Any Soldier Since you can't send stuff to troops without sending them to a specific person, this site has collected over 2000 contacts in all of the service branches. You select someone and send them stuff. They have suggestions for what to send as well as a prepackaged deal where all you have to do is pay for it and they will take care of the logistics.

Gratitude - is a site that sends your donated CD's, electronics, etc. to the troops.

Noah's Window has weekly columns from the mind of Noah benShea.

Regrets Only Here is a site that lets you write about that one great regret in your life. You can read about the regrets of others and maybe learn something.

Quotes Motivational has a simple quote of the day with an archive of passed quotes.

Top Achievement has a quote of the day newsletter as well as a nice looking site dedicated to "personal achievement".

WhatHappensNow - is a site that offers very useful advice on what to do after some calamity befalls you. There is a nice section on preparing for life stage changes, theft, and natural disasters.

Mr. Mom has inspirational poems and stories.

Afterhours Inspirational Stories

Parables

Random Acts of Kindness

The Hunger Site Donate food by clicking on their site. They have sponsors that will pay for the food each time you click - there is no charge to you.

Free Donation is similar to the Hunger Site. Corporate sponsors donate money each time you click on the site.

Charity Frogs will donate $1 to the Red Cross every time you click on their button.

Click for the Cure donates money to cancer research each time you click on the site.

Save the Rain Forest is another click-to-donate site. You click, their sponsor donates.

Share the Technology is a broker for used computer equipment. They will hook you up with a charity that needs what you want to get rid of (486 or better).

Heroic Stories

Idealist has a list of voluteer organizations.

Impact Online has a list of voluteer organizations within 60 miles of your location.

Breast Cancer Site

Daily Donation Page takes the click-to-donate concept to the next level. It has a list of about 50 charities that you can check off. When you click on the 'donate' button, their sponsors donate money to each of the charities that you selected.

The Foundation for a Better Life has inpirational stories, articles, etc.

The Community focuses on a few causes.

Points of Light

WebFlyer Frequent Flyer Miles to Charity shows you how to donate your frequent flyer miles to charities that need them to transport clients for treatment.

United Air Lines FFM to Charity shows you how to donate your frequent flyer miles to charities that need them to transport clients for treatment.

NPR's 'I Believe' Essays Written by the public, this is a collection of essays that are part of an NPR project. Some funny, some inspiring, most are good reading.

How to Volunteer has some practical tips.

The Dash Poem Movie

Steve Pavlina has all kinds of advice on self development. Some of it is actually meaningful. Some of it is very moving.

Just Cause is a social network site for folks who want to join a cause.

Doctors Without Borders

The Red Cross There's always somebody worse off than you.

Salvation Army

UNICEF

Make a Wish Foundation

National Cristina Foundation will take your old PC as a donation and make good use of it. Also check out the Detwiler Foundation

Young Audiences of Eastern Pennsylvania brings multicultural art programs to children.

Habitat for Humanity

Delaware Valley Habitat for Humanity

The Nature Conservancy

GiveNation is a donation service that allows you to give to a charity that may not have a Web site. Also check out GivetoCharity.

Toys for Tots

Just Give says that they will donate 100% of your pledge to the charity of your choice. Charities are categorized, and they have a bunch of 'em.

Network For Good has links to a lot of charity sites including volunteer opportunities.

Checking on Charities:

• Charity Navigator rates charities.
• The National Charities Information Bureau where you can check to see if a charity is legitimate.
• Independent Charities of America presecreens charities for you.
• American Institute of Philantropy is a charity watchdog service. They rate charities. The site has tips for giving.
• Better Business Bureau Charity Reports
• Give.org Better Business Bureau's Wise Giving Alliance evaluates charities - merger of the National Charities Information Bureau and the Philanthropic Advisory Service of the Council of Better Business Bureaus' Foundation. Gives news, alerts, tips, quides, and evaluations of individual charity organizations.
• Evaluating Efficiency of Charity Org is an article from Forbes magazine. Also see the Evaluating Charities article in Money magazine.
• GuideStar - charity analysis - mostly for fee, hard to find what is free to the public.
• Charity Watch - has ratings of charities - probably most strenuous of criteria.

Volunteer Solutions - good collection of volunteer opportunities - wide variety of areas and nice presentation

The Idealist - has how-to and advice material for nonprofits as well as a list of volunteer opportunities. This organization has an international scope..

Technology Clearinghouse for donating hardware, software, services, etc.

NPower mostly New York area volunteer opportunities

Silicon Valley Cares

IT Volunteer Opportunities

Network For Good - typical nonprofit site - very bad navigation, a lot of broken links. Deal with it.

Nonprofit Opportunities

VolunteerMatch helps find matches between volunteers and organizations that need them. Includes technical volunteer opportunities.

The Nature Conservancy - volunteer opportunities in nature.

Phillyblog's Volunteer Forum helps volunteers and contributors to meet and communicate with each other.