I was thinking about same thing last month and came up with an idea to raise money for charity and other noble causes through e-commerce. I will be doing this a

I was thinking about same thing last month and came up with an idea to raise money for charity and other noble causes through e-commerce. I will be doing this as a side project when my current side project completes. You can also give it a try. Idea - Develop and market a website that sells t-shirts with good design and social awareness messages on it such as anti-smoking, anti-corruption, AIDS awareness t-shirts. Also, tie up with relevant NGO and donate 50% of the profit to them. Make it clear on the site that 50% of the profit goes to NGOs. Many people buy t-shirts online and they will definitely buy such t-shirts if the design is cool. There will also be a feel good factor of doing it for noble cause. Benefits for buyers - They get cool t-shirts at same rate as on other sites + feel good factor of doing it for noble cause. Benefits for NGOs - They can raise funds without doing anything and by just allowing their name to be used on website. They get a free online fund-raising system. Benefits for site owner - You have 50% of the profit to use it in any way you like, to expand your business or anything else + You're contributing to improvement of society + recognition + Something nice in your portfolio. Benefits for society - Indirect contribution by supporting social activities of NGOs through fund-raising + direct contribution by spreading purposeful educative messages on t-shirts. A Win-Win idea.