There is a new set of social-change applications on Facebook from Dank Apps that help to support and fund The Clinton Global Initiative’s HIV/AIDS Initiative; Breast Cancer Research Foundation, and The Nature Conservancy’s Stop Climate Change Now initiative.
“At the core of Dank Apps is the understanding that applications and platforms are only as strong as their devoted user communities, and thus those communities should be rewarded for their loyalty. With Social Change, Dank Apps wants to not only give back to our loyal community members, but give back to the world community, for the greater good,” says Jason Beckerman, Founder and CEO of Dank Apps. For every install of Social Change, two cents will be given to charity; for every action within the application, further investment is created. “We all want to do good. Now, with Social Change, you do not have to give money to make a difference, but rather your online time and actions become the currencies of charity,” states Mike Germano, Marketing Director for Dank Apps.
Max Gladwell became a fan and added the Stop Climate Change Now application to our profile. There were 329 daily users at the time we joined. According to the developer,
Stop Climate Change Now is a Social Change application which raises money to reverse climate change. Play some fun games, meet cool people, and save the world one click at a time! WE DONATE 2 CENTS AUTOMATICALLY IF YOU INSTALL THIS APPLICATION NOW!
After you install the app, you can go to the “Stop Climate Change Now” page to generate donations through inviting other Facebook friends to join, recruiting new users to Facebook so they can join, and a number of ad-supported games.
Welcome to Stop Climate Change Now, a Social Change application which raises donation money solely through advertising revenue meaning you never spend a cent! The sky is the limit. The more users who are active participants, the more money Social Change can donate to the various charities! So recruit your friends, and check out the Ways To Earn section to start making cents today!
You earn karma points and can send karma points to other users, all of which generates more karma points and more micro donations for the initiatives. You can then see who are the leading earners and achieve “Hall of Fame” status.
Just beware that when you add any of these apps, you can be duped into adding others that you don’t want, such as the “StyleFeeder”, which shares your “Favorite PRODUCTS with FRIENDS!” We also don’t think these apps do advertisers any good if people are simply clicking on the ads in order to make a donation to the cause.
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