Causes

I make it my goal everyday to help others. If you would like to do the same, this are some of the causes that I support wholeheartedly. Take your pick!

Education:

Khan Academy – Created in 2006. Goal is to provide free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere.

OpenStaxCollege – An OpenStax CNX initiative at Rice University. Providing peer-reviewed open textbooks since 2012.

PBS/KERA – Public Broadcasting Service Television Programming.

Duolingo – Launched in 2011. A free language-learning platform that includes a language-learning website and application.

Memrise – Online learning tool with community-created courses. Founded in 2010.

Scientific Research:

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital – Working on understanding, treating, and defeating childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases since early 2011.

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research – Research for the treatment and prevention of Parkinson’s Disease.

Prevent Cancer Foundation – United States-based charity, and one of the leading US health organizations devoted to the early detection and prevention of cancer.

Children:

Wigs For Kids –  Non-profit organization to provide wigs for children who have lost their hair, permanently or temporarily, due to a medical condition.

Child’s Play Charity – Worldwide, charitable organization that donates toys and games to children’s hospitals worldwide.

Extra Life – Fund-raising event for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.

Humanitarian Causes:

Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) – International humanitarian-aid non-governmental organization and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Founded in 1971.

Oxfam International – International confederacy against worldwide poverty. Founded in 1942.

Habitat For Humanity International – A non-profit housing organization. Building simple, affordable homes for people in need since 1976.

Other:

National Trust for Historic Preservation – Non-profit organization working to save American historical locations.

Operation Supply Drop – Helping veterans serving US, NATO, and ANZAC via various military programs. Founded in 2010 and helping deal with depression, and civilian reinstatement.

Games Done Quick (GDQ) Bi-Annual Charity Event – Video game speed-running, bi-annual, charity fun-raising event.