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Many charities launched this style of program in the late 1990s. However, the constriction of online advertising spending around 2001 following the [[dot-com collapse]] caused many sites to be closed. Yet there are still many in operation, notably [[Freerice]],<ref>[http://www.freerice.com/totals.php/ "FreeRice: Totals." ''FreeRice''. 2009. 4 May 2009] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090427054835/http://www.freerice.com/totals.php |date=27 April 2009 }}</ref> [[The Hunger Site]], and [[Por Los Chicos]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/sociedad/dan-un-plato-de-comida-por-cada-click-nid395755 | work=La Nación | title=They give food for each click | date=11 May 2002 | access-date=23 January 2020}} (in Spanish)</ref>
Many charities launched this style of program in the late 1990s. However, the constriction of online advertising spending around 2001 following the [[dot-com collapse]] caused many sites to be closed. Yet there are still many in operation, notably [[Freerice]],<ref>[http://www.freerice.com/totals.php/ "FreeRice: Totals." ''FreeRice''. 2009. 4 May 2009] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090427054835/http://www.freerice.com/totals.php |date=27 April 2009 }}</ref> [[The Hunger Site]], and [[Por Los Chicos]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/sociedad/dan-un-plato-de-comida-por-cada-click-nid395755 | work=La Nación | title=They give food for each click | date=11 May 2002 | access-date=23 January 2020}} (in Spanish)</ref>


[[Flattr]] and CentUp (now defunct) used click-to-donate technology on many sites instead of being centralized on just one.<ref name=bbc>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8512263.stm | work=BBC News | title=Pirate boss to make the web pay | date=February 12, 2010 | access-date=May 2, 2010}}</ref>
[[Flattr]] and CentUp (now defunct) used click-to-donate technology on many sites instead of being centralized on just one.<ref name=bbc>{{cite news| url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8512263.stm | work=BBC News | title=Pirate boss to make the web pay | date=February 12, 2010 | access-date=May 2, 2010}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

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A click-to-donate site is a website where users can click a button to generate a donation for a charity without spending any of their own money. The money for the donation comes from advertisers whose banners are displayed each time a user clicks the button.[1][2] While not directly contributing (though many sites offer additional ways of support), visitors are making a difference in the sense that, had they not visited, no donation would have been given.

In most cases, the donation generated by each user only amounts to a few cents, but the goal is to accumulate enough clicks to add up to a significant amount.

Many charities launched this style of program in the late 1990s. However, the constriction of online advertising spending around 2001 following the dot-com collapse caused many sites to be closed. Yet there are still many in operation, notably Freerice,[3] The Hunger Site, and Por Los Chicos.[4]

Flattr and CentUp (now defunct) used click-to-donate technology on many sites instead of being centralized on just one.[5]

See also

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