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Under 5 minutes

All the action, all the fun - in under 5 minutes. It doesn’t get any easier than this to participate in a few micro moments of goodness!

World Community Grid - Crowdsourcing Computers

  • Time taken:
    A few minutes to download a piece of software that uses the idle running time on your pc to participate in large computational projects
  • Impact:
    Helps to advance knowledge in research projects that benefit humankind
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Computer & Internet, Do Good, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Science & Research, Share Your Idle PC Power, Under 5 minutes

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e-petitions - UK Government Petitions

  • Time taken:
    Under 5 minutes to sign a UK relevant petition, maybe a little longer to find one you're interested in signing
  • Impact:
    Helps to make the UK Government more democratic and transparent
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, Advocacy, By Category, By Time, Country, Europe, Miscellaneous, Petition Portals, Politics, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 5 minutes, United Kingdom

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Volmundo - Volunteer Survey

  • Time taken:
    5 minutes to answer a short survey on volunteering
  • Impact:
    Helps Volmundo to improve their social volunteering platform
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Do Good, General, People, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Share Opinions, Under 5 minutes

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North London Hospice - Facebook Liking

  • Time taken:
    1 - 3 minutes to Like a Facebook page from a deserving hospice
  • Impact:
    Helps to spread awareness of the North London Hospice that in turn could help the specialist end-of-life care they offer
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Country, Do Good, Europe, Health & Medicine, Miscellaneous, Popular Causes, Promote Good Causes, Quickies!, Under 5 minutes, United Kingdom

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Open Elm Project – Dutch Elm Disease Monitoring

  • Time taken:
    A few minutes to record a sighting of a Dutch Elm on the Isle of Man, UK
  • Impact:
    Helps conservationists to save the Isle of Mans’ elm population
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Collecting Tree Data, Country, Environment, Europe, Green, Home & Garden, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 5 minutes, United Kingdom

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e-Petitions Wales – Keeping Wales A Democracy

  • Time taken:
    A few minutes to sign a Welsh focused petition
  • Impact:
    Potential for the Welsh Government to act on successful petitions
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, Advocacy, By Category, By Time, Country, Europe, Miscellaneous, Petition Portals, Politics, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 5 minutes, United Kingdom

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Reporta Trolley – Reporting Abandoned Trolleys

  • Time taken:
    A few minutes to report an abandoned shopping trolley in the UK
  • Impact:
    Prevents hazards to wildlife and from making the environment look untidy. Also stops the area from becoming a catalyst of anti social behaviour
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Country, Europe, General, Green, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous, Offline, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 5 minutes, United Kingdom

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SpaceWarps – Finding Galaxies Behind Other Galaxies

  • Time taken:
    A few minutes per image to detect galaxies behind galaxies
  • Impact:
    Contributes to a greater understanding of the universe we live in
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Citizen Science Projects, Do Good, Miscellaneous, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Science & Research, Under 5 minutes

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PinItToGiveIt - Helping Women Cancer Sufferers

  • Time taken:
    A couple of minutes to repin an image from a Pinterest board
  • Impact:
    Improves the self-esteem & quality of life of women undergoing cancer treatment in America
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Country, Do Good, Health & Medicine, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous, North America, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 5 minutes, United States

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Hopalong - Rescuing Animals in 5 Minutes

  • Time taken:
    5 minutes to use social media and spread awareness about rescuing animals
  • Impact:
    Potential to make a positive difference in the lives of homeless animals
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on PJ zone

Categories: Actions, Animal Welfare, By Category, By Time, Country, Do Good, Miscellaneous, North America, Popular Causes, Promote Good Causes, Quickies!, Under 5 minutes, United States

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GMYN - Promoting Youth Action Awareness

  • Time taken:
    A couple of minutes to Tweet, FB, comment on articles - all in the name of spreading awareness
  • Impact:
    Potential to make more youth aware of the chance to make a difference for the betterment to their lives and their community
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes or pyjamas

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Community Development, Country, Do Good, Europe, Miscellaneous, Popular Causes, Promote Good Causes, Quickies!, Under 5 minutes, United Kingdom

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Goodsearch – Charity Fundraising TV Ads

  • Time taken:
    A few minutes to watch a TV ad that raises money for charity
  • Impact:
    Raises money for charity
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Charity Donating Advertising Revenue, Computer & Internet, Country, Do Good, General, North America, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 5 minutes, United States

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End Youth Homelessness – Pledge Your Support

  • Time taken:
    A few minutes to pledge your support or email your local UK MP to urge them to support policies that end youth homelessness
  • Impact:
    Potential to end youth homelessness in the UK
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, Advocacy, By Category, By Time, Country, Europe, Housing and Homeless, Human Welfare, Miscellaneous, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 5 minutes, United Kingdom

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EcoEarth – Environmental Action Alerts

  • Time taken:
    A few minutes to choose an environmentally focussed action and sign a pre-written petition
  • Impact:
    Potential to influence key decision makers on environmental matters
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    100% full-on pyjama zone

Categories: Actions, Advocacy, By Category, By Time, Environment, Environment, General Issues, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 5 minutes

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Donate A Photo – Charity Fundraising & Awareness

  • Time taken:
    A few minutes to snap a photo and upload it to Donate A Photo
  • Impact:
    Raises funds and awareness about specific causes
  • Cost:
    Nothing
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes

Categories: Actions, Arts & Culture, By Category, By Time, Do Good, Miscellaneous, Photos, Clipart and Videos, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Under 5 minutes

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