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Using Technology to Build Transparency That Brings Long-Term Support

Allegiance Group

The online retailer sells socks, tees, and underwear — the three most requested items by homeless shelters. The experience ends with a virtual reality (VR) component where you meet Grace, a real person from Malawi. In 2023, it gave more than $1.7 million to support mental health, access to opportunity, and ending gun violence.

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8 startups that leveraged products for social good, and where they’re headed in 2014

The Next Web

Charity:water’s latest campaign for 2014 is focused around donating to the people of Malawi, Africa. 5) The startup that donates clothing to the homeless as you shop. Content partnerships (with media sites such as Upworthy) are largely responsible for charity:water’s brand awareness.

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Vote for Your CNN Hero: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Impact

Have Fun - Do Good

Today, the Los Angeles nanny funds a school in her native Malawi -- where half a million children have been orphaned by the disease." Anne Mahlum "Used to run by homeless men each morning. Since May 2007, he and his crew have aided thousands of victims at 15 sites across the United States -- free of charge."

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