PledgeBank United States
I’ll do it, but only if you’ll help

Pledge “nontechy”

"I will join a mailing list for non-programming volunteers on projects like TheyWorkForYou.com but only if 10 non-technical enthusiasts will sign up."

— Tom Steinberg

Deadline to sign up by: 18^th March 2005
10 people signed up

Pledge “nasimilarity”

"I will write code for NotApathetic to compare and cluster people's reasons for not voting but only if 10 other volunteers will promise to classify at least 100 pairs of reasons as "very similar", "similar", or "different" when I do so."

— Chris Lightfoot, mySociety developer

Deadline to sign up by: 5^th May 2005
16 people signed up (6 over target)

Pledge “fairtrade”

"I will buy 3 fairly traded products this week but only if 5 other people will do the same."

— Neil Denham

Deadline to sign up by: 17^th May 2005
10 people signed up (5 over target)

Pledge “brazilspblog”

"I will start a blog on my trip to meet with global justice campaigners in Brazil but only if 20 people will take a look."

— Mike Brady, Coordinator Cambridge SP Adopters' Group

Deadline to sign up by: 20^th May 2005
24 people signed up (4 over target)

Pledge “sausages”

"I will engage in earnest conversation with someone whose views I really despise to try to understand them more but only if 15 people will sign up."

— Richard Hodkinson

Deadline to sign up by: 1^st June 2005
16 people signed up (1 over target)

Pledge “Gutenberg”

"I will edit 100 pages for Project Gutenberg's Distributed Proofreaders site (www.pgdp.net) during the month of July but only if 50 other people will do the same."

— Jeff Rigsby, open-source maven

Deadline to sign up by: 30^th June 2005
96 people signed up (46 over target)

Pledge “ReclaimMUFC”

"I will boycott all products of any sponsors of Manchester United FC - Nike, Budweiser, Ladbrokes, etc, until Malcolm Glazer is removed from our club but only if 50 other people will do the same."

— Nick Jones, MUFC supporter and SU Member

Deadline to sign up by: 30^th June 2005
199 people signed up (149 over target)

Pledge “loseittogether”

"I will be your online weight loss support buddy for the remainder of June and all of July but only if 4 other people anywhere will join collectively to support each other to reach their weight loss goals in July."

— Ava, Washington, DC

Deadline to sign up by: 30^th June 2005
17 people signed up (13 over target)

Pledge “stopsmoking”

"I will stop smoking for good and help others to aswell but only if 10 other people will stop the same day, take part in discussions to help each other through it and help someone else stop."

— Rich, Soon to be ex-smoker

Deadline to sign up by: 30^th June 2005
17 people signed up (7 over target)

Pledge “hiking”

"I will go hike but only if 3 other local people will do the same."

— echo

Deadline to sign up by: 12^th July 2005
3 people signed up

Pledge “green-lightbulbs”

"I will replace all the light bulbs in my house with low energy / long life bulbs but only if 20 other people will do the same."

— Andy Boura, concerned about the environment

Deadline to sign up by: 13^th July 2005
30 people signed up (10 over target)

Pledge “no-sw-patents”

"I will write to my local mp protesting against software patents but only if 40 other people will do the same."

— Alex Shenfield

Deadline to sign up by: 13^th July 2005
66 people signed up (26 over target)

Pledge “SaveLecandDosh”

"I will Turn all my electrical appliances off stand by (TV, HiFi, etc) but only if 50 other people will do the same."

— Pauline Yates, Enjoy Life.

Deadline to sign up by: 13^th July 2005
74 people signed up (24 over target)

Pledge “giveblood”

"I will give blood before the end of the year but only if 50 people will do the same."

— Ryan Morrison, www.upyourego.com

Deadline to sign up by: 14^th July 2005
69 people signed up (19 over target)

Pledge “phones2orphans”

"I will give my old mobile phone to a orphan support group in Africa but only if 10 other people will do the same."

— Tim Jackson

Deadline to sign up by: 15^th July 2005
14 people signed up (4 over target)

Pledge “FrenchPledge”

"I will build the same site in france - je veux bien créer le même site web en france but only if 5 other local people will volunteer to help - seulement si 5 personnes sont volontaires pour m'aider."

