Non-profit organizations and cause groups use the Internet as a tool to attract donors and volunteers. Often people do not go to these sites because of the preconceived mindset that their participation alone won't really make a difference; five minutes may not seem like a significant amount of time to make an impact on the world. On the contrary, many sites are currently contributing to a greater cause in this small amount of time.
Freerice.com is a site on which Internet users can answer a set of multiple choice questions to aid the fight against hunger. In just 5 minutes, you can donate 10 grains of rice with every correct answer you select. This will help World Food Programme feed the millions of starving people around the world. Advertisers pay for the rice and the project is sponsored by Harvard University.
CauseWorld is a site similar to FourSquare that lets you earn karma points, acquire badges, make donations and share accomplishments with social networks and charities.
GiveWork is an iPhone application that helps to increase the working wage of African refugees. Through earning points, a user can virtually help an African refugee with microwork duties in less than 5 minutes
The organization "SocialVibe" pairs brands with consumers. Micro-action games and activities are created by brands for users. Consequently, the brands pay for the interaction by donating to a charity or cause of the user's preference.
With the existence of all of these programs, good can be accomplished at zero cost in five minutes. Next time you have nothing to do for a short amount of time, think of a life that you could be saving by going online.
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