The Latest Online Gaming Winners? Worthy Charities

October 22, 2009

Bill Mann, Huffington Post
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A fast-growing web site, GamesThatGive.net, couldn't have come along at a better time. As you may know, because of the bad economy, this hasn't been an easy time for nonprofits and charities to raise money. At least, not by traditional methods.

…GamesThatGive is the brainchild of Adam Archer, who was part of the Apple design team that developed the iPhone.

…The game-player has his/her choice of 13 charities: Among them are Portland-based Mercy Corps, which recently opened its new headquarters in that Oregon city; the American Heart Association; UNICEF; United Way; and The Wilderness Society. These charities receive 70 percent of all the site's revenues. Registration isn't required and even though the user doesn't pay a penny, the longer one plays, the more charities benefit.

… And if your boss is less than understanding about your charitable gaming? At the bottom of the GamesThatGive screen, there's a handy "Boss is Coming" link that causes a legal-looking business document to instantly pop up on screen.