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A group of women in Kampala, Uganda…

January 26, 2023Weirdo

A group of women in Kampala, Uganda, who earn around $1.20 per day by breaking rocks into gravel, sent $900 of their wages to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina.

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People are more likely to donate to a sick dog…

December 11, 2017Weirdo

People are more likely to donate to a sick dog than a sick child. A charity ran an experiment where they asked for money and exchanged the picture of a child for that of a dog. More people chose to donate to the dog.

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury accepts…

September 4, 2017Weirdo

The U.S. Department of the Treasury accepts donations to reduce the U.S. debt, and people actually donate.

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Red Cross raised half a billion dollars…

October 10, 2016Weirdo

Red Cross raised half a billion dollars in donations for the Haiti earthquake recovery, but only built 6 houses. Everyone from resident Haitians, to the Prime Minister of Haiti, to the UN representative have no idea where the money was spent.

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Socks are among the most needed items at homeless…

November 25, 2015Weirdo

Socks are among the most needed items at homeless shelters, yet among the least-often donated.

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90% of clothes donated to U.S. charities are sold to textile…

June 7, 2014Weirdo

90% of clothes donated to U.S. charities are sold to textile recyclers. 75% of THAT are recycled. 25% are sold on the street markets in Africa at about 500% mark-up. This partly crushes the African textile industries because they can’t make new clothes as cheap as cheap old American clothes.

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A man who became paralyzed after a motor …

February 18, 2014February 18, 2014Weirdo

Generous-Daniel-Black-with-Brecon-Vaughan-smallA man who became paralyzed after a motorcycle accident gave money raised for an operation that could allow him to be able to walk again to a young boy who suffered from Cerebral Palsy so the boy could take his first steps.

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A man named Albert Lexie has shined shoe …

December 18, 2013December 18, 2013Weirdo

Albert_Lexie_smallA man named Albert Lexie has shined shoes at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh for 36 years. He donates everything over $5 per shine to the hospital. He has contributed over $200k during his time there.

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Planet Aid takes your clothing donations …

December 1, 2013Weirdo

Planet Aid takes your clothing donations and sells them directly to overseas companies. They do not donate any items for free.

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Cop-killer Philip Workman declined a las …

August 9, 2013August 9, 2013Weirdo

Philip-WorkmanCop-killer Philip Workman declined a last meal, instead requesting that a large vegetarian pizza be given to a homeless person in Nashville. His request was denied, but in response, people all over the state donated pizzas to homeless shelters.

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