Warriors, Lets Give Back

11 replies
Hi

I had an idea to give a little back. I saw another warrior doing this recently.

Most people here use their signatures to promote their product, service or website.

How about we all link to a charity from time to time?

I know this does not directly mean they will get more donations, but it does spread awareness and anyone looking at your link might randomly feel the need to support the cause.

For some charities one extra dollar can make a world of difference.
#back #give #warriors
  • Profile picture of the author BobTheBostonian
    Story time.

    So one of the most infamous stories on Reddit (and there are a ton of them: everything from sleuthing to claim an unrelated person was responsible for the Boston bombings all the way to defending pedo subreddits) involves a "charitable" April Fool's "joke" gone wrong.

    This fairly well known redditor got an entire default subreddit excited about the idea of picking a completely random video on April Fool's day, voting it to the front page, and giving them a views boost like they've never seen before. In theory, a nice way to help out/give back to a random person.

    The problem? This Redditor presented a video that turned out to be from his friend's channel. That video was displaying ads, and ended up making a few thousand dollars that day. Word got out, and people flipped.

    If you wanna do this then by all means do it. I see something begging to be exploited. And on an Internet Marketing forum half a million strong, we know people will.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[8293935].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author BobTheBostonian
    Also, you cant not do good things because someone may or may not play by the rules, thats just life.

    Totally. That's why I'll volunteer at a homeless shelter, spend time at a nursing home or hospital, help build a house. I can't make a charity use money in a good way and I certainly wouldn't trust it with people that I cannot verify. The Internet provides way too much potential anonymity for my liking, at least as far as "charitable" things go.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[8293963].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author owais211
    Banned
    What do you mean by giving back?
    I'd rather volunteer my services than giving out cash though not a bad idea.....it all depend on what i am giving back for
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[8294708].message }}
    • Profile picture of the author goindeep
      Originally Posted by owais211 View Post

      What do you mean by giving back?
      I'd rather volunteer my services than giving out cash though not a bad idea.....it all depend on what i am giving back for
      No one is asking you to give money, simply just share a link in your sig to a worth while cause to raise awareness.
      {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[8296889].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author WillR
    It's a nice idea. But I think we are just bombarded with charities these days. Everywhere you look is someone else trying to raise money or some charity wanting a donation.

    I support my own charities. I can't possibly afford to help everyone. I think many people feel the same way nowadays.

    I just don't think this is probably the best place for it. But each to their own.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[8297014].message }}
    • Profile picture of the author goindeep
      Originally Posted by WillR View Post

      It's a nice idea. But I think we are just bombarded with charities these days. Everywhere you look is someone else trying to raise money or some charity wanting a donation.

      I support my own charities. I can't possibly afford to help everyone. I think many people feel the same way nowadays.

      I just don't think this is probably the best place for it. But each to their own.
      Fair enough Will.
      {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[8297680].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author Jtraits
    if someone wants to change its signature for giving something back, i don't think so that there will be a problem... who knows? maybe someone else will do it as well and get spread out ...
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[8298555].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author flovin
    I don't understand what you mean by giving back. I would rather donate direct to charity.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[8298753].message }}

Trending Topics