{"id":5286,"date":"2016-06-06T08:03:16","date_gmt":"2016-06-06T08:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arab.org\/?p=5286"},"modified":"2017-06-01T18:01:22","modified_gmt":"2017-06-01T16:01:22","slug":"donate-to-charity-without-spending-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arab.org\/donate-to-charity-without-spending-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Donate to charity without spending money","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"

With\u00a0Ramadan beginning\u00a0and many looking to step up their charitable contributions, Qatar Charity (QC)\u00a0has launched a new way to \u201cpromote good.\u201d<\/p>\n

Under its\u00a0Dal Ala Alkheer<\/em>\u00a0initiative, social media users can now\u00a0donate to their favorite charities without spending any money.<\/p>\n

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Instead of cash, they are being asked to promote different charity initiatives on their Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts, QC said on its website<\/a>. It added:<\/p>\n

\u201cThis new and innovative service allows social media users to donate money in their names to support charity projects around the world without paying one Riyal.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

How it works<\/h3>\n
Starting from the words “Dal ala alkheer” of the Prophet, peace be upon him: “It indicates that the good, the reward does it” Qatar Charitable Society has taken the initiative to adapt the technical and harnessed in the field of philanthropy, by subtracting a new and innovative way for users of social media allows them to participate in the money in their names spending or the reward of them is difficult to support charitable projects around the world without paying one riyal.<\/div>\n
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When residents post a link to any QC charity on their social media accounts, and one of their friends or followers donates through the posted link, he\/she\u00a0is\u00a0awarded\u00a0points.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Doha News<\/em>, a QC official explained that people who accumulate points are divided into categories such as\u00a0Gold, Platinum and Bronze.<\/p>\n

This encourages them to compete for charity and collect more points, Executive Director of Financial Resources Mohammad Al Yazidi added.<\/p>\n

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The establishment of charitable projects through the acquisition of points through the promotion of user projects Qatar Charity diverse in social media using a special electronic link, and will service calculates what has been gained from the points of each donation made through the link and customize the name of the user who promoted. So the user can promote charitable projects in various social networks and participate in support of his name, and the conversion of what has been gained from the good points towards the establishment of charitable projects in his\/her name, or the reward of it, without spedning one single riyal. “<\/div>\n
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To participate, go to\u00a0QC\u2019s website<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0log in with either their Facebook account, e-mail address or telephone number to register.<\/p>\n

Once this information is entered, an activation number is sent to the member to access the page, which\u00a0includes information on how many points are\u00a0gathered.<\/p>\n

Source: Qatar Charity<\/a><\/p>\n

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