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CHANGE THE WORLD IN JUST YOUR PYJAMAS!

Promote Good Causes

There are many, many worthwhile causes that could do with a little extra help in the ‘spreading awareness’ department. This can be done from home by just adding a banner to your website to discussing a charities activity in a forum.

Resolve International – Eliminating Poverty in Nepal

  • Time taken:
    Approx 5 minutes to watch a video and share it
  • Impact:
    Raises awareness of the need to combat child poverty in Nepal.
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, Asia, By Category, By Time, Country, Do Good, Miscellaneous, Nepal, Popular Causes, Poverty, Promote Good Causes, Quickies!, Under 5 minutes

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RSPB – Postcards That Save The Albatross

  • Time taken:
    Upto 5 minutes to fill in a web form to receive free 'Save The Albatross' postcards
  • Impact:
    Helps to save the albatross from extinction
  • Cost:
    Free to receive the postcards in the UK, but postage maybe necessary if you wish to post the postcards onwards
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes and PJs

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

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IHF – Poverty Education

  • Time taken:
    Multiple ssessions of 30 minutes each, but you can choose how much time you wish to donate
  • Impact:
    Helps to reduce poverty and benefits marginalized communities by educating the poor and educating the educated about the poor
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, Africa, Asia, By Category, By Time, Country, Do Good, Human Welfare, Indonesia, Kenya, Miscellaneous, Popular Causes, Promote Good Causes, Quickies!, Thailand, Under 30 minutes

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eCommunities – Blogging About Epilepsy

  • Time taken:
    Upto 30 minutes per session or 2 hours per month
  • Impact:
    Helps to fight to stop seizures, find a cure and overcome the challenges created by epilepsy
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Do Good, Human Welfare, Miscellaneous, Popular Causes, Promote Good Causes, Quickies!, Under 30 minutes

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Girl2Woman – Fundraising for Reproductive Health

  • Time taken:
    A few minutes to watch some videos. A few minutes to share these videos with your friends and family
  • Impact:
    Raises funds to improve reproductive health care in developing countries
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Do Good, Human Welfare, Miscellaneous, Popular Causes, Promote Good Causes, Quickies!, Under 10 minutes

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&you – Good Cause Widget

  • Time taken:
    Upto 15 minutes to create a 'good cause' widget
  • Impact:
    Helps to spread awareness about US based worthy causes that are dedicated to making a difference
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

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

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Moscow Help – Helping Victims of the Beslan Tragedy

  • Time taken:
    Upto 30 minutes to put up posters, website banners or conduct Ebay sales to spread awareness about the Beslan Catastrophe
  • Impact:
    Potential to raise funds for the child victims of the Beslan School Siege in Russia
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes or PJs

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Community Development, Country, Do Good, Europe, Miscellaneous, Popular Causes, Promote Good Causes, Quickies!, Russia, Under 30 minutes

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CARE – Fighting Global Poverty

  • Time taken:
    Upto 30 minutes to create a free customized webspace, guided by CARE
  • Impact:
    Creates awareness about lifesaving work in the fight against poverty
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Do Good, Miscellaneous, Popular Causes, Poverty, Promote Good Causes, Quickies!, Under 30 minutes

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Hug It Forward – Building Bottle Schools

  • Time taken:
    5 minutes to give a hug and present a 'Hug It Forward' card
  • Impact:
    Raises money to build schools in Guatemala
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes and PJs

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Country, Do Good, Guatemala, Health & Medicine, Miscellaneous, North America, Popular Causes, Promote Good Causes, Quickies!, Under 5 minutes

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Panda Pages – Raising Funds for Wildlife Conservation

  • Time taken:
    Upto 30 minutes to create a free customized webspace, using templates
  • Impact:
    Helps to raise money and spread awareness about the World Wildlife Fund
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, Animal Welfare, By Category, By Time, Do Good, Miscellaneous, Popular Causes, Promote Good Causes, Quickies!, Under 5 minutes

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Wildlife Forever – Raising Funds for Wildlife Protection

  • Time taken:
    Mere minutes per month to vote for Wildlife Forever
  • Impact:
    Helps to raise funds for wildlife conservation
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, Animal Welfare, By Category, By Time, Country, Do Good, Miscellaneous, North America, Popular Causes, Promote Good Causes, Quickies!, Under 5 minutes, United States

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Related Ways To Take Action – Social Change

  • Time taken:
    10 minutes initially to install this Worpress plugin. After that, zilch!
  • Impact:
    Spreads awareness of causes where Wordpress readers can take action based on the content of Wordpress posts
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Time, Do Good, Miscellaneous, Promote Good Causes, Quickies!, Under 10 minutes

Find out more about   Related Ways To Take Action – Social Change

Candlelight Vigil – Remembering Homeless Kids

  • Time taken:
    5 minutes to fill in a form that honours the memories of street kids who died alone and anonymously
  • Impact:
    Raises awareness of the plight of street kids and provides the potential to raise much needed money to cater for street kids
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Country, Do Good, Human Welfare, Miscellaneous, North America, Popular Causes, Promote Good Causes, Quickies!, Under 5 minutes, United States

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It Starts With Us – Social Action Emails

  • Time taken:
    15 minutes per week to act on a 'do good' action
  • Impact:
    Potential to touch hearts and change lives
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes or PJs

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

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Donate Life America – Human Organ Donations

  • Time taken:
    Between 10 to 30 minutes to encourage others to donate their organs
  • Impact:
    Potential to save so many lives
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone!

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Country, Do Good, Health & Medicine, Miscellaneous, North America, Popular Causes, Promote Good Causes, Quickies!, Under 30 minutes, United States

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