A Dollar A Day

In the real world I give to charity.

But not consistently, not regularly and usually just in an ad-hoc disconnected way when some cause catches my attention.

In the steemworld I want to do it differently.

Steemit gives the opportunity to connect.

If I connect I feel more desire to give.

It started when when I heard @rhondak on MSP Waves Radio. She was talking about a dog called Bailey and the Tazewell Animal Rescue Centre she is involved in. Tazewell Animal Rescue Centre now has its own account @tarc.

Then I came across @Malos10 and the work he was doing helping feed homeless people in Venezuela, with the help of @SirCork. Out of this the new charitable organisation @YouAreHope has been born.

Once I started looking I found a number of charities and charitable initiatives promoting themselves on steemit :

@dreamsoftheocean, a charity set up by @surfermarly, to organise watersports activities for children in need
@papilloncharity, a non-profit foundation in South Africa providing training in computer and other skills
@schoolforsdg4, a school for social and educational development of underprivileged children in Bangladesh, run by @azizbd

As well as charitable organisations I have also come across @dante01 's initiative to buy a new water reservoir for a tribal village in the Philippines :

@dante01/crowdfunding-usd1000-help-us-buy-a-new-water-reservoir-for-the-tribe

As these pop up I can of course upvote their posts to lend support, and send donations as takes my fancy.

However I am wanting to do something more. Something more regular, something more consistent, something more connected.

I also want to learn more about the charities I give to.

So in my own little way, in my own little corner of the steem blockchain I have come up with my A Dollar A Day program.

Each day I will look at posts from the various charities I have already found, or new ones that I come across, and send 1 SBD to the cause that engages me most.

Being in the UK, and having a moderately well paid job, 1 SBD is not going to break my bank.

For sure it's not. And I feel somewhat embarrassed to set the bar so low.

But this is what I am giving within my Steemit world, and to some extent it will be tied to my steemit earnings.

I would like to reach the point in the not too distant future of 'earning' at least $10 a day on steemit. My dollar a day would then be my tithe (10%) of that.

And I won't limit myself to 1 SBD a day. When I've had a happy day, or when I see a post that inspires me, I will give more.

Connection

What I want most of all is connection. Giving money without connection feels like an empty act.

Steemit provides such a perfect place for those with money to pass it on to those that need it.

There are many charitable initiatives coming forward on the steem blockchain. Some quite exciting and innovative ideas that could pave the way for major changes in fundraising and charitable giving.

I am looking forward to learning more about each charity I support.

And I hope my little dollar a day can do some little good each day of the year.

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