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Goodtube: Giving exposure to good cause
Goodtube has number of videos on aid organisations and their work.
- By Scott Shuey, Chief Business Reporter
- Published: 22:59 September 12, 2008
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Looking to do something good with your time online? Then check out Goodtube, a video sharing site similar to YouTube.
Instead of clips of music bands or people doing stupid stuff, these videos are from volunteers and nonprofit organisations looking to promote their cause.
The website is an extension of Profiles in Caring, a US-based television show. However, faced with a limited-number of episodes, its producers adopted the video-sharing format in an attempt to give more organisations exposure.
Profiles in Caring claims to have featured more than 200 organisations from all around the globe that working in areas such as education, disaster relief, disease, economic development, healthcare, medical care, and poverty.
The site contains a large number of videos from such organisation as the American Red Cross, the March of Dimes and the Special Olympics, just to name a few. Anyone looking for a specific area of interest can search video either by category, by organisation, or even by region.
The site isn't just for people looking to find information, either. Like YouTube, users can upload videos to the site, although Goodtube is by far selective. General users are only allowed to view, not post, videos.
However, if you are a volunteer or work for non-profit organisation, the site offers one $1,000 grant(Dh3,670) each month, based on the organisation, its goals, and the popularity of the organisation's video on Goodtube.
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