With Thanksgiving coming up soon I thought that apps allow you to give back, help others, or make the planet a nicer place would be an appropriate topic.
Donate A Photo - (Free, iOS only) for every picture you share, it only allows one per day, Johnson & Johnson will donate $1 to Save the Children a non-profit that will use the funds to buy resuscitation devices for infants. Six pictures equal one device. Your pictures will
not be used for commercial purposes.
HTC Power to Give - (Free, Android only) this app uses your phone’s spare computing power to create a huge grid that provides computing power to a scientific project of your choice: researching cures for cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, AIDS, climate change, or searching
for extra-terrestrial life.
Charity Miles - (Free, iOS and Android) I have personally used this app for over a year. For every mile you walk or run 25 cents is donated and for every mile you cycle 10 cents is donated. Each time you start you can choose a different charity and their is a really great
lists of charities. If you are already going out for a run, walk, or bike ride, this is a no brainer.
GoodGuide - (Free, iOS and Android) scan barcodes of products to quickly access GoodGuide’s science-based health, environment and social ratings for over 170,000 products. Know more about what you buy and it's impact.
iRecycle - (Free, Android only) find where to recycle almost everything quickly and easily
Seafood Watch - (Free, iOS and Android) app helps make informed choices about seafood purchases. The database lists fish that are caught or farmed in environmentally responsible ways and if those are not available, the app suggests good alternatives.
True Food - (Free, iOS and Android) for those that are concerned about genetically modified organisms (GMOs) this app lists food items that have GMOs, ones that don't, information about GMOs, supermarket chains, labeling, and much more.
One Today - (Free, iOS and Android) created and run by Google it shows a different charity each day and what a small donation can help do, it will also share the charities your friends have donated to (if they wish)
Budge - (Free, iOS only) ever make a silly bet with a friend like who can get to a restaurant first or picking the winner of a football game or something else; this app allows you to setup a challenge where the loser has to donate an amount you agree upon to charity.
Volunteer Match - (Free, iOS only) with a database of over 97,000 organizations the app helps you find the volunteer opportunity that is right for you
Tree Planet 2 - (Free, iOS and Android) a very cute and stylish game where you grow trees, for every tree you grow a tree is donated, the Tree Planet Organization has already donated over 300,000 trees
PaperKarma - (Free, iOS and Android) allows you to scan the address label on pieces of junk mail and quickly unsubscribe saving millions of pounds of paper a year
Free2Work - (Free, iOS and Andoid) scan the barcode of a product you are considering buying and it will give a grade to the item allowing you to know whether child or forced labor was apart of the manufacturing process and the labor conditions associated.
Bonus Craft / DIY / Makerspace App:
Instructibles - (Free, iOS and Android) step by step instructions, pictures, and sometimes videos to make all kinds of stuff; many times out of left over stuff, garbage, recyclables, etc. There are some really cool projects that would make for an awesome teen or makerspace program.
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