Read & Give by Bono
Launched this week
Read the news. Make a difference. Instantly.
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Read & Give is a Chrome extension that uses AI to analyze news content as you browse, and recommends trusted charities tackling the issues in the story. Donate to multiple charities with one tap and get weekly impact reports plus a unified tax receipt.
Read & Give by Bono
Thanks @benln for the hunt!
👋 Hello to everyone here who genuinely cares about the world and wants to make even a small difference. Let’s start the week by doing some good together!
Today we’re launching Read and Give by Bono - a Chrome extension that instantly turns your care, passion, or even frustration with the world into real-world action. Built on Bono’s donation infrastructure (read more about us below!), it brings a seamless giving experience to wherever you browse.
Here’s what’s inside 🧠✨
1. AI-powered cause detection - we analyze what you’re reading and surface the real issues behind the story.
2. Smart charity portfolios - we recommend the most effective, vetted charities tackling those issues.
3. One-tap donation - you set a monthly budget, and we split it across the charities in your portfolio.
4. Weekly impact reports - see exactly what your money is doing every week. Trust us, it's addictive!
5. Unified tax receipt - all your donations in one place, ready for tax season.
First time hearing about Bono?
We started Bono less than a year ago to make giving easier, smarter, and more impactful. We realized that everyday donors (people like us, not just the billionaires) deserve to donate with confidence, understand what their donation is actually doing, and feel good about giving more. Our mission is to make anyone to feel like a philanthropist, whether you're giving $5 a month or $50,000 a year.
That's also the reason that we currently focus on monthly donation plans and not just one-off donations. We believe that people really care, and we want to provide a radically different experience.
Now, with Read and Give, we’re bringing that power to the web, so every headline becomes a chance to help.
Thanks!
🙏 Huge thanks to our world-class team of makers and to all Bono users making a difference every week.
💥 Install the extension, try it out and please do tell us what you think!
Visla
Read & Give by Bono
@mogabr thanks mate, appreciate the support and feedback!
Smoopit
@benln @ronch I think this is a great initiative in donation tech :) I'm wondering if it can help you with taxation as well, since in some countries donation can be claimed in taxes ?
Read & Give by Bono
@rachitmagon thanks mate!
100% yes. The whole concept of Bono allows you to have a single deductible receipt no matter how many charities you donate to. That way you don't miss out on any deductions.
daily.dev
I love the concept!
Give everyone the control to make the world a better place.
One question - What happens to my money when I donate to charities? Do you make money off of it?
Thanks 🙏
Read & Give by Bono
@tsahi_matsliah thanks for the comment and for the good question - let me clarify that!
Bono does not take a cut from your donation. We plan to operate on an optional tipping model soon, where supporters can choose to add a tip to help fund the platform.
Your donation is split evenly between the charities in your portfolio. The only deduction is the standard third-party processing fee (e.g. Stripe or banks). After that, the remaining amount goes 100% to the selected charities.
Product Hunt
Cool extension! For a second I thought this was by U2's Bono lol
Read & Give by Bono
@aaronoleary thanks so much and lol! Both Bono (the singer) and us love doing good, but he has nothing to do with this. The company's name comes from the term "Pro Bono" :)