There are an awful lot of crowdfunding apps around and most allow you to raise funds for a wide range of causes. Giveforward.com clearly focuses on helping people suffering from serious illness and encourages friends and family to set up a page and spread the word through social networks. Read more
How do you rate your friends? And I don't necessarily mean which ones are more popular. If you are a gamer you'll know what I mean. If you play lots of console games like Playstation, XBox360 or Nintendo against friends it would be cool to have a scoring system to see who is the best. Then there wouldn't be any more arguments as to who is top gamer dog, would there? It would all be laid out in front of you. LIFEtrophys is a social game tool that let's you rack up points in a cool interface to see who ... Read more
For any non-profit organization keeping as much of the cash that comes in from donations for use on the actual cause is paramount. By far the largest expense suffered in any campaign comes from high administration charges. Read more
Razoo is one of a number of sites helping fundraisers get their message across to a wider public and then accommodate the donor payment process. Individuals and non-profits can benefit from the features as can large corporations and foundations. Read more
I like the look of this charity donation site both from a personal budgeting angle and as a way of retaining some privacy from the hordes of causes desperate for my cash. Read more
Don't you love those westerns where the guy walks into town and announces that there's a new sheriff in town? It brings out the Machiavellian spirit in the best of us. MayorVille is a revolutionary free social networking game site with a difference. It allows users in particular cities to connect and share in a Facebook kinda way while, all the time, building their community. MayorVille is a new revolution in social networking based on cities instead of the individual, it allows users to connect and share while building and offering low cost advertising to their cities’communities. With a ... Read more
Second Life is an online virtual world developed in 2003 that has about a million active users. A number of free client programs, or Viewers enable Second Life users, called Residents, to interact with each other through avatars. It's a phenomenon amongst a lot of people. Many of the game's users create elaborate avatars of their character in the game. 2ndMe offers a free real time service that transforms your simple photograph into a fully functioning 3D avatar to impress your gaming friends. 2ndMe (or Second Me) is an online service offering a real-time transformation of your simple photograph ... Read more
As an alternative to traditional student funding through loans, Gradefund offers friends and family, the wider community and even corporate entities the opportunity to sponsor educational success. Read more
This looks like probably one of the simplest fundraising sites around and can be used to collect money for all sorts of purposes, charitable or personal. By setting up your cause you can then broadcast it and get your friends and family “chip in” and help it towards its goal. Read more
Sometimes it would be nice to have someone to look over your shoulder and give you a hand when you need it. Whether you are creating your dream project, committing to a social cause or just helping out a friend it would be good to have someone to help, offer encouragement and make sure everything runs smoothly. HelpersUnite brings together creative thinkers with a social conscience who have a willingness for positive change. They want to be your support network. HelpersUnite is a finance and philanthropy tool who's aim is to change the world one project at a time. ... Read more