Category: donate

Instagram is testing personal fundraisers in the US, UK and Ireland

[ad_1] The personal fundraiser trial starts today on Android in those three countries and it’ll be available on iOS soon. If you’re 18 or older and you’re in an eligible country, you can get started by accessing the Add Fundraiser option from the Edit Profile settings. You’ll be asked to select a photo, fundraiser category […]

Microsoft blood bot helps recovered COVID-19 patients donate plasma

[ad_1] “We are now convinced that the CoVIg-19 Plasma Alliance has a real chance to save lives, at significant scale, and possibly much sooner than other approaches currently being developed,” Microsoft wrote. Eventually, Microsoft hopes to make the bot available through other web, social and search channels. It will first recruit donors in the US, […]

Snapchat’s new lens helps users donate to the WHO’s COVID-19 relief fund

[ad_1] This isn’t Snapchat’s first COVID-19 filter. In March, it added mental health tools to help ease coronavirus anxiety through the “Here For You” tool. Those include information from the Crisis Text Line, Ad Council, WHO and CDC. A couple weeks later, Snapchat added lenses that encourage social distancing, hand washing and the importance of […]

Ask Engadget: Which charities give gifts to those in need?

[ad_1] Christopher SchodtVideo Producer If you’re a gamer or gadget fan looking to spread some holiday cheer this season, one charity to think about is Child’s Play. This non-profit org, founded by the duo behind the long-running web comic Penny Arcade, raises money to provide games and entertainment for kids in children’s hospitals and shelters. […]