10 Social Good Sites to Follow, Part 2
By Li St. Michael | July 21, 2011 at 8:20 am
You don’t have to be rich to donate to the social good equation. Your talents, ideas and willingness to give back are also valuable resources. Here’s another installment of the top social good sites that promote real social change by understanding this concept.
1.) Plywood People
The folks at Plywood People believe that “we will be known by the problems we solve” and we tend to agree. The website lists a number of social causes in need of attention and offers a smorgasbord of realistic ways to get involved. Plywood people utilizes entrepreneurial creativity to harvest social change; opening up the conversation between the privileged and those in need is always on the carte du jour.
2.) Green Tech
Cnet’s “Green Tech” section gives conscientious consumers a peephole for viewing upcoming green tech innovations before they hit the market. “Smart communities,” Ford’s EcoBoost engine and dumpsters with solar panels are some of the recent unveilings.
3.) Teachable Moment
This is an excellent site for educators as it offers free lesson plans for grades K-12 that aim to draw young minds in “be the change” conversation. Teachable Moment is actually the brainchild of Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility, an organization that fosters the concept of creative solutions to conflict and war.
4.) Save One
Save One is a lesser-known section of ABC News that spotlights the philanthropic work of every day people. The site provides tangible ways to make a difference that often transcend pocket change and bucks into the realm of donating old cell phones, cookstoves and clothes. Save One is highly organized which makes it easy to find the topics closest to your heart and get behind them.
5.) Green Living Tips
Twitter | Facebook | Stumble Upon
Green Living Tips is just that: practical tips for creating a green lifestyle. Green cleaning products, pet supplies, building tips, clothing, food and health topics are just a few of the subjects in this well of green living insights.
6.) O Magazine
Twitter | Facebook | Oprah Mobile App
Social responsibility begins with self-responsibility. This entire site is geared toward helping us achieve the highest version of ourselves that we can imagine.
7.) World of Good
This merchant website narrows down its products into categories of “people positive, echo positive, animal friendly” and “supports a cause.” World of Good makes available the products and artistic efforts from the most remote regions of the world. This allows the consumer to support these regions while the reaping cultural and philanthropic rewards.
8.) New York Times Green Blog
The NY Times “green” blog offers good ol’ fashioned reporting on an array of green issues circulating the globe today. Agricultural, technological and environmental issues are some of the main topics open for conversation.
9.) Change.org
The goal of this site is simple: “to start, join and win campaigns for social change.” Change.org is petition-based and signatures tend to pave a road between social change theories and meetings with U.S. senators and representatives that invoke actual social change.
10.) HelpOthers.org
The social good vibe of Help Others is rooted in simple gestures of kindness and the domino effect they have in society. The site includes smile cards, kindness ideas and personal stories of becoming the change ingredient that will inspire your best self to step forward.
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