Donate $1 To Charity, See 99 Cents Get There [Charity]

Philanthroper is a brilliant idea for donations, one even a low cost person like me can appreciate. The base concept is this: You donate $1, they make certain 99% of that gets to the charity, not into their pockets.

Disclosure: Philanthroper is run by Mark Wilson, who is additionally a Gizmodo Contributor.

Every day Philanthroper chooses a new non-profit for a donation target. You may donate $1-and only $1-to the non-profit, through Philanthroper. Their payment transfer partner takes only one cent for fees, leaving the alternative 99 cents to head to the endpoint. None of it ends up with Philanthroper.

Today’s charity is Computer Aid International. They take used computers from businesses and refurbish them into working condition, and distribute them to places everywhere. Your Philanthroper donation will go to 250 computers being given to colleges in Kenya.

Also a fab upcoming feature in a couple weeks! This stats page such as Nike+, which shows you what you’ve donated to up to now and the distribution of your donations to varied areas. This dude really likes animals, but hates our environment. Animals need our environment, man!

There was a study that said giving actually makes you’re feeling pretty much as good if not better about yourself than receiving, meaning it is a cheap option to make yourself feel good. [ Philanthroper ]

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