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Miscellaneous

Each of the initiatives linked to in this category all focus on a specific but separate topic from each other. Each topic is too specialized to be given its own category hence the Miscellaneous tag.

Mutopia Project – Music for the Public Domain

  • Time taken:
    Multiple chunks of 30 minutes to transfer public domain music into eMusic
  • Impact:
    Enables future generations to enjoy music in the public domain
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, Arts & Culture, By Category, By Time, Do Good, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous, Multiple 30 minute sessions, Popular Causes, Quickies!

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Science Buddies – Fostering Enthusiasm for Science

  • Time taken:
    Varies, but majority of tasks take less than 30 minutes
  • Impact:
    Helps students from all walks of life to build their literacy in science and technology
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes or pyjamas

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Do Good, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Science & Research, Under 30 minutes

Find out more about   Science Buddies – Fostering Enthusiasm for Science

Fix My Street – Reporting Community Problems

  • Time taken:
    A few minutes to report a problem about your local area in the UK
  • Impact:
    Helps local communities in the UK to be safer and cleaner
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes or pyjamas

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Country, Do Good, Environment, Europe, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 10 minutes, United Kingdom

Find out more about   Fix My Street – Reporting Community Problems

Sunshine Bank – Thanking Volunteers

  • Time taken:
    A few minutes to register to thank a 'Do Gooder'
  • Impact:
    Helps the local community of Brighton & Hove, UK to say thank you to those who deserve it!
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes or PJs

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Country, Do Good, Europe, Human Welfare, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 5 minutes, United Kingdom

Find out more about   Sunshine Bank – Thanking Volunteers

Free Cakes for Kids – Making Birthdays Special

  • Time taken:
    30 minutes in total to make a cake - the oven does the rest!
  • Impact:
    Brightens up a needy child's birthday in the UK
  • Cost:
    Baking materials
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Country, Do Good, Europe, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous, Offline, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 30 minutes, United Kingdom

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Read This To Me – Reading Service for the Blind

  • Time taken:
    5 - 30 minutes to read aloud a faxed copy of a document
  • Impact:
    Enables blind or visually impaired people know what a document says
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes or PJs

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Canada, Country, Do Good, Human Welfare, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous, North America, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 30 minutes, United States

Find out more about   Read This To Me – Reading Service for the Blind

Fix My Transport – Reporting Transport Issues

  • Time taken:
    Upto 10 minutes to record an issue with the UK transport infrastructure
  • Impact:
    Helps people get common public transport problems resolved
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes or PJs

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Community Development, Country, Do Good, Europe, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 10 minutes, United Kingdom

Find out more about   Fix My Transport – Reporting Transport Issues

Good Egg Project – Pledge an Egg

  • Time taken:
    About 1 minute to enter a few basic details about yourself that enables an egg to be pledged
  • Impact:
    Helps Americans to live more healthily by giving back to the community
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Country, Do Good, Health & Medicine, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous, North America, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 1 minute, United States

Find out more about   Good Egg Project – Pledge an Egg

Spare Place – Locating Empty Shops

  • Time taken:
    5 - 10 minutes to add the location and description of an empty shop
  • Impact:
    Potential to put to good use, empty places for the benefit of the local community
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Community Development, Country, Do Good, Economic Development, Europe, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 10 minutes, United Kingdom

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Empty Properties – Reusing Empty Buildings

  • Time taken:
    5 - 10 minutes to report an empty building
  • Impact:
    Potential to improve a local neighbourhood by not allowing disused properties fall into disrepair or misuse
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Community Development, Country, Do Good, Europe, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 10 minutes, United Kingdom

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Patient Opinion – Improving UK Health Services

  • Time taken:
    Upto 15 minutes to provide your opinion on the UK Health Service
  • Impact:
    Potential to help improve the health service for the benefit of others
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes or PJs

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Country, Do Good, Europe, Health & Medicine, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 20 minutes, United Kingdom

Find out more about   Patient Opinion – Improving UK Health Services

56-U – Microvolunteering for College Students

  • Time taken:
    Under a minute - in fact, you'll need precisely 56 seconds to complete this action
  • Impact:
    Potential to increase much needed equipment in American schools
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes or PJs

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Country, Do Good, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous, North America, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Sports & Education, Under 1 minute, United States

Find out more about   56-U – Microvolunteering for College Students

ShareGift – Share Your Shares for Charity

  • Time taken:
    Upto 30 minutes to fill in a form that will initiate the process of selling your small quantity of shares, which otherwise would be uneconomic to sell in such a small amount
  • Impact:
    Raises funds from sale of shares and donates the proceeds to UK based charities
  • Cost:
    Postage costs to a UK based address
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes and PJs

Categories: Actions, By Time, Country, Do Good, Europe, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous, Quickies!, Under 30 minutes, United Kingdom

Find out more about   ShareGift – Share Your Shares for Charity

JAMOP – Just a Minute of Possibility

  • Time taken:
    1 minute to do something positive, anywhere
  • Impact:
    Contributes to the global good of the world
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes or PJs

Categories: Actions, By Time, Do Good, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous, Quickies!, Under 5 minutes

Find out more about   JAMOP – Just a Minute of Possibility

We Are What We Do – Small Actions, Big Impact

  • Time taken:
    5 - 15 minutes. There’s quite a few actions to read through.
  • Impact:
    Small action x Lots of people = Big change.
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes or PJs

Categories: Actions, By Time, Do Good, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous, Quickies!, Under 20 minutes

Find out more about   We Are What We Do – Small Actions, Big Impact