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Taiwan – Forest is an app that lets users plant virtual and real trees in an effort to help people beat their smartphone addiction.

Forest : Productivity : Smartphone Addiction

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London – Sea Hero Quest is a multiplatform game designed to further the understanding of early onset dementia.

Brandstanding : Life-saving Campaigns : Smart Philanthropy

Charity invites mobile users to donate their screens as advertising space

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Charity invites mobile users to donate their screens as advertising space

Charitable organisation Doctors of the World is asking people to donate their mobile screens to advertise on its behalf.

Doctors Of The World : Donations : Smart Philanthropy

University study finds people willing to donate their data for the common good

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University study finds people willing to donate their data for the common good

A study by the University of Nottingham is asking whether people would consider giving away their personal data for free in the interest of the pub...

Smart Philanthropy : Nottingham : The University Of Nottingham

App connects blind people to volunteers worldwide via their smartphones

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App connects blind people to volunteers worldwide via their smartphones

Danish start-up Be My Eyes is connecting blind people to an army of volunteers willing to help them via their smartphones and tablets.

Be My Eyes : Micro Volunteering : Smart Philanthropy

All in a good cause: Ethical retailer shows a better side of materialism

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All in a good cause: Ethical retailer shows a better side of materialism

London – A new store in east London is designed to show that materialism doesn’t have to be a dirty word.

One Good Deed Today : Donations : Smart Philanthropy

Tribal treasures: Alaskan native culture inspires new video game

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Tribal treasures: Alaskan native culture inspires new video game

Alaska – Upper One Games, the first indigenous-owned games company in the US, has launched Never Alone, a puzzle platformer video game that draws o...

Upper One Games : E-Line Media : Gloria O'Neill

Penny for London invites contactless card users to make micro-payment donations

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Penny for London invites contactless card users to make micro-payment donations

Micro-payments have hit the charity world with the launch of Penny for London (PfL), an incentive scheme that enables people to donate as...

Penny For London : Smart Philanthropy : The Mayor's Fund For London

Mobile phones used to help people in Angola locate water supplies

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Mobile phones used to help people in Angola locate water supplies

Development agencies are using mobile phone technology to help communities in Angola to access clean water.

Smart Philanthropy : Mobile Enabled Community Services : Angola

Ritz-Carlton Washington DC lets guests swap charity work for hotel perks

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Ritz-Carlton Washington DC lets guests swap charity work for hotel perks

The Ritz-Carlton Washington DC has offered its guests the opportunity to give back to the local community with its Do Good, Feel Good package.

Ritz-Carlton : DC Central Kitchen : Smart Philanthropy

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