The beautiful photo of the sea below was taken by Mark Windsor, a dear friend who died on June 1st 2009, after Chondrosarcoma complications. RIP Mark.

You may have noticed that there is a new widget in my sidebar – you couldn’t miss it really as it’s bright orange and in your face! I get many visitors to this blog (although not many leave comments!) and I thought it would be great if  those visitors could help me make a positive social impact. So I’ve teamed up with SocialVibe, and by adding the SocialVibe widget to my blog, I am able to earn donations for the charity of my choice: Stand up to Cancer. Many of you will be aware that I am a cancer survivor (Chondrosarcoma), and my beloved father, and several of my closest friends died from cancer too. So cancer research is a charity very near to my heart.

Each time someone visits my blog and pressess the HELP NOW, it’s free button on the widget they’re making a difference. You get to leave a message to say you donated and the impact is immediately visible on the badge. You can have a SocialVibe button too,  if your blog is on WordPress.

Setup is easy and only takes a few clicks – just go to Appearance->Widgets in your dashboard, add the SocialVibe widget and pick a cause and a charity. For more details you can find documentation in the support area. If you change your mind about your sponsor or cause, you can easily make adjustments by visiting your widget dashboard. Easy huh?

With SocialVibe, we can can pool our individual influences to create positive change in the world. Now isn’t that a great idea?

PS: Don’t forget to make a FREE donation before you leave please!

(The information above was taken from a post about SocialVibe by Raanan Bar-Cohen)