Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 03:06:16 -0400
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From: Patrick Douglas Crispen
Subject: TOURBUS -- 20 AUG 01 -- MORE CHARITY SITES
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TODAY'S TOURBUS STOP(S):
Rider’s Revenge -- More Charity Sites
TODAY'S TOURBUS ADDRESS(ES):
http://www.care2.com/
http://bigcats.care2.com/
http://www.saverainforest.net/
http://www.quickdonations.com/
http://www.donationjunction.com/
http://www.webreleaf.com/
http://www.guidestar.org/
http://www.webhands.org/
http://www.charityfocus.org/
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On with the show ...
In my last post I mentioned that The Hunger Site had gone the way of
break dance movies and Members Only jackets (remember those?) and
suggested some other online charity sites you could visit instead.
That post seems to have struck a chord. In fact, that post generated
such a response that I decided to spend one more post talking about
some great online charities recommended by your fellow riders.
As for my promised post about half.com, we’ll just place that post in
my "Giant Rat of Sumatra" file until Thursday. [And for those who
don't understand the reference, Sherlock Holmes said of "Giant Rat of
Sumatra" that it is "a story for which the world is not yet prepared."
I have found that the "Giant Rat" excuse is WONDERFUL to use when you
haven’t finished a particular assignment or project.]
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Rider's Revenge -- Charity Sites
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Fellow TOURBUS rider Karen writes:
I just read your latest newsletter and thought your readers might
be interested in this site if they are looking for a way to make
donations without actually spending money. It helps the
rainsforests, the pandas, breast cancer and, my favourite, the
big cats. You might want to check it out and pass it on - I've
been there almost daily clicking to help for well over a year.
http://www.care2.com/
JR suggests a site within care2.com:
Here is a site that I have used as part of my "Free Philanthropy
Log on Protocol." The site is
http://bigcats.care2.com/
and has links to the Rainforest Race, Panda Race and the Breast
Cancer Race. It works as easily as the Hunger Site.
Elliot recommends another rainforest site:
Here's a site I go to everyday...
http://www.saverainforest.net/
"Click on the button above to save rainforest. There is NO cost
to you. Sponsors pay to preserve the rainforest."
Once a day you can go there and click. Every sponsor on the page,
Will result in saving 5 square feet of our rainforest.
Patricia offers two sites:
http://www.quickdonations.com/
and
http://www.donationjunction.com/
These are my favorite donation sites. They include freedonation
and others by category. including One Minute Donation
Barbara sent me an online greeting card telling me about
http://www.webreleaf.com/ ,
a web site where you can go and click a button to help plant
trees in US National Forests. It's completely free and it only
takes a moment to help plant a tree
In my last post we also talked about two sites that provide
information about charities around the world. Max suggests a third
site you should visit:
I check out charities once in a while for my job, and I like to
use GuideStar
http://www.guidestar.org/
to get the dirt on charities. They have detailed financial
reports, and basically a lot more information than the BBB on
those that are questionable. (GuideStar obtains copies of 1099
filings with the IRS.)
Craig, an employee at General Motors, offers the following:
You mentioned in this week's Tourbus that "charity begins at
home, and justice begins next door." In that vein, you may be
interested in the Webhands site:
http://www.webhands.org/ .
This site was created by my employer, General Motors, and is an
online directory of charitable organizations in communities all
across the USA. It can be used to quickly search for charities
that provide food, clothing, shelter, literacy classes, and
services to reduce the "digital divide." It helps answer the
question "How can I help in my own community?"
The Webhands site also includes a link to GM Global Aid, another
site which allows one to make secure online donations to several
US and international disaster relief organizations (e.g.,
American Red Cross, The Salvation Army, unicef, and the United
Way).
And, finally, Howie writes:
I don't know if you have run across Charity Focus
http://www.charityfocus.org/ ,
but it is a resource for organizations that have limited
resources to get help in setting up a web site. They are
handling quite a few projects and can always use some more
capable volunteers.
If this doesn't help you find a replacement for The Hunger Site,
nothing will! :)
That's it for today! I want to thank everyone who wrote in suggesting
sites that we should visit. Y'all are GREAT!
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Whoopsie!
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In a recent post I wrote that
"... images that are displayed on your computer screen ... only
use three primary pigments: red, green, and blue (RGB). So, off
the bat, screen images aren't quite as vibrant as print images."
That statement was horrifically inaccurate. As fellow TOURBUS rider
Douglas points out:
There are three primary colors used in pigments--cyan, magenta,
and yellow--which are called subtractive colors because when
mixed together make black. And there are three primary colors
used in projected light or on computer screens--red, green, and
blue--which are called additive colors because when mixed
together make white. The reason printers use black ink in
addition to cyan, magenta, and yellow is because the pigments or
inks are never pure and when mixed produce an ugly brown. The
relative vibrancy of the two types of color depend on the quality
of the sources and the quality of the display (the computer or
movie screen in one instance or the light reflected from a canvas
or photograph in the other). There are many more colors
available to computers than to prints as you will see if you have
the out-of-gamut warning displayed in Photoshop while working on
images. The reason web pictures don't look good when printed is
because of low resolution and possibly low bit-depth in each
channel which would limit the number of possible colors. Image
galleries on the web will frequently offer screen-resolution
images for free but charge for high-resolution versions of the
same image because they know the low-resolution ones are not
useful for any commercial purpose.
I apologize for the error and am happy to set this matter straight.
That's it for today. We'll talk again soon. Until then, happy
clicking ... and stay away from large, Sumatran rats. :P
TODAY'S TOURBUS STOP(S):
Rider’s Revenge -- More Charity Sites
TODAY'S TOURBUS ADDRESS(ES):
http://www.care2.com/
http://bigcats.care2.com/
http://www.saverainforest.net/
http://www.quickdonations.com/
http://www.donationjunction.com/
http://www.webreleaf.com/
http://www.guidestar.org/
http://www.webhands.org/
http://www.charityfocus.org/
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TODAY'S SOUTHERN WORD OF THE WEEK
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LAY-UFT (noun, verb, or adjective). Not right. :P
Usage: "Ellie may done lay-uft me after the trailer started leanin to
the lay-uft!"
[Special thanks to Cindy Vela for today's wurd]
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