Impact Topics |
Unit of Measure |
Value in marks |
A little clarification |
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Advisor / Board Member |
Hour volunteered |
40 |
5 hours a month in one of these roles adds 200 marks, the equivalent to 10 hours as a regular volunteer. |
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Airline Miles Giving |
Mile donated |
0.02 |
Donating 1000 miles adds 20 marks, the equivalent of a US$ 20 cash donation. |
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B Corp |
1 US$ purchased |
0.2 |
For every 100 US$s purchased, you add 20 marks. |
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Bicycle Sharing |
One bike ride |
1 |
Every ride you take is equivalent to donating US$ 1. |
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Blood Donation |
Unit of blood donated |
100 |
One blood donation is equivalent to making 100 bike rides, or volunteering for 5 hours. |
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Bone Marrow Donor |
Registration as donor |
100 |
Registering as bone marrow donor is equivalent to making a blood donation, and adds 100 marks. |
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Charity ($) |
1 US$ donated |
1 |
Every US$ donated is equal to 1 mark. |
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Food Donation |
One food donation |
10 |
Making a food donation is equivalent to a 10 US$ donation. |
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Gently Used Goods |
One donation of used goods |
20 |
Donating used goods is equivalent to an hour of volunteering. |
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Hair Donation |
One hair donation |
100 |
A donation of hair is equivalent to 5 hours of volunteering. |
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Impact Investing |
1 US$ invested |
0.1 |
An impact investment of US$ 100 is equivalent to donating US$ 10. |
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Kms for Good |
Km covered |
2 |
A 10 Km walk or race is equivalent to an hour of volunteering. |
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Mother's Milk Donation |
Unit of breast milk donated |
20 |
Each unit of donated breast milk is equivalent to an hour of volunteering. |
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Pet Adoption |
Pet adopted |
100 |
Adopting a pet adds 100 marks, like making a blood donation or a 100 US$ cash donation. |
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Phone Donation |
Mobile phone donated |
5 |
Donating a phone that will support a charitable cause is like volunteering for an hour. |
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Platelet Donation |
One platelet donation |
200 |
Donating platelets is like donating blood twice. |
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Renewable Energy |
1 US$ purchased |
0.2 |
Purchasing a renewable energy system is like purchasing products or services from B Corps. |
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Reusing |
1 US$ purchased |
0.2 |
Purchasing products for reuse is like purchasing products or services from B Corps. |
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Sign for a Cause |
Online signature |
1 |
Signing for a cause adds 1 mark, like making a 1 US$ donation. |
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Street Papers |
Publication purchased |
5 |
Purchasing a street paper adds 5 marks, like a 5 US$ donation. |
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Train to Help |
Hour of training |
5 |
Taking a 4 hour course is, in marks, equivalent to an hour of volunteering. |
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Tree Planting |
Tree planted |
10 |
Planting 10 trees is equivalent to one blood donation or 5 hours of volunteering. |
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Volunteer Travel |
Day volunteered |
160 |
A day of volunteer travel is equal to 8 hours of volunteering. |
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Volunteering |
Hour volunteered |
20 |
5 hours of volunteering is similar to making a blood donation. |
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