Neowin News Feed for: Charity

Grab all the Raspberry Pi books now with this new Humble Bundle

Paul Hill — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 13:32:01 +0000

You can now get all of the Raspberry Pi books by buying them in a Humble Bundle. Two tiers are available based on how much you pay. Read more...

You can be an NPC in The Elder Scrolls 6 by winning this charity auction

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 20:50:02 +0000

Bethesda is giving fans a chance to bid in a charity auction to be a non-player character in its upcoming highly anticipated fantasy RPG, The Elder Scrolls VI. Read more...

Epic Games has raised $144 million for Ukraine since March 21 and will donate it to charity

Paul Hill — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 23:48:02 +0000

Epic Games managed to raise $144 million for Ukraine between March 21 and April 3. The money will be donated to a range of charities including UNICEF, UNHCR, Direct Relief and World Central Kitchen. Read more...

Meta introduces new fundraising resources to celebrate GivingTuesday

Fiza Ali — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 17:42:01 +0000

In connection with the GivingTuesday on November 30, Meta offers new resources and charity tools, including the Giving Exchange feature, and brings back the #BuyBlack Friday campaign for its users. Read more...

Vodafone starts offering free SIM cards to charities for six months

Paul Hill — Wed, 25 Aug 2021 17:00:01 +0000

Vodafone has announced that charities of any size can apply for free Vodafone SIM cards that offer unlimited calls and texts plus 20GB of data per month. The SIM cards will be free for six months. Read more...

EE users can now freely top up and give to charity at the same time

Paul Hill — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 22:44:01 +0000

EE and WeAre8 have teamed up to allow customers to earn rewards for viewing video ads from partner brands. The money a user collects can be used to pay their phone bill or be sent to charity. Read more...

UK charity sees surge in child abuse image reports

Paul Hill — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 13:38:01 +0000

The UK charity, Internet Watch Foundation, has reported an increase in reports of child sexual abuse content online. It said the lockdown meant more people were online and uncovering illegal content. Read more...

O2 and Hubbub partner to help connect the vulnerable

Paul Hill — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 02:46:01 +0000

O2 and Hubbub have announced that they plan to donate 10,000 smartphones to the most vulnerable people around the country. Recipients will also receive unlimited calls, texts, and 6GB of data. Read more...

Google Assistant now lets you donate directly to nonprofit organizations

Jay Bonggolto — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 21:30:01 +0000

Google announced today a new feature that will let you send donations to any cause that matters to you through Assistant, starting with the nonprofit group Center for Policing Equity. Read more...

Hot Rod Red pre-order charity event announced for the Red Magic 5G

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 17:16:01 +0000

The Chinese mobile phone company nubia has announced a new charitable sales initiative involving the Red Magic 5G today. 1% of proceeds from the Hot Rod Red color variant will be donated until June 8. Read more...

TikTok introduces 'Donation Stickers' to its platform

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 22:14:01 +0000

Social media application TikTok has added an interactive new form of stickers to its platform. The new 'Donation Stickers' can be used in videos made on the app and viewers can donate through them. Read more...

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey pledges $1 billion to fund COVID-19 relief efforts

Usman Khan Lodhi — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 08:22:02 +0000

This pandemic has seen several significant philanthropic efforts from tech executives, with Zuckerburg committing $30 million, and Bezos donating $100 million. Dorsey has also joined the ranks. Read more...

Michael and Susan Dell Foundation donate $100M to fight COVID-19

Christopher White — Fri, 03 Apr 2020 12:58:02 +0000

In order to help fight the COVID-19 virus and help people on the front lines, the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation is donating $100M to help find a cure, support the front lines, and help communities. Read more...

Awesome Games Done Quick raises $2.4 million for the Prevent Cancer Foundation

Faheemmuddeen Patel — Sun, 13 Jan 2019 17:52:01 +0000

Awesome Games Done Quick came to an end last night, and the event raised a whopping $2.4 million for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. The total amount marks a personal best for the event. Read more...

Awesome Games Done Quick kicks off today at 11:30AM Eastern Time

Faheemmuddeen Patel — Sun, 06 Jan 2019 12:42:01 +0000

Awesome Games Done Quick kicks off today at 11.30AM ET (16.30PM GMT). AGDQ is a charity event wherein speedrunners attempt to finish games in record times whilst raising money for charity. Read more...

Google will soon let you donate to charitable organizations via the Play Store

Jay Bonggolto — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 20:16:01 +0000

Google announced today that it is rolling out a new landing page on its Google Play service, allowing residents in select countries to donate to charitable groups directly from the Play Store. Read more...

Makers of Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice offer donation for strong Xbox sales

Gurkaran Singh — Tue, 10 Apr 2018 21:46:01 +0000

Ninja Theory - the developer (and publisher) behind the upcoming Xbox title, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice has vowed to donate $25,000 if its title moves 50k units within the first week. Read more...

Google to give revenue from some games and apps to hunger drive

Dreyer Smit — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 15:18:01 +0000

With today being World Food Day, Google has announced that every year on this day, it will donate the proceeds from the sale of a collection of games and apps in its Play store to aid world hunger. Read more...

Humble bundles itself off in surprise sale to IGN

John Keefer — Fri, 13 Oct 2017 20:30:01 +0000

The popular site that sold bundles of indie games at prices users wanted to pay has itself now been sold to IGN for an undisclosed sum. IGN said no changes are expected in how the site will be run. Read more...

ioSafe offers free drive and discounted NAS devices to hurricane victims

Christopher White — Sun, 17 Sep 2017 15:14:01 +0000

Were you impacted by hurricanes Harvey or Irma? If so, ioSafe wants to help you out with some water- and fireproof devices. They're also donating money from sales to the Red Cross relief efforts. Read more...

