12 Free, Fun and Easy Ways to Give Back from your SmartPhone
It’s great to volunteer and donate to local and global charitable organizations, but we don’t always have the extra time and money to support the causes we care about. If you have five minutes right now, you can effortlessly, with zero extra time or effort in the future, make passive monetary contributions to environmental and humanitarian causes every day for the rest of your life with these twelve free and easy ways to give back through fun and rewarding apps and websites - from your SmartPhone, tablet or computer. You can also enjoy fun games, trivia questions and motivation to walk more by downloading walking, running and cycling apps that give back for every step you take.
1. Ecosia: Plant Trees Every Time You Search
Ecosia is a search engine (like Google, Bing or Yahoo) that plants trees every time you search. After you visit th Ecosia website once and click the link to add the extension for quick searches, then there is no need to visit the Ecosia website ever again. You will plant trees anytime you type searches directly into the address bar or search bar shown on a new tab of your web browser. You can then track your tree-planting progress and explore your impact on ecosystems and communities. Don’t forget to add Ecosia to all of your devices to maximize your impact.
2. Tab for a Cause: Donate by Browsing
Double your internet search impact by pairing your Ecosia search engine with the Tab for a Cause browser extension turns a mundane task into an act of generosity. By simply opening new tabs, users generate ad revenue that is then directed towards causes of their choice. This small action accumulates into a significant contribution over time.
3. Tree Card: Walking for a Greener Earth
Tree Card, an ingenious app, exemplifies the convergence of fitness and environmental consciousness. By simply walking 10,000 steps a day, users contribute to reforestation efforts worldwide. The more steps you take, the more trees are planted, fostering a sense of purpose while promoting physical well-being.
4. Charity Miles: Walk, Run, Bike for Charity
Fitness enthusiasts can convert their physical activities into charitable donations when they download the Charity Miles app to their Smartphone. Users select a cause, such as health, environment, or education, and for every mile they walk, run, or bike, corporate sponsors donate a certain amount. This empowers users to stay healthy while supporting meaningful causes.
5. ResQwalk: Support Animal Rescues
Similar to Charity Miles and Tree Card, ResQwalk allows you to support animal rescues and shelters by walking, running, or biking. The app tracks your distance, and sponsors contribute to the chosen organizations based on your activity.
6. WoofTrax: Support Animal Charities Every Time You Walk Your Dog
Want to quadruple the impact of your walking? Your daily dog walk with the WoofTrax app earns a donation for your favorite animal charity. Download the free WoofTrax app, start walking, and unleash the love for all shelter pets. Good for your dog. Good for you. Good for the local community. Start earning for your favorite animal charity today.
7. FreeRice: Feeding Minds Through Fun Brain Busters
FreeRice combines learning and giving in an impactful way. Through fun educational quizzes on a variety of subjects, users earn ten grains of rice for every correct answer that are then donated to hungry individuals. This initiative transforms each correct answer into a means of nourishing both minds and bodies.
8. Greater Good: Click to Fund Ten Charitable Causes
Every time you click, Greater Good funds one of ten different charitable causes: fight hunger and poverty; support breast cancer research; feed and care for shelter animals; help homeless and hungry veterans; help kids on the autism spectrum; support Alzheimer’s research; support diabetes research; give books to kids; protect rainforest habitats; and care for people, pets and the planet. Have two minutes to click ten times? Set a daily reminder (during your typical downtime watching TV or scrolling social media) to click for the greater good.
9. Trivia to Give: Answer Trivia Questions to Support Safe Births for Refugees
On the same Greater Good page, click to play Trivia to Give to answer trivia questions to support safe births for refugees. Why not take time every day to learn fun facts while saving the lives of mothers and babies? Set a reminder to allocate some of your screen time to Trivia to Give.
10. Free Kibble: Answer Animal Trivia to Feed and Care for Shelter Pets
Also funded by Greater Good, Free Kibble donates to shelter animals every time you answer an animal-themed trivia question. Whether you get the question correct or incorrect, you support animals in need as you learn more about them.
11. Greater Good Games: Play Games to Support People, Pets, and Planet
Greater Good really is making it fun and easy to make the world a better place, with Greater Good Games, you can choose from 44 fun and educational games that keep your mind sharp while making the world a better place. Play daily crosswords, sudokus, puzzles, card games, and other online games to support people, pets, and the planet! Play more, give more!
12. Zooniverse: Contribute to Research and Conservation
Zooniverse is a platform that lets you engage in various citizen science projects, from analyzing wildlife photos to transcribing historical documents. Your contributions assist researchers and conservation efforts worldwide.
With the above apps and websites that you can easily save to your favorites tab or download to your most-used apps, you can feel fulfilled every day knowing that your choices make a positive difference in the world. Set your daily reminder now to click, walk and play your way to making the world a better place. Maximize your impact by share this post with friends, family and coworkers who also want easy, free, convenient, fun and rewarding ways to give back and support charitable causes.