— Régis R., Banlieusard

Deadline to sign up by: 15^th July 2005
7 people signed up (2 over target)

Pledge “FarkPartySouter”

"I will host a World Fark Party at the Liberty Lost Hotel but only if 100 people will do the same."

— Drew Curtis, Fark.com

Deadline to sign up by: 15^th July 2005
399 people signed up (299 over target)

Pledge “wikipediapage”

"I will start a wikipedia page but only if 10 people will do the same."

— Matthew Jones, Web Monkey

Deadline to sign up by: 16^th July 2005
17 people signed up (7 over target)

Pledge “savealife”

"I will donate blood at least three times in the next year but only if 15 other people will do the same."

— Cliona Lynch

Deadline to sign up by: 17^th July 2005
17 people signed up (2 over target)

Pledge “BreastCancer”

"I will donate £200 to Breast Cancer Campaign through www.justgiving.com/CarolineSkinner but only if 20 other people will each donate £10 through the same website."

— Caroline Skinner, Breast Cancer Campaign Fundraiser

Deadline to sign up by: 21^st July 2005
21 people signed up (1 over target)

Pledge “noesso”

"I will boycot Esso / ExxonMobil products but only if 50 other people will do the same."

— Ben Dyer

Deadline to sign up by: 21^st July 2005
54 people signed up (4 over target)

Pledge “publicgardening”

"I will Plant an organic native flower, herb, or fruit bush in a public space that is otherwise barren or a boring but only if 5 other people will do the same."

— Turil Cronburg, Wilderness lover in Massachusetts, USA

Deadline to sign up by: 31^st July 2005
7 people signed up (2 over target)

Pledge “Smiling”

"I will smile at strangers more often and really mean it but only if 10 other people will do the same."

— Madhu, A harried University student

Deadline to sign up by: 31^st July 2005
19 people signed up (9 over target)

Pledge “Donatefood”

"I will donate food with a simple click at thehungersite.com at least 5 days a week but only if 20 other local people will do the same."

— Julie, www.thefairygodmother.co.uk

Deadline to sign up by: 31^st July 2005
25 people signed up (5 over target)

Pledge “propercupoftea”

"I will completely stop using disposable cups for tea/coffee at work but only if 100 other people worldwide will do the same."

— Julia

Deadline to sign up by: 31^st July 2005
106 people signed up (6 over target)

Pledge “TassieDevil”

"I will ask 'National Geographic' to write an article about how the Tasmanian Devil is facing extinction in three years because of Devil Facial Tumour Disease but only if 10 other people will raise awareness by telling three people about the Devil's looming extinction."

— Erin

Deadline to sign up by: 31^st July 2005
13 people signed up (3 over target)

Pledge “PudgePledge”

"I will pledge to lose that little bit of pudge but only if 10 other LiveJournal people will do the same."

— Joe Murphy, Mildly Podgy

Deadline to sign up by: 31^st July 2005
13 people signed up (3 over target)

Pledge “Bike2workBDA”

"I will bicycle to work for 2 weeks in August 2005 but only if 5 other local people will do the same."

— Gavo, one less car

Deadline to sign up by: 31^st July 2005
5 people signed up

Pledge “dont-moan-act”

"I will stop moaning about things I disagree with and do something positive to change them but only if 50 other people will do try to do the same."

— Kathy Lewis, why oh why oh why of Bedfordshire

Deadline to sign up by: 1^st August 2005
50 people signed up

Pledge “buyorganic”

"I will start buying more organic foods on a regular basis but only if 20 other people will do the same."

— Matrick, resident of Stevens Point, Wisconsin

Deadline to sign up by: 1^st August 2005
34 people signed up (14 over target)

Pledge “junkfood”

"I will stop eating junk food for one year (at least) but only if 15 other people will do the same."

— Dana Petersone

Deadline to sign up by: 1^st August 2005
21 people signed up (6 over target)

Pledge “reducewaste”

"I will always switch off stuff instead of leaving it on standby to avoid the 83 million tonnes of crabon dioxide this causes in wasted electricity but only if 100 other people will do the same."

— phil

Deadline to sign up by: 1^st August 2005
100 people signed up

Pledge “Bookstores”

"I will buy my books from an independant bookseller rather than a huge conglomerate for the rest of 2005. but only if 10 other local people will do the same."

— Joan , A Voracious Reader.

