Thursday, July 12, 2012

YouTube Allows Direct Links to Support Causes

Share Light #19 is YouTube Allows Direct Links to Support Causes.



YouTube announced on July 11, 2012 that they are going to permit people who create videos on their site to link directly to some fundraising or petition sites. This has the potential to generate revenue for charities by allowing people an immediate conduit to support causes whose awareness videos have impacted them. 

The giving sites for causes that can be linked from a YouTube video include:

Derek Lieu at philanthropy.com talked to a YouTube spokeswoman about this development.
Jessica Mason, a YouTube spokeswoman, said the company decided it was important to give nonprofits and their supporters the opportunity to have more ways to raise money and awareness through videos that are posted on the site. “The idea is to take platforms that are already using the power of crowds and make it easy for any YouTuber to support a project,” Ms. Mason says (Source).
For more information on this helpful change at YouTube read Derek Lieu's article at Philanthropy.com

Share Light raises awareness of sharing you can believe in.

Photo: The YouTube Logo is in the Public Domain.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Stranger Helps Mom Discover Baby's Rare Condition

Share Light #18 is Stranger Helps Mom Discover Baby's Rare Condition. 

Strangers looking at our Facebook profile photos can stir up privacy concerns, but in this case of Share Light a stranger helped a very sick baby. Charlotte Dent discovered that her son has a rare condition when a stranger saw her profile picture on Facebook, where she is holding her baby George. Here are the facts in the situation as told by Fox News in May, 2012. 
Charlotte Dent, 22, from Liverpool, discovered six-month-old George had trigonocephaly -- which without an operation can lead to blindness, severe learning difficulties and even death, the Liverpool Echo reported. Doctors failed to spot the condition, and it was only after a woman whose son also suffers from it saw Dent's profile picture on Facebook that George was diagnosed (Source).
After learning this on Facebook, medical professionals confirmed to Charlotte Dent that her son had trigonocephaly. Trigonocephaly is a condition where the forehead fuses prematurely. The condition requires surgery or it can lead to permanent brain damage to children. 

For more information on this story read the following online articles.

Share Light raises awareness of sharing you can believe in.

Monday, July 9, 2012

Tweet from @Godly_Life

Share Light #17 is a Tweet from @GodlyLife.
Share Light raises awareness of sharing you can believe in.