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What's BlueSphere?
What if referral programs on the internet were used to raise money for a good cause? BlueSphere is all about giving this money to children in third world countries through the Foster Parents Plan. |
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Link With These!
It's almost TOO easy! When you need to buy something for yourself, or a friend, or family... well, just link through here... and 5% will go to children in third world countries! Wow!
Amazon.com
B&N.com
Powells.com
Amazon.ca (canada)
Amazon.co.uk (uk)
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Fundraising Totals
2005
Amazon.com $1.33
Amazon.ca $1.40
2004
$21.19
2003
$61.92
2002
$49.51
2001
$35.56
Total as of Dec. 31, 2004
$168.18 USD
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Wishlists Help!
It may be hard to believe, but people buying you stuff off your wishlist CAN really generate money for poor kids! It just requires a special bit of code in the link you post to your wishlist... this form will generate that code for you! Yay!
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March 7, 2002
BlueSphere FAQs
General Summary
Why should I use BlueSphere?
Where's the money go?
Who runs this site?
Is BlueSphere Non-Profit?
So, it doesn't cost me anything, but poor kids get money?
How can I help out?
General Summary
You may of heard of "referral programs" before... websites (like Amazon.com) pay other websites for linking to them, and sending customers their way.
Basically, the e-commerce website pays the referring website a "finders fee" for any sales that result from these visits.
BlueSphere has been put together to use a referral program (which doesn't cost the customers anything extra) to raise money for poor children in developing parts of the world.
Now, individually, a book or a C.D. may raise 50 cents or a dollar through such a referral arrangement. But, the more people who know about BlueSphere, the more BlueSphere will be used to link to Amazon.com, and those individual scraps of money eventually add up to quite a lot which can be passed on to a worthy charity.
So, basically, BlueSphere sends internet surfers to Amazon.com, and if they buy something, Amazon sends some of their profit to BlueSphere (which is non-profit, in case you were wondering), who in turn sends it to poor hungry children in developing nations.
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Why should I use BlueSphere?
Raise your hand if you like buying stuff. The fact is, most people love buying stuff, whether it is for themselves or someone close to them.
Books, movies, CDs, candles, clothes, etc. All of these things are nice to buy. Sometimes though, you may feel a little guilty buying all this stuff. Maybe you're a devout shopaholic who just can't quit, or maybe you walk silently by homeless people with bags of clothes you just bought.
It's not a perfect world, but BlueSphere is a way to parlay buying anything on Amazon.com into raising money for a good cause: poor kids.
It doesn't cost you an extra penny, all the money comes from Amazon's profits!
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Where's the money go?
The money goes to the "Foster Parents Plan". You've probably seen their commercials on TV. I know I have, and yes, I have turned the channel because I was more interested in watching a re-run of Seinfeld than know that little children were starving somewhere I'd never visit.
From their website:
Foster Parents Plan of Canada is a member of PLAN International, an international, humanitarian, child-focused development organization without religious, political or governmental affiliation. Our work benefits the children, their families and their communities in the neediest parts of the world.
We know that to help a child in a lasting way, we must also help his or her family and the local community to become self-sufficient. In the event of a natural disaster, we do provide emergency relief to the communities in which we work, but our focus is on long-term development.
We work with families and communities for as long as it takes to strengthen their capacity to provide their children with stability, protection and security in a sustainable way. Sponsorship contributions are used for programs that benefit not only your sponsored child, but all members of the family and community.
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Who runs this site?
BlueSphere was conceived and stuck online by me, "CuppaJoe" in April 2001. Since then, a lot of other people have helped me with great suggestions and ideas, not to mention using BlueSphere when they wanted to buy something online.
I can't thank them enough, and I can only hope for their continued support in the future.
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Is BlueSphere Non-Profit?
Yes! Not only is it worked on in spare time, but any tax refunds received from sending the money to poor kids will be sent to them too.
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So, it doesn't cost me anything, but poor kids get money?
That's exactly right! You buy something online from Amazon.com for whatever they're charging (and they usually have stuff on sale...) and they'll take atleast 5% of the price and give it to BlueSphere for being the referall for your business.
You get to buy cool stuff, and help out poor kids in the process!
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How can I help out?
Well, obviously, the best way to help out is by linking to Amazon.com through BlueSphere when you want to buy something online.
But, if you'd like to help more, the best way to make sure that we raise lots of money for poor kids is by telling others about BlueSphere.
If you want, just mention to your friends that you came across a cool website at bluesphere.diaryland.com. Or if you have a website of your own, you can create a text link to BlueSphere, or even use one of our buttons, that have little sayings on them.
The more people who know about BlueSphere, the easier it will be to raise money. It would be great if we can sponsor not just one child, but many children through our actions!
If you'd like to email me personally, please leave a message in our guestbook telling me that, and I'll be sure and contact you.
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Last Five BlueSphere Entries:
2004 Totals, and the Fuzz!
2004 Tally
New Year 2005!
Christmas Is Coming...
Addition of Barnes&Noble and Powell's
Before That:
BlueSphere Archives
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