International Giving

Department International Giving (NAPSA)—There are Websites that help match people with a new job or a date. Now the Internet is matching people with something equally important—charities. UniversalGiving™ (www.univer salgiving.org) is a nonprofit organi- zation that allows people to give and volunteer with top-performing projects worldwide. Visitors sim- ‘ \ / y Through an award-winning Web site, people can find charities around the world that support their favorite causes. ply choose a region (such as Africa) and an issue (such as education) andreceive list of quality ways to give and volunteer. All organizations are vetted through Universal Giving’s rigorous Quality Model”. To date, the site has raised more than $1 million and 5,000 volunteers, with 100 percent of donations going directly to the nonprofit. The site was a 2006 Webby Award honoree and won W’sSilver Award for excellence on the Web, 2007. In addition, UG Corporate is a customized service for companies and their global philanthropy programs. For more information,visit www.universalgiving.org.