Ang Peregrino Recommends 44: CharityFocus

Char­ity Focus
URL: http://​www​.char​i​ty​fo​cus​.org/​n​ew/

First of all, I think the taglines Help­ing Oth­ers Help Oth­ers and An Incu­ba­tor of Com­pas­sion­ate Action are two of the most bril­liant taglines for any web­site or blog.

But beyond the bril­liant taglines is a bril­liant site with a great concept.

Char­i­ty­Fo­cus is an exper­i­ment in the joy of giv­ing. Their ser­vices enable inspired peo­ple to con­tribute in mean­ing­ful ways to the world. The hope is that together, peo­ple can “be the change we wish to see in the world.”

Char­i­ty­Fo­cus is com­pletely vol­un­teer run, and the ser­vices of its vol­un­teers are absolutely free.

Too often, small non­profit orga­ni­za­tions (NPOs) find them­selves on the far side of the dig­i­tal divide, removed from the advan­tages that sim­ple tech­nol­ogy can lend to their mis­sions. Char­i­ty­Fo­cus helps non­prof­its develop web solu­tions that enhance their abil­ity to serve their ben­e­fi­cia­ries, reach out to poten­tial donors and vol­un­teers, and reach a broader audi­ence with their mes­sages and sto­ries of service.

Since 1999, vol­un­teers have been con­struct­ing web­sites for NPOs—absolutely free of charge. The vol­un­teers give you the NPOs their time and tal­ents. And the NPOs give the vol­un­teers the oppor­tu­nity to serve and the chance to learn about and become inspired by their work. Every­body wins!

Char­i­ty­Fo­cus was con­ceived by vol­un­teers, was built by vol­un­teers, and is run by vol­un­teers — all for the ben­e­fit of vol­un­teers. It aims to cre­ate ser­vice oppor­tu­ni­ties for those who are open to it and sup­port peo­ple who are already serving.

Another great fea­ture of Char­i­ty­Fo­cus is the series of newslet­ters you can sub­scribe to. At present, they have five newslet­ters: Daily Good are good news sent to your inbox every day, Kar­maTube are inspir­ing short videos that every­one can par­tic­i­pate in, HelpOthers​.Org are about acts of anony­mous kind­ness, Inner Net Weekly is a round up of uplift­ing media, and Con­ver­sa­tions are inter­views with every­day heroes and artists. You can sub­scribe to the newslet­ters by click­ing this link: SUBSCRIBE.

For giv­ing so much value to work that is given for free, for being an incu­ba­tor for com­pas­sion­ate action, and for help­ing oth­ers help oth­ers, AngPere­grino Rec­om­mends Char­i­ty­Fo­cus this week.