Heres an update of the initiative from Windows Live Messenger that has been running since March to raise money for dedicated social causes just by having a simple bit of text in your Windows Live Messenger chat name. Since it’s inception this year, the i’m Making A Difference program has raised over $92,500 US and still going! That’s over $10,000 US donated every month from your generousity of having a simple word in your chat name.
What’s good about it is, theres no limit to how much they’re willing to donate to the causes. So if you are already or would you like to get involved, this is all you need to do. Make sure you have the latest Windows Live Messenger, login and add one of the follow text codes to your chat name;
- *red+u - American Red Cross
- *bgca – Boys & Girls Clubs of America
- *hsus – Humane Society of the United States
- *naf – National AIDS Fund
- *mssoc - National MS Society
- *9mil – ninemillion.org
- *sierra – Sierra Club
- *help – StopGlobalWarming.org
- *komen – Susan G. Komen for the Cure
- *unicef – U.S. Fund for UNICEF
But how does it work? Every time you start a conversation with your name with the text, a portion of the advertising revenue will be donated to the respected charity in which you’ve chosen to help. Pretty simple huh? So for those who use programs to remove advertising in Windows Live Messenger I suggest you let them display, add text of a charity you think is deserving and make some money for those that could one day save a person or an entire country(s) of a problem.
For more information on the i’m Making A Difference program, follow the link and read up on how you can make a difference. You may even wanna spread the word to your friends and family.