$70,000 raised to honor murdered police pup
Captain was kicked out of the force for being “too friendly.” Now the dog’s mysterious death has launched a massive fundraiser for the SPCA.
On Jul 27, 2012 by Kevin Collier
YouTube’s “Fat Aussie Barstard” sentenced for charity scam
The “Barstard,” real name Pete Finn, allegedly pocketed all $6,500 he raised by selling one of his teeth online for charity.
On Jul 19, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
Oatmeal ends fundraiser with over $200,000, still plans to photograph the money
Oatmeal creator Matthew Inman didn’t let a lawsuit stop him from raising more than 10 times his original goal for two charities. He did receive a nasty poem from the attorney who’s suing him, though.
On Jun 27, 2012 by Kevin Collier
Super Mario marathon raises over $100,000 for charity
A team of gamers beat almost every Mario game during a five-day gaming marathon, and they racked up a six-figure donation for Child’s Play along the way.
On Jun 27, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Pinterest philanthropists “Pin It To Give It”
Pinterest isn’t just for shopaholics. A new “Pin It To Give It” campaign is the latest example of pinners supporting charitable causes.
On Jun 27, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Fundraiser for bullied bus monitor reaches $500,000, attracts critics
Now that the fundraiser for Karen Klein has reached more than 100 times its original goal, some redditors are asking “Isn’t this a little much?”
On Jun 22, 2012 by Kevin Collier
The age of the endless Internet charity loop has arrived
A fundraiser has been started for the individual behind the campaign to send a bullied bus monitor on a “vacation of a lifetime.”
On Jun 21, 2012 by Kevin Morris
The Oatmeal to attorney Charles Carreon: “You’re making things worse”
Matthew Inman makes a plea for sanity to Charles Carreon, the lawyer who’s currently suing him, and asks The Oatmeal fans to leave Carreon alone.
On Jun 20, 2012 by Jordan Valinsky
YouTube gamer Athene raises $1 million for charity with Operation ShareCraft
The money will go to Save the Children, an organization fighting the hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa.
On Jun 20, 2012 by Michelle Jaworski
Popular gamer Athene Wins raises funds for hunger crisis in Africa
Athene Wins’s Sharecraft 2012 will support only one select charity at a time.
On Apr 3, 2012 by Fruzsina Eördögh
YouTubers give back
YouTubers will once again be making videos to raise money for their favorite charities.
On Dec 9, 2011 by Fruzsina Eördögh
Etsy crafts for Occupy protest
Etsy crafters are making art so they can donate proceeds to the Occupy Wall Street movement.
On Oct 13, 2011 by Fruzsina Eördögh
Reddit engineers play games all day, for the children
While a marathon session of video games might sound like a great way to have fun, the engineers at Reddit are transforming fun into philanthropy.
On Oct 12, 2011 by Kevin Morris
Charitable subreddits add more security
Reddit’s charitable subreddits are beefing up security
On Jul 21, 2011 by Kevin Morris
New subreddit connects volunteers
User of social news site Reddit have launched so many charitable campaigns that an entire Wikipedia section exists to chronicle them. But after this weekend, a whole new page may be necessary.
On Jul 18, 2011 by Kevin Morris
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