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PledgeBank
Last updated:
22/05/07
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Summary/Overview:
Pledgebank is a site aimed at “connecting you with other people who also want to make a change, but who don't want the personal risk of being the only person to turn up to a meeting or the only person to donate ten pounds to a cause that actually needed a thousand. The way it works is simple. You create a pledge which has the basic format 'I'll do something, but only if other people will pledge to do the same thing'...”
The website is easy to use, and provides a simple but effective way of making connections with other people who share an interest in a cause or campaign. The site also encourages participation from non-web users by featuring a pack for the pledge-writer to create promotional fliers; it also features a text messaging facility which allows people to sign up to a pledge campaign using their mobile. PledgeBank is fairly well used, and there is a real variety in the types of pledge featured. The list of successful pledges also provides inspiration and encouragement to new users.
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Organisation:
My Society
Type of site:
Online Community / network
Services Offered:
Other: User-led online pledge system
Policy Area:
Education, Democratic / Electoral Renewal, Crime & Justice, Environment, Planning & Transport, Neighbourhoods, International Development, Health & Well-being, Science / Technology, Community Development, Community Cohesion / race equality, Culture & Sport, Rural, General
Direct User:
Citizen, Activist
Not Specialist
Target Audience/Intended Participants:
General
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