This is a special post that is being cross posted to as many of my other blogs as I can think of to post it to.

I have just discovered a great opportunity to do what we love and make a difference at the same time. I’m talking about sending each other instant messages and emails. If you use Windows Live Messenger or Windows Live Hotmail, or even both, you can make a difference.

When you sign up for i’m, you can pick one of ten charitiable organizations - The American Red Cross, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, National AIDS Fund, The Humane Society of the United States, NineMillion.Org, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Sierry Club, UNICEF, StopGlobalWarming.Org, and Susan G. Komen for the Cure. If you use both Messenger and Hotmail, you can pick different charities for each.

After you sign up, when you send IMs a little i’m logo is displayed with your name, and when you send emails, a special signature is attached. Each time you send an IM or Email with these things on them, the organization you picked will receive a donation from Microsoft. It’s a great way to make a difference doing what you do on a normal day anyways! So check it out!