Click for a Cause

It's been a growing trend to have sites where someone is paid by someone else clicking on ad links or by sponsor ads based on the number of hits to their site each day.

What's come to my attention in the last couple years is there are now numerous sites out there where the links you click on will benefit a worthy cause as opposed to just another entrepreneurial individual. Not that I have anything against aspiring entrepreneurial's and the many creative ways to make money, but it is nice on occassion to know some little thing you are doing is helping someone beyond increasing their bank account.

Most recently I heard about a site called RCause.org. You can click as often as you want on the link to support the current month's cause, and as an added benefit, you qualify each day for a drawing to win money. However, if you don't want to submit your e-mail address, it is not required that you enter the drawing for your clicks to benefit the charity.

Another good site is the Breast Cancer Site. When I first started visiting this site they were only sponsoring free mammograms. Now they have separate tabs to end hunger, support literacy, child health, the rain forests and animal rescue.

To be honest, I don't really know exactly how much goes to the charities or causes, but it doesn't take more then a couple minutes to go to the sites. It is not required to give them any information, cash or any other sort of donations, so I figured if it helps out even a little, why not?

If anyone has any other good links that do this, please comment and let me know.

Other sites:
GreaterGood.com
Click for a Cause

PS - There is another site called ServeNation which also supports the fight against breast cancer, however you do need to purchase gift cards to fund this. They will donate 8% of every dollar spent. If you are planning on ordering gift cards online anyway, it would be worth seeing if this site has the store you want first and purchasing from them. (get more details on their site)