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:

• DonorsChoose.org
• Change.org
• Causes.com
• Rockethub.com
• Kickstarter.com
• Indiegogo.com

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. 

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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.

• The Fox News article is athttp://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/05/08/mom-learns-baby-son-has-rare-condition-thanks-to-stranger-on-facebook/?test=latestnews#ixzz20ENTtxc9.
• The Liverpool Echo is at  http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2012/05/08/fazakerley-mum-finds-out-her-son-has-rare-condition-trigonocephaly-from-a-stranger-on-facebook-100252-30920578/

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Tweet from @Godly_Life

Share Light #17 is a Tweet from @GodlyLife.

God sees people as His own treasures, so be careful how you treat them.
— A Godly Life (@Godly_Life) July 9, 2012

Share Light raises awareness of sharing you can believe in.

Blind Dog Rescue: Fiona

Share Light #16 is a Blind Dog Rescue: Fiona. 

On YouTube one can view this video of the rescue of a blind dog in the Los Angeles, California area named Fiona. The video has had over 1 million views and tells the story of the help provided for this needy dog and also encourages support of rescue organizations like Hope for Paws. It is shared by YouTube user Eldad75 (A.K.A. Eldad Hagar).

 


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Tweet from @TheDailyLove

Share Light #15 is a Tweet from @TheDailyLove.

Surround yourself with loving & supportive people. Negative ppl are dream killers. Stay in the Light. #TDL
— Mastin Kipp (@TheDailyLove) May 30, 2012

Share Light raises awareness of sharing you can believe in.

Cancer Patients at Seattle Children's Hospital Create YouTube Video

Share Light #14 is the Cancer Patients at Seattle Children's Hospital Creating YouTube Video.

A YouTube video featuring the hemoncology floor at Seattle Children's Hospital has been very popular.  It would be an understatement to say it went "viral", for in one week's time since it was uploaded on May 6, 2012,  it received over 1.3 million views. The video features the song Stronger by Kelly Clarkson. Clarkson's single Stronger recently passed the 3 million sales mark (Source).

This video has the ability to encourage children and families struggling with cancer. Here is the video from YouTube that features both the patients and their caregivers.





A user named TheKariJP said in the comment about this video, "I posted this on my face book. For some silly reason I thought I was going thru some "difficult" stuff...What was I thinking? I love this video."

Kelly Clarkson enjoyed the video so much that she sent her own video response to the children that can also be found on YouTube at http://youtu.be/nSFrPHWLKJg. This is a wonderful example of how on YouTube one can not only share an original video but also a response to that video.

For more information on this story read this article from the Chicago Sun Times.

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Tweet from @ScottBaio

Share Light #13 is a Tweet from @ScottBaio.

Wishing all Mothers a great day tomorrow. They have the toughest job ever, especially Special Needs Moms. #BBAF
— Scott Baio (@ScottBaio) May 13, 2012

Share Light raises awareness of sharing you can believe in.