“I’m Making a Difference”

Is Microsoft’s new campaign to get you to use their IM service. You download Windows Live Messenger, you choose a charity listed, and they will donate unspecified amount of money to that charity. The will not put a cap on the funds raised and each charity’s Microsoft Messenger page has a theme pack you can additionally download. The organizations Microsoft is helping are: American Red Cross, Boys and Girls Club, Humane Society, National Aids Fund, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, NineMillon.org, Sierra Club, Stop Global Warming.org, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Unicef.

For more information- http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Home/?source=IMDB_SponsoredPage

Easiest way to give?

Have others do it for you.  JustGive.org created a way for the engaged couple to add charities to their wedding registry. The couple signs up for the charities they wish to support and their guests can go onto the site to donate.

More Info: http://www.justgive.org/weddings/index.jsp