remaining… 1. Search Jack Layton (Google or Yahoo) 2. Click on the Sponsored Links on the right. 3. Spend a few moments on the site....

PLEASE HELP!!!

Hi..I know I'm new and all, but I'm hoping that a majority of you have heard Master_Jim2008's story. If you havent, or think you have but arent sure, Heres a refresher: Jim has lost his house of 10 1/2 years. It...

Kansas election candidate breaks fundraising record with internet comic

Barack Obama gets deserved credit for being web 2.0 savvy, but Sean Tevis, a Democratic candidate for state representative in Kansas, has taken internet fundraising to a whole other level. Tevis, who started his campaign without the backing of rich donors, knew he could only...

HANDS ON DISASTER RESPONSE ANNOUNCES IOWA FLOODING PROJECT

Organization launches volunteer deployment in response to record-breaking flooding in Midwest CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 6/16/08 – Hands On Disaster Response (HODR), a volunteer-driven 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, announces the launch of a volunteer project to assist the...

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