Giving back is so important and greatly appreciated by the people that your good deed helps. Not only that, but it can be rewarding for you to. I personally feel pretty great after I donate items to a food pantry or my kids’ schools. It gives me a feeling of accomplishment to know that I was able to help someone in need.
You may be thinking “I can’t afford to help or donate to people in need”, and that’s perfectly understandable. Many of us are just scraping by to make ends meet in this tough economy. I totally get that! But I have great news, because you can give back without even spending a single cent out of your pocket!
“The Donate a Photo (DAP) app, which launched in April 2013, allows consumers to make a difference by raising money and awareness for causes that they care about through one simple act ? taking a photo. The DAP app continues to demonstrate the Company’s longstanding commitment to caring, as well as raising money and awareness for causes that need help.”
The Donate a Photo App was brought to us by Johnson & Johnson and allows us all to give back by doing something that many of us do every day – taking a photo! They just launched a “Selfless Selfies” campaign which encourages users to take a “selfie” and donate it through the DAP app. Then share your photo through your social media channels to encourage your friends to do the same!
For each “selfie” uploaded through the DAP app, J&J will donate $1 to one of their non-profit partners. You get to decide which of those causes your donation goes to through a rotating list of the current partners. Three of their current partners include:
- PFLAG: One photo helps protect a child from bullying
- Girl Up: One photo helps a girl in Liberia go back to school
- Safe Kids: One photo helps a child in Mexico get to school safely
Each of the causes has a goal; which once met, another cause takes its place. However, you can still learn about those organizations and check out the photos that helped to meet their goals, because they stay in the app even after reaching their goals.
The best part is that you can donate one photo each day. So if you donate a photo every single day for 10 days, that’s $10 in the bank for one of the partners. Imagine the difference you can make if your friends and family do the same!
The app is available for iOS and Android.
The photo gallery, progress achieved for each partner, information about each cause and more are available through the Donate a Photo website, accessible to everyone. However, each photo donation must be made through the app via a mobile device.
The Donate a Photo app was introduced by Johnson & Johnson against the backdrop of the quarterly Johnson & Johnson Family of Consumer Companies HEALTHY ESSENTIALS? promotion in April 2013. HEALTHY ESSENTIALS? is a coupon program that helps you save money while stocking up on essentials that your family needs!
*Johnson & Johnson has curated a list of trusted causes, and you can donate a photo to one cause, once a day. Each cause will appear in the app until it reaches its goal, or the donation period ends. If the goal isn’t reached, the cause will still get a minimum donation.