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Under 20 minutes

All the action, all the fun – in under 20 minutes. It doesn’t get any easier than this to participate in a few micro moments of goodness!

Open Air Laboratories – Biodiversity Survey

  • Time taken:
    10 - 15 minutes to dip your head into a hedge and discover the life that resides in it
  • Impact:
    Help with important research into our world's biodiversity
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes only

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Country, Europe, Garden Insect, Bird, Flower and Animal Count, Green, Home & Garden, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Science & Research, Under 20 minutes, United Kingdom

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Barry Ideas Bank – Ideas for Community Action

  • Time taken:
    15 minutes to sign up and register your idea to improve Barry Town
  • Impact:
    Potential to make Barry Town a better place to live in
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Community Development, Country, Do Good, Europe, Miscellaneous, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Submit an Idea, Under 20 minutes, United Kingdom

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The Web Wellbeing Experiment

  • Time taken:
    10 minutes, 5 times a week for 4 weeks to complete a wellbeing course
  • Impact:
    Contributes to an understanding of how exercise and meditation may improve a person's life
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes or PJs

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Citizen Science Projects, Country, Do Good, Europe, Miscellaneous, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Science & Research, Under 20 minutes, United Kingdom

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Shwop – Buy One, Give One Back!

  • Time taken:
    20 minutes to collect some clothes and recycle them
  • Impact:
    Avoids waste going to landfill. Raises money for Oxfam.
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes and PJs

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Country, Environment, Europe, Green, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Recycle, Recycle Clothes & Shoes, Under 20 minutes, United Kingdom

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Rare Genomics Institute – Rare Disease Awareness

  • Time taken:
    Approx 20 minutes to learn and then blog, tweet share info about rare diseases
  • Impact:
    Helps to create a greater understanding surrounding people with rare diseases
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

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

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MyBoneYard – Recycling Electronic Gadgets

  • Time taken:
    Under 15 minutes to package up recyclable gadgets
  • Impact:
    Recycles various electronic items with the potential of raising money for charity
  • Cost:
    Nothing, as postage is pre-paid
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes and PJs

Categories: Actions, By Time, Country, Green, North America, Offline, Quickies!, Recycle, Recycle Gadgets, Under 20 minutes, United States

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Climate Survey – Discovering Environmental Impact

  • Time taken:
    Upto 20 minutes to help researchers investigate our climate
  • Impact:
    Allows us to find out more about the environment
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Citizen Science Studies, Country, Environment, Europe, Green, Miscellaneous, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Science & Research, Under 20 minutes, United Kingdom

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The Conservation Foundation – Plotting UK Elm Trees

  • Time taken:
    Upto 15 minutes to add a UK Elm tree to an interactive map
  • Impact:
    Helps in the understanding of the elm's resistance to Dutch Elm Disease
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes and PJs

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Collecting Tree Data, Country, Environment, Europe, Green, Home & Garden, Offline, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 20 minutes, United Kingdom

Find out more about   The Conservation Foundation – Plotting UK Elm Trees

People’s Collection Wales – Recording Welsh Heritage

  • Time taken:
    Upto 20 minutes,dependant on what type of item you're contributing to the Collection
  • Impact:
    Helps to strengthen the Welsh heritage and collate material for researchers
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, Arts & Culture, By Category, By Time, Country, Do Good, Europe, People, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Share an Experience / Story, Under 20 minutes, United Kingdom

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The Backyard Bee Count

  • Time taken:
    15 minutes to perform a study on the number of bees visiting certain plants in a person's back yard in America
  • Impact:
    Contributes to the overall sum of knowledge about bee populations and their effects on the natural ecosystem
  • Cost:
    Materials like pen and paper, but then you probably already have these
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes and PJs

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Country, Garden Insect, Bird, Flower and Animal Count, Green, Home & Garden, North America, Offline, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Science & Research, Under 20 minutes, United States

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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

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Ookaboo – Free Pictures of Everything!

  • Time taken:
    Under 20 minutes to submit a photo of the world we live in, although taking the picture may have taken a wee while longer though
  • Impact:
    Improves image searches and helps to make the world a little bit more accessible
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes and PJs

Categories: Actions, By Time, Do Good, Miscellaneous, Photos, Clipart and Videos, Quickies!, Under 20 minutes

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Fruit City – Mapping Fruit Trees

  • Time taken:
    Upto 15 minutes to add info about a 'wild' fruit tree to a map
  • Impact:
    Adds to the knowledge of wild fruit, for others to benefit from
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes or PJs

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Country, Environment, Europe, Green, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 20 minutes, United Kingdom

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Urban Oasis – Mapping ‘Green’ Spaces

  • Time taken:
    Upto 10 minutes to share your knowledge about an urban oasis in the UK
  • Impact:
    Potential to promote 'greener' living and a more sustainable community
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes and PJs

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Country, Environment, Europe, Green, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 20 minutes, United Kingdom

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Oikocredit – Microfinancing for the World’s Poor

  • Time taken:
    Upto 15 minutes to fill out an application form that in readiness for posting. Maybe a bit longer to familiarise yourself with Oikocredit itself though
  • Impact:
    Helps to fight poverty, promote fair trade and respect our planet’s natural resources
  • Cost:
    Nothing as you should get all of your money back
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes and PJs

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Community Development, Do Good, Economic Development, Micro / Ethical Lending, Miscellaneous, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 20 minutes

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