A charity badge is a widget used on

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s or

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for promotion of some humanitarian initiative, mainly gathering donations for

charity Charity may refer to: Giving * Charitable organization or charity, a non-profit organization whose primary objectives are philanthropy and social well-being of persons * Charity (practice), the practice of being benevolent, giving and sharing * C ...

projects. The idea was initiated by the

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search engine and the

Network for Good Network for Good is an American certified B Corporation software company that offers fundraising software and coaching for charities and non-profit organizations. The company was founded in 2001 by America Online (AOL), Cisco Systems and Yahoo! ...

charity aggregator. Some companies allow website owners or

gers to make a personalized badge for setting up a link to a favourite charity, creating the possibility of wide social involvement for donations. Surveys suggest 61% of people give to a charity because a personal connection has asked them to make a contribution. The charity badge method of giving has gained popularity among communities of online users. Yahoo! promote a contest for gathering the biggest quantity of one-time donations.

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