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Viral Tree-Planting Initiatives

This Video Campaign Helps Fund the Planting of Trees in Madagascar

— November 4, 2015 — Eco
A group of UC Berkeley students recently launched a video campaign that helps fund the planting of trees in Madagascar. When it comes to charitable initiatives, it can be hard to convince people to take action and donate to a good cause. This campaign changes the nature of charitable advertising by simply asking users to watch a short video.

The new campaign helps support Eden Projects, which aims to plant 10,000 trees in Madagascar by employing local residents to do the work. To fund this project, the organization created a 45 second video about the cause. Each time a user watches the video, a private company will fund the planting of a single tree. Those who watch the entire video will be able to name their tree and even receive a photo via email. The initiative helps to raise funds and spread awareness without asking consumers to donate their own money.

Those who are eager to fund the planting of trees in Madagascar can find the video on the platform 'WeGive.io.'
Trend Themes
1. Crowdfunding Charitable Initiatives - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a platform that enables users to fund charitable projects by watching videos or engaging with content.
2. Socially-conscious Advertising - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop advertising campaigns that leverage user engagement to generate funding or resources for social causes.
3. Eco-friendly Employee Engagement - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create programs that encourage companies to support environmental initiatives by providing incentives to employees who engage in activities such as watching educational videos.
Industry Implications
1. Crowdfunding Platforms - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Build a platform specifically designed to support charitable projects that leverage user engagement for crowdfunding purposes.
2. Digital Advertising - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop new advertising models that incentivize user engagement by using existing advertising budgets to fund social or environmental initiatives.
3. Corporate Social Responsibility Solutions - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop strategies and platforms that enable companies to engage employees in eco-friendly initiatives and leverage their participation as part of their corporate social responsibility efforts.
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