How to Help the World without Money

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Donate blood through American Red Cross to those who are critically ill and in need of blood.

   You must be at least 110 pounds and 17 years of age.
   
   Some states allow 16-year-olds to donate with parental signature.
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   Step 2: Recycle.

   Some areas have curbside recycling or a local recycling center. ,, Check your community to see if there are any volunteers needed (like at an animal shelter, school, Boys and Girls Club, YMCA, retirement home) , This keeps your garden healthy and lowers the amount of rotting waste in landfills. , It's unhealthy for you and the people around you.
   
   Smoking is a leading cause of respiratory problems, including asthma. , Reducing meat intake allows more animals to survive, sustaining biodiversity. , CFLs use only 1/4 of the energy an incandescence light bulbs use. , Sites like GoodSearch (powered by Yahoo, recommended) and SearchKindly (powered by Google) donate to the cause of your choice each time you use their search engine.
   
   GoodSearch donates a penny per search, also combining to things like GoodShop, GoodGames, GoodTVAds, allowing you to be able to donate more to your cause. , Shoes donated are recycled into playground equipment for kids. , For every answer you get right, 10 grains of rice is donated to the World Food Programme. , Click-to-donate, sign petitions, participate in polls, comment on articles, and use your butterfly rewards to provide a gift to someone in need. , It helps the environment and you can donate excess produce to food pantries through ampleharvest.org , If you're not going to eat it, don't get it. 50% of the world's food is thrown away, increasing hunger and poverty worldwide. , Those who become obese from bad eating habits are less productive to society and also take up federal funding that could have been used toward world hunger. ,, In order for the government to run effectively, citizens must vote for who they think is fit for the job , Though they encourage donations, participating and volunteering for charity events makes a difference by spreading awareness. , If you are not good with tools, you can still donate supplies and refreshments. , Help kids who need help after school or through Boys and Girls Club. ,, Each click generates a donation to the cause.
   
   Greatergood.com, the Hungersite.com are some good ones.
   
   Clicktodonate.com has a long list of charities to help by clicking. , One click generates a donation to various causes.
   
   The Breast Cancer button, for example, provides one free mammogram per click per day. ,, If you are still in school, become a member of a school club that interests you. , You can't help the world if you are not healthy enough to do so. , If you're an accountant, volunteer to help nonprofits with their accounting.
   
   Nurses can help at a free clinic.
   
   Engineers can help build houses through Habitat for Humanity.
   
   Cooks can help serve food at the local community kitchen.
   
   Teachers provide free tutoring.
   
   Increase the publicity of charities through social media or by being a public speaker.
   
   The list is endless. , Choosing local stores in your area over stores like Walmart keeps your spent money in your area and help them grow financially. , This is when your organs are donated to those in need after you die instead of just rotting underground in your tomb.
   
   Get more info at http://organdonor.gov/index.html. , Doing so saves gas and reduces the pollution emitted into the atmosphere. , This is that small thing used to open sodas.
   
   Tabs can be exchanged by McDonald houses for money. ,, Reusing the things you have reduces the size of landfill waste. , Those with jobs are more productive members of society. ,,, Don't throw away the seeds of fruits you have eaten.
   
   Plant them.
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   Step 3: Donate used clothes to Goodwill or the Salvation Army

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   Step 4: Volunteer at your local nonprofit.

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   Step 5: Use a composter

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   Step 6: or manually compost food waste like egg shells and banana peels.

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   Step 7: Don't smoke.

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   Step 8: Become a vegetarian or eat less meat.

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   Step 9: Change your lightbulbs to CFLs.

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    Step 10: Change your search engine.

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    Step 11: Donate your old shoes to a Nike-Reuse-A-Shoe drop-off location near you.

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    Step 12: Use Freerice.com to improve your knowledge and help feed the hungry at the same time.

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    Step 13: Use Care2

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    Step 14: the largest auction site where people can make a difference for free.

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    Step 15: Plant a garden.

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    Step 16: Don't waste food.

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    Step 17: Don't overeat constantly.

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    Step 18: Help charities out by liking them on Facebook or sharing through Twitter

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    Step 19: Google+

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    Step 20: and other social media sites.

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    Step 21: Participate in a charity walk/run/bike.

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    Step 22: Volunteer at your local Habitat for Humanities.

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    Step 23: Become a tutor.

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    Step 24: Become a mentor through Big Brothers

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    Step 25: Big Sisters.

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    Step 26: Click-to-donate online.

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    Step 27: Get the free Touch-to-give app on your smartphone or iPod

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    Step 28: available on the App Store through GreaterGood Network.

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    Step 29: Save water by turning off in between rinses when you are cleaning yourself with soap.

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    Step 30: Participate in community events or groups.

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    Step 31: Take care of yourself.

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    Step 32: Volunteer a career-based service.

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    Step 33: Buy locally.

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    Step 34: Become an organ donor.

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    Step 35: Drive less.

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    Step 36: Donate your pop tabs to the nearest Ronald McDonald charity house.

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    Step 37: Teach someone a new skill

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    Step 38: like how to play an instrument or use computers.

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    Step 39: Use a reusable water bottle.

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    Step 40: Get a job.

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    Step 41: Donate your hair to cancer patients through Locks of Love.

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    Step 42: Create an audiobook using your own voice and donate it to LibriVox.org.

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    Step 43: Plant trees.

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