For those of you who attended my workshop at the National Catholic Collegiate Conference in Indianapolis, a very sincere thank you. (For those who are just reading this from my blog, keep reading. This is good information for you as well!) I really enjoyed being with you, and I am truly excited about the fact that you are ready to begin working as an Entrepreneur for Social Justice. We shared some great information with each other during the workshop, and I really appreciated your enthusiasm and participation.
As promised, I have attached some additional information to help you get more involved in charity and social justice. Click on the link below to download the document:
Entrepreneurs for Social Justice Handout
I also encourage you to start a conversation with me on what you are doing in the areas of charity and social justice. Please respond in the “Comments” section of this blog post, and let’s keep the discussion going. We can all learn from each other on how we can become the hands and heart of God here on this earth.
As an extra bonus, I am including information and links to some empowering smartphone/tablet apps that focus on the social good. If you know of any other apps, please let me know.
1. Budge
Gone are the days of daring your friends without consequences. When you challenge your friends to Budge, the person who loses the challenge needs to donate an agreed upon amount to a charity of the winner’s choosing.
Available on iOS.
Charity Miles lets you raise money for your favorite causes while walking, running or biking. The app’s corporate sponsors donate 25 cents for each mile you walk or run, and 10 cents for each mile you bike.
Charity Miles is available for iOS and Android.
With every photo you share, Johnson & Johnson donates $1 to a cause of your choosing. The Donate a Photo app, available on iOS and Android, also lets you follow your friends’ photos, so you can keep up with your social life.
4. Feedie
Great for foodies, photographers and humanitarians, this iOS app adds a great cause to your foodstagrams. When you dine and snap a food shot at one of the participating restaurants — which, for now, are only in New York — a meal is donated to a non-profit feeding schoolchildren in South Africa.
In this free iOS game, you’ll travel with Maya, an Indian girl, as she navigates the slums in search of clean water. The longer it takes her to find water, the more school she misses.
The game was created in partnership with charity: water, which lends in-game missions and video scenes to the app.
6. Instead
Did you know that with the money you save cooking three of your own meals, you could fund someone’s HIV medicine for three months? Instead is an iOS app that shows you how much you can save with simple tweaks in your lifestyle. Once you make those cheaper decisions, Instead encourages you to donate to a non-profit out of your savings.
My Life as a Refugee is an app for iOS and Android created by the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). It lets anyone around the world experience life fleeing from conflict or persecution. Through beautiful illustrations, you’ll read the stories of the app’s many characters, who have been separated from their loved ones and have experienced hardships.
8. Recyclebank
The Recyclebank app, available for iOS and Android, rewards you for recycling. The gamification of recycling awards points that you can redeem in stores and in the app.
9. TangoTab
Forget daily deal apps — there are apps that give back while giving you a great deal. TangoTab, available for iOS and Android, donates meals to food banks every time a diner purchases one of its restaurant deals.
10. VolunteerMatch
Eager for a new volunteer program? This iOS app brings the online volunteer network onto your smartphone. It has a sleek interface that will help you find great opportunities to give back near you. VolunteerMatch lets you select which skill you’re looking to use to volunteer, so you can lend your expert web design or managerial skills, for example.
Thanks again!
Deacon Allen
