Read & Give by Bono - Read the news. Make a difference. Instantly.
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Read & Give is a Chrome extension that uses AI to analyze news content as you browse, and recommends trusted charities tackling the issues in the story. Donate to multiple charities with one tap and get weekly impact reports plus a unified tax receipt.
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Dynamo
What a unique tool! Good luck to @daneblagon and team
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@yam_regev thx man!
Love this. Will help me give back to more relevant charities. Can I choose my own charities?
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@natasha_shine_zirkel1 thanks! appreciate it!
Well, yes and no :)
At the moment, you can select from a list of charities suggested to you by Bono, and decide if you want to add them all or only some of them to your portfolio. That said, soon, you’ll also be able to choose from more than 140 different causes and over 1.5M charities, so stay tuned!
Osaurus
This guy?
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@chrismessina not quite ;)
see my reply to @aaronoleary earlier lol
Mozart AI
This is such a clever concept, turning everyday reading into a direct path to help is a really refreshing idea. I appreciate the focus on making giving feel easy and transparent.
One thing I’d be curious to hear more about is your vetting process for recommended charities. Given how many less-than-reputable organizations exist, how do you prevent scams or ensure that only effective, well-run nonprofits make it into these portfolios?
Read & Give by Bono
@petr_ivan thanks for the vote of confidence!
Yeah good question re: vetting:
Charities are selected by cause-specific curators and our in-house Bono Impact Team, based on rigorous vetting criteria. For example, the Ocean Conservation bundle is curated by Ali Tabrizi, the filmmaker behind Seaspiracy, and the LGBTQ+ Wellbeing portfolio is led by Emma Thorne, a leading mental health advocate. We actually have a whole blog post about that: https://www.bono.so/post/how-bono-chooses-nonprofits-for-each-cause
Mozart AI
@ronch Thanks for the reply and the linked blog post, will take a look!
Wilco
Oh, that's a very cool concept! can you explain a bit about these "weekly impact reports" please?
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@shemag8 thx mate!
Sure, the weekly impact reports are basically the way each donor knows what their donation is actually doing. To be honest, it's a bit addictive lol.
Each week, you get a snapshot of what the charities in your portfolio did. These are bite sized updates that take less than a minute to read and really make you feel like you're getting your $ worth.
In addition, we make it easier for you to understand what each $ you give is actually doing. For example, counting the number of animals you've helped save, trees planted or families fed.
Here's an example:
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@shemag8
Wilco
@ronch 👏👏👏
Walnut
Brilliant guys
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@yoavvilner thanks mate!
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@yoavvilner Thanks!!
Paraflow
With AI analyzing news stories and recommending trusted charities, Read & Give makes donating effortless when the weekly impact reports and tax receipt feature are great bonuses!
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@pulin_yuuu thanks so much!
Build Check
Sounds interesting Ron! Like a smart summarizer for all those who constantly surf the internet! Definitively like it and I'll give it a try. Congrats on this impressive launch!
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@german_merlo1 thx mate, really appreciate it. Would love any feedback you have!
YouMind
Impressive work! I appreciate the transparency about donation flows and the no-cut policy. How do you select and vet the charities included in the recommended portfolios?
Read & Give by Bono
@hi_caicai thx! See my previous answer here, just so it's easier for people to follow up later. any additional questions lmk!
Marketing Ideas
I love this platform so much. Bono literally made donations and impact feel good and easy for me. Go bono!
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@tomorbach thx man!