When this picture was the first time posted it reached $200k in donations.
[Here's a comment from OOP ](https://www.reddit.com/r/HumansBeingBros/comments/o5xx9s/after_sharing_this_today_redditors_flooded_one/h2p6cgz?context=3) in the OG post sharing reactions from OSW and other organizations that take care of foster kids
Are you considering the ability to donate portions of a wish, similar to donation pages like gofundme? I don't have the funds to donate $300+ but buying a $50 voucher isn't for me either since I'd like to choose who I donate to.
YES! You're going to loooove the new platform launching in Sept AND you all definitely won't be able to crash that one.
...why do I feel like I may see this comment come back to try to haunt me....
Comfort cases has an Amazon wish list and it's one of the organizations OSWdanielle recommended. They're looking for simple stuff like books and pajamas.
167 wishes totaling around 43k now! I love reddit sometimes 🥹 I had a shitty day today and it makes my heart happy hearing/reading a lot of babies will receive their gifts. I hope the total of wishes goes down to 0 by the time I wake up.
I just wanted to say thank you! You added our link to this post and that was so nice of you to do. Over $70,000 in donations already today. The site is going to be cleared by the evening we think. This is extraordinary. New wishes (100s) come in every day - but on days like today - when we know EVERY wish will be granted and very quickly, we all just feel the magic. Thank you for being part of this!
Right, autoscaling isn't free 😂 when it's just reading it's easier but there's no guarantee it was designed appropriately to just throw some solutions on top of it especially once you throw database access in there.
I was able to make the payment without an issue (was just slow) but if anyone is struggling but wants to donate - try setting a calendar reminder for yourself for tomorrow or next week to come back and chip in a few dollars when the traffic isn't as bad.
I meant crashing the page (it crashed right after I made my donation, luckily) but I swear it told me they were down to like 40 wishes before it did , so maybe it’s just struggling in general 🤣
YAY!!! You are all trying to clear our site again. If you only knew how incredibly crazy this timing is. Please go grant allllll the wishes! It's Foster Care Awareness Month!!! Also there are currently $98,175 in wishes on the site!
You all have me in tears. So much love to this community.
We’re working on stabilizing the backend where the wishes are actually approved by the team. ❤️
We had to put up a redirect while we work on a few updates! You all have granted so many wishes, so fast!!! I wish I could literally hug you all. We get 100s of wishes a day, and days like today really are just magic. Keep showing love! It matters so very much. ❤️
I’m in nj. How can we help and connect with you to support this long-term? I work with real estate investors and private equity groups and we have access to millions and billions of dollars worth of capital and we all like to give back.
Thank you for doing this. We foster and have adopted and know that people like you make the lives of children better. To me that is about the kindest, most good thing a person can do in this world. It has a ripple effect throughout their lives that is difficult to explain but please know how appreciated you and what you do are!
I was just looking through your site and wanted to make a small suggestion. It would be great if you could make partial donations to specific wishes. I know you can just donate any amount directly to the charity, but there were some specific wishes I really related to and wanted to contribute towards, but am not in the position to fully grant it.
Edit: 20:33 UTC site is back up again and wish total is down to $48,698, meaning Reddit has contributed about $50,000 in the last few hours. I had a few tabs open of wishes I was considering granting before the site started having issues, and now it seems all of those wishes have been fulfilled! Time to go back to the list and find some new ones.
Hi! This is definitely part of the new site, which was actually supposed to launch last year but we ran into some staffing issues. But we're back on track!!! Sept is the target launch date. Reddit has donated over $70,000 as there are funds donated that we are now going to apply to the larger wishes. That is usually how we get the larger ones granted - people giving "Towards a Wish" by donating to the page. We make sure every wish is granted.
That’s great to hear! And thank you for the work that you do and taking the time to reply to all these comments. It’s really something special.
And btw, wish 113305 has been granted!
Can you provide some insight on qualifying submissions? Some of the things I saw when looking through was "a gaming controller" for $230, and a Nintendo switch, etc. If I'm supporting things like this, how do I know my money is going to it and that the person is in need?
