# Humanitarian Auctions Designaffairs 'AIDvertisement' Aims to Provide World Relief By Kamal Musharbash | Published 2010-10-12 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/designaffairs-aidvertisement References: [studioblog.designaffairs](http://studioblog.designaffairs.com/?p=472) With only a few of the world's population attempting to send relief and goods to Third World countries, Designaffairs' 'AIDvertisement' aims to provide as much help, but with a difference. [Online auctions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/id-buzz-virtual-auction) would be produced and should an item be bid at a higher price, the difference of from the initial price to the end price would directly go to the cause. In addition, the winner of that auction will pay an extra 10% and has liberty to [brand the products](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/heart-of-lifewear) if needed. What this ensures are two things: directly sending [financial aid to necessary causes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/public-support) and more public interaction. Designaffairs 'AIDvertisement' is a creative and effective way to ensure finances are sent and relief is provided. For more information on how you can help, please visit the provided links. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.4/10 - Popularity: 10% | Activity: 53% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Good](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialgood) > [Activism](https://www.trendhunter.com/activism) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Online Humanitarian Auctions:** Designaffairs' 'AIDvertisement' combines online auctions with philanthropy, providing a disruptive opportunity to directly send financial aid to necessary causes. - **Public-branded Philanthropy:** Designaffairs' 'AIDvertisement' allows auction winners to brand products, creating a disruptive opportunity for public interaction and increased awareness for charitable causes. - **Creative Relief Strategies:** Designaffairs' 'AIDvertisement' offers a creative and effective approach to providing relief by using online auctions to generate funds for humanitarian causes. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **E-commerce:** The concept of online humanitarian auctions presents a disruptive opportunity in the e-commerce industry for combining philanthropy with consumer transactions. - **Advertising and Marketing:** Designaffairs' 'AIDvertisement' introduces a disruptive opportunity in the advertising and marketing industry by promoting philanthropy through branded products and public interaction. - **Charitable Organizations:** Designaffairs' 'AIDvertisement' offers a disruptive opportunity for charitable organizations to raise funds and provide relief by leveraging innovative auction strategies. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Charitable Digital Auctions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digital-auction.md) - [Awareness-Raising Shoe Store Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/soles4souls-canada.md) - [Designer-Headed Vintage Auctions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/margherita-maccapani-missoni.md) - [Billboard-Transformed Tent Shelters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lifesaving-outdoors.md) - [Brand-Led Endangered Animal Programs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/endangered-animal-program.md) - [Charitable Influencer-Targeting Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/thrift-it-back.md) - [Social Good Chocolate Products](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kabalagala-clusters.md) - [Pop-Up Reverse Supermarkets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/reverse-supermarket.md) - [Ukraine-Benefiting Collaborative Beers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/collaborative-beers.md)