Deadline to sign up by: 1^st August 2005
15 people signed up (5 over target)

Pledge “farmersmarket”

"I will Shop at a farmers' market but only if 25 other people will do the same."

— Liz Upton

Deadline to sign up by: 2^nd August 2005
29 people signed up (4 over target)

Pledge “hateattacks”

"I will use any opportunity to speak out against racism and hate against Muslims sparked by the London bombings. I will offer support to my Muslim brothers and sisters, regardless of my own faith but only if 100 other people will do the same."

— Cheryl

Deadline to sign up by: 13^th August 2005
101 people signed up (1 over target)

Pledge “freedonation”

"I will visit www.thehungersite.com, www.stopthehunger.com, www.freedonation.com AND www.ecologyfund.com and make as many free donations as these sites will allow EVERYDAY for 2 weeks but only if 20 other people will do the same."

— Zena Johnson

Deadline to sign up by: 20^th August 2005
25 people signed up (5 over target)

Pledge “onepercent”

"I will give 1% of my gross annual income to charity but only if 100 people will do the same."

— Nicola

Deadline to sign up by: 20^th August 2005
101 people signed up (1 over target)

Pledge “LostLibHotel”

"I will pay to spend 7 nights in a hotel built on property seized from David H. Souter but only if 10 other people will do the same."

— Travis J I Corcoran, liberty lover

Deadline to sign up by: 29^th August 2005
1,418 people signed up (1408 over target)

Pledge “complimentyou”

"I will Compliment 5 people every day for a whole month but only if 50 other people will do the same."

— Liam Gavin, Tufnell Park resident

Deadline to sign up by: 30^th August 2005
54 people signed up (4 over target)

Pledge “volunteering”

"I will forego my 2006 holiday for a volunteer project overseas but only if 5 other people will do the same."

— marie

Deadline to sign up by: 1^st September 2005
6 people signed up (1 over target)

Pledge “noidiotbox”

"I will not watch my idiot box (television) for a week but only if 20 other people worldwide will do the same."

— s, It's summer -- go outside

Deadline to sign up by: 1^st September 2005
32 people signed up (12 over target)

Pledge “blog4uzbekistan”

"I will blog about the situation in Uzbekistan, supporting call for sanctions on Uzbek cotton on September 1st but only if 20 other people will do the same."

— Disillusioned kid, activist and blogger

Deadline to sign up by: 1^st September 2005
22 people signed up (2 over target)

Pledge “OperationGoth”

"I will Dye my hair black but only if 50 other people will do the same."

— Sarah Lane, Host of AOTS

Deadline to sign up by: 1^st September 2005
61 people signed up (11 over target)

Country: United States

Pledge “notforprofitweb”

"I will start a not for profit web agency for charities and good causes wanting to get on the web but only if 15 other web developers / designers / tecchie people will help me."

— Ben Dyer

Deadline to sign up by: 10^th September 2005
19 people signed up (4 over target)

Pledge “nosoda”

"I will drink no soda for 7 days but only if 10 other people will do the same."

— Lucas Liddell

Deadline to sign up by: 10^th September 2005
24 people signed up (14 over target)

Pledge “wwwcharity”

"I will offer my web design / development skills to a charity for free but only if 5 people will give me suggestions as to which charity to support."

— Ben Dyer

Deadline to sign up by: 13^th September 2005
10 people signed up (5 over target)

Pledge “BoycottKleenex”

"I will no longer buy Kleenex because it's made from ancient forests but only if 20 other local people will do the same."

— Phil

Deadline to sign up by: 20^th September 2005
30 people signed up (10 over target)

Country: United States

Pledge “geodata”

"I will sign the manifesto for Open Access to State-Collected Geospatial Data when complete and give £10 toward helping projects creating open geospatial data but only if 50 other people will do the same."

— Steve Coast

Deadline to sign up by: 24^th September 2005
57 people signed up (7 over target)

Pledge “mentalhealth”

"I will not judge or discriminate a person with a mental health problem but only if 20 other people will do the same."

— rodney watkiss

Deadline to sign up by: 1^st October 2005
24 people signed up (4 over target)

Pledge “boycott-repubs”

"I will boycott companies which primarily donate to the Republican Party but only if 20 other people will do the same."

— Brian Strand, resident of Chico, CA.

Deadline to sign up by: 1^st October 2005
23 people signed up (3 over target)

Country: United States