Top 5 Apps for Charitable Giving

Download some apps to make charitable giving easier this year. It'll make you feel great.

December 20, 2012 TD Staff Leave a Comment

UNICEF USA
By U.S. Fund for UNICEF
Rating: 4+
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 4.0 or later.

UNICEF USA

Keep the kids (and yourself) entertained while staying up on the latest UNICEF news and events. Get alerts to critical world events and news plus make donations to help bring preventable children’s deaths to zero. Stay in the know about our campaigns like the Tap Project and keep the kids entertained with our pumpkin carving game. Download UNICEF today.

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Givatron - Give to Charity
by Benevity Social Ventures, Inc.
Rating: 4.3

Givatron: Make mobile donations to any charity in North America.

Givatron lets you easily find and make mobile donations of any amount to any registered charity in North America. Donors immediately receive an official tax receipt via e-mail and can decide whether to provide their donor information to the chosen charity. Feed the bot!

APP PERMISSIONS: Givatron requires access to following permissions on your phone:
* INTERNET: to view charity profiles and make online donations
* READ_PHONE_STATE: so Givatron can remember your previous charity searches

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VolunteerMatch
By VolunteerMatch

I think this one is a great idea. Time is money. There’s no shame in giving time rather than money. In fact it might be even more helpful for some organizations and you might feel more connected to your cause.

About VolunteerMatch

5,000,000 volunteers served! Use the Web’s most popular volunteer network to find great volunteer opportunities from your iPhone or iPad.

VolunteerMatch (www.volunteermatch.org) is the award-winning service that makes it easy for good people and good causes to connect – and now our iPhone/iPad app makes it even easier. Search 62,000 open volunteer opportunities to find the perfect one for you. All your favorite nonprofits are here.

VolunteerMatch is where volunteering begins!

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Pay it Forward
By Mobileaze LLC
Rating: 4+
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 5.0 or later.

If you can’t make a monetary contribution, this app will help you out with many ideas of just nice things to do for your fellow human.

Pay it Forward

Description

Pay it Forward is simplicity in a complex world. As the Official App of the Worldwide Pay it Forward movement, it was developed to remind us that helping others is the best way to make this world a better place. Very little time and energy are needed to create something profound in it’s effect on someone’s day or possibly their life. Download today and start impacting the lives of people in your community and the world around you.

Pay it Forward

How it works:

The Pay it Forward app will send you a daily suggestion with an act of kindness that is designed to be simple, fun and effective. Keep track of your progress as you go and share your progress with your friends and family.

This app is designed to be a gentle reminder to be kind to those around us. The idea is simple, the app is simple, and imagine the difference in your community if everyone was doing these simple deeds on a daily basis.

GlobalGiving!
By GlobalGiving
Rateing: 4+
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 4.1 or later.

Description

A Great way to find international development projects that are topical, or by location, or search by keyword. Find a project that you are interested in and want to learn about.

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It is no secret that this is the toughest time of year for families and charitable organizations needing some extra help.

Given that so many of us are very used to making purchases on iTunes and Google Play to pay for apps via our mobile devices making a charitable donation should be a no brainer. You don’t need an envelop or stamp — just the tap of a finger.

To help you out, I have rounded up some apps to help you get started. Don’t forget not all charity costs money. If it is true that, “time is money,” then why not give some of your time and save money. There are some apps that help you find the best place for you to chip in some of your time. You’ll feel even more connected to your cause.

So go ahead, download a couple. It might make you feel good. I promise to do the same.

In this spirit of giving this year — when my family asked me for my “Christmas Wish List” this year, I asked if they would make a donation in my name to Rosie’s Place, a shelter for women in Boston. They don’t have an app but it is a very worthy cause.

Happy holidays,

Cindy Davis
Editor in Chief
TechDecisions

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