DO GOOD

An international ministry with a goal to give 10 million impoverished children 10 million pairs of athletic shoes, over the next 10 years.

WHY: Because sometimes all it takes to turn a kid’s life around a Good Samaritan.

http://samaritansfeet.com/

For every pair of shoes you purchase, Toms will give a pair to a child in need.

WHY: It's that easy. Buy a pair. Give a pair.

http://www.tomsshoes.com/

An educational campaign designed to encourage the public to drink only tap water.

WHY: Send an important message to the bottled water industry about its unnecessary waste of fossil fuels.

http://www.tappening.com/

A user-friendly site where people can share and discuss current car and truck prices.

WHY: It's total price transparency and real info from real people.

http://www.pricehub.com/

The country’s first comprehensive, zero-waste packing and moving system developed entirely from recyclable trash mined from local landfills.

WHY: Following your move, the "Recopacks" are picked-up by a fleet of vegetable oil-powered trucks, cleaned and then rented out to other customers.

http://www.earthfriendlymoving.com/

For every eco-urban house LJUrban sells, they'll fund the training of a local mason to build sustainable homes for families in West Africa.

WHY: The long-term impact of this commitment means entire villages throughout West Africa will experience dramatic socio-economic transformation.

http://www.dosomegoodnow.com/

A decentralized urban farm in San Fran that installs and maintains beautiful backyard vegetable gardens using organic practices.

WHY: Even though it’s only in SF, it's a step towards creating a secure and sustainable food system.

http://www.myfarmsf.com/index.html

Stimulates global awareness about extreme poverty - and the lack of access to clean drinking water in particular - to provoke compassionate and intelligent giving.

WHY: Donations go directly to building wells in the poorest nations so people can access clean water. Simple idea - and a great site design to boot.

www.charitywater.org/

Type in your address, and Walk Score calculates a score for any property and shows you a map of what's nearby. One of us tried it and got an 88. Not too shabby.

WHY: A good walk score is good for your health and good for the environment.

www.walkscore.com/index.shtml

An organization that supports, inspires, and delivers humanitarian product design solutions like the Hippo Water Roller - a rolling barrel-like device for efficient and safe water transport in the developing world.

WHY: The Project H name says it all: design initiatives promoting Humanity, Habitats, Health, and Happiness.

projecthdesign.com/