Bill Gates reduces his Microsoft stake to 1.3%, as he donates $4.6bn worth of shares

Andy Weir — Tue, 15 Aug 2017 12:22:01 +0000

Bill Gates has donated 64 million Microsoft shares, worth around $4.6 billion. It's his largest donation of company shares since 2000, reducing his Microsoft stake to just 1.3%, down from 24% in 1996. Read more...

Raspberry Pi and CoderDojo joining forces to get more kids programming

Paul Hill — Sun, 28 May 2017 06:26:01 +0000

The Raspberry Pi Foundation and the CoderDojo Foundation are coming together to drastically increase the number of young people that can be reached with the latter's coding events. Read more...

Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan pledge $3 billion to fight diseases

Justin Luna — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 13:44:01 +0000

In an initiative to improve human health, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have vowed to spend $3 billion over the next decade to fight, manage, and cure diseases. Read more...

Microsoft employees gave a record $125 million to nonprofits, with 570K hours volunteered

John Devon — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 21:36:01 +0000

Employee donations were up 7% in 2015, marking the 6th year workers have contributed over $100 million. Over two-thirds of employees participated, while Microsoft matched donations up to $15,000. Read more...

Microsoft commits to expanding philanthropy work

Matt Blowes — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 07:40:01 +0000

Company-wide President Brad Smith announces a new organization at Redmond dedicated to creating a better world through technology, named Microsoft Philanthropies. Read more...

Mark Zuckerberg to give 99% of his Facebook shares (worth $45 billion) to charity

Jett Goldsmith — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 22:24:01 +0000

As part of his attempt to address inequality across the world, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced that he will gift $1 billion in Facebook stock every year, up to 99% of his stock, to charity. Read more...

Microsoft announces "Upgrade Your World" charity campaign for Windows 10 launch

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 13:50:01 +0000

Microsoft has a long history of charitable contributions, and with the launch of Windows 10, the company wants to give even more back to the world with its "Upgrade Your World" campaign. Read more...

Destiny community raises more than a million dollars for Nepal victims

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 09:30:01 +0000

The gaming community behind Destiny banded together with Bungie and Activision and managed to raise more than a million dollars, money that's being donated to Direct Relief to help victims in Nepal. Read more...

Apple CEO Tim Cook plans to donate all his money to charity

Justin Luna — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 15:08:01 +0000

Tim Cook plans to donate all of his money to charity, which is estimated to be at $785 million. He reportedly wants to do this as soon as he is done paying for his nephew's college education. Read more...

Microsoft donates $2 million in software, 200 tablets to youth charities

Jett Goldsmith — Sat, 20 Dec 2014 10:04:01 +0000

As part of the TODAY show's annual holiday charity drive, Microsoft has donated $2 million in software and 200 Windows tablets to youth-focused charity organizations for those in need. Read more...

Apple recruits developers to help fight AIDS in special (RED) campaign

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 09:20:02 +0000

Apple is teaming up with some of the biggest names in the App Store to help raise funds for fighting HIV/AIDS. A special campaign is underway for this year's World AIDS Day on December 1st. Read more...

Google to donate over $10 million to help in fight against Ebola

Andy Weir — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 18:34:01 +0000

Google is donating $10m to not-for-profit organizations working to fight the threat of Ebola, and it will donate up to $5m more, by giving $2 for every $1 donated to various nonprofits. Read more...

Apple fan buys lunch with Tim Cook for $300,000

Daniel Hull — Wed, 14 May 2014 17:12:15 +0000

An Apple fan has paid $300,000 to dine with CEO Tim Cook. The online auction ended just recently, where a one hour experience will grant the winner a chance to speak to the head boss himself. Read more...

Auction for coffee with Tim Cook ends with $610,000 bid

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 15 May 2013 09:08:40 +0000

A charity auction involving Apple's CEO has ended with a winning bid of over $600,000. The winner will receive a one hour coffee break with one of the most influential people in tech, Tim Cook. Read more...

Microsoft in 2012, a year in review

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:32:44 +0000

Microsoft posted a short clip showing off what an awesome year 2012 has been. From new versions of major products to incredible work done with charities to awesome launches 2012 was a great year. Read more...

Steve Ballmer-signed Surface being auctioned for charity in Germany

John Callaham — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:10:00 +0000

One of Microsoft's new Surface tablets, signed by company CEO Steve Ballmer, is being put up for auction at the German eBay web site, with proceeds going to charity. Read more...

Mobile carrier "The People's Operator" pledges 25% of profits to charity

Andy Weir — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 22:06:20 +0000

A new operator in the UK wants to give something back to the community, donating 25% of its profits to good causes, and allowing users to pledge 10% of their mobile spend to a charity of their choice. Read more...

Skype For Peace charity fund raising effort launched

John Callaham — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 21:29:13 +0000

Skype has announced a new charity effort called Skype For Peace, is asking for people to donate money to this new cause and will match up to $100.000. Read more...

Facebook settles "Sponsored Stories" lawsuit, will pay charity

John Callaham — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 21:42:21 +0000

A new report claims that Facebook has settled a lawsuit concerning its "Sponsored Stories" and will pay $10 million to charity as part of the settlement agreement. Read more...

Benelab: Saving the world, one search at a time

Tyler Holman — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 18:46:10 +0000

We chat with Jack Kim, the founder of Benelab, a charitable search engine, about how his start-up is making a difference worldwide, their problems with Google, relationship with Bing, and the future. Read more...