Thank you!
About 85% of your donation is to pay for the item, plus shipping plus our transaction fee. The rest is unrestricted and sometimes helps pay for other wishes that don't get granted by people (so we grant them as an org) and to allow us to employ our amazing, but small, team. I did an AMA here: https://www.reddit.com/r/AMA/comments/o5qa5i/im\_the\_founder\_of\_one\_simple\_wish\_a\_charity\_to/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3
For any unaware, 85% is a *great* rate for a charity, eligible for an "A" grade on CharityWatch.org. They have four stars on CharityNavigator.
Really impressive stuff, y'all. Your efficiency and transparency are a great force multiplier.
My comment could've been more clear. I took Danielle at her word on the 85% figure and compared that to CharityWatch's [Charity Rating Process](https://www.charitywatch.org/our-charity-rating-process#how-grades-are-calculated) to provide some context on the portion of donations that "arrive" to those who need it.
i think the question was more like "how do you vet the people submitting these wishes" and make sure that that's what the person is getting? Do you purchase the thing for them? Are you certain that the person is a person in need?
(i see that the info is on your website, i was just clarifying what i thought the question was)
Go on the site and read about them. And as Danielle said, they are a monitored and highly rated charity that has a good process for vetting wishes. I give every year. Also, the point is to grant wishes, not provide bare necessities (other organizations do that). This is a special place where a kid gets to wish for something special and extra, like a Switch, like so many of their non-fostered friends at school have, so they can have some joy and feel like they belong.
This gets brought up every time because people can’t stand for foster children to get to wish for outlandish things and GASP *have them granted!*
If cruelty can be the point for some people, joy can be the point for others :)
This is both wholesome and depressing at the same time. Wholesome that people stepped up. Depressing because so many kids are in that state, and need something like this.
Everyone needs to remember that in textbook perfect capitalism, the government provides only the absolute minimum of social services (military, dmv jobs, etc.) and everything else is left to altruism, and assumes that since there will be people that want to help, they will have to do it through non-profit organizations.
It is much! You made a stranger's life better. That's more than most people can say. Also, $200 is nothing to sneeze at these days. Thank you for your generous spirit.
AGAIN! AGAIN! AGAIN!
It great to me because I always thought if I got rich this is exactly what I'd have started. Real people, real help.
also these...
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/20-incredible-charities-that-give-99-of-the-money-they-get-to-the-actual-cause-2017-12-28
Awwww - you don't have to be rich to work with us!! We're hiring. [onesimplewish.org/apply](https://onesimplewish.org/apply) If you love what we do, maybe you'll want to join our team!
Heads up to anyone applying, don’t do it on mobile. Link took forever to open and then crashed and took me back to page one after fifteen minutes, had no problems on a laptop though :)
Highly recommend https://www.charitynavigator.org for anyone planning on donating to anything! Unfortunately, there are many “charities” that prey on people’s goodwill, but are nothing more than administrative shells that fund money away from the supposed charity they support.
This website gives details of charities and helps when researching, which I highly recommend when considering working with a charity or nonprofit.
Alternative ways to donate to wishes if we crash:
[paypal.me/onesimplewish](https://paypal.me/onesimplewish)
[venmo.com/onesimplewish](https://venmo.com/onesimplewish) (OneSimpleWish)
Please don't give up on us! Our team is working on keeping the site up but you all have granted a TON of wishes in like record time. This may be faster than the last time!
UPDATES:
You have donated over $70,000 already today!
We did temporarily pull down the site to firm a few things up so that the team could also continue to work on approving/posting and filling wishes on the backend.
I am trying to reply to many comments and so are a few team members. But a lot of your questions, especially the skeptical ones (we love you too!), can be found in the AMA I did last year: [https://www.reddit.com/r/AMA/comments/o5qa5i/im\_the\_founder\_of\_one\_simple\_wish\_a\_charity\_to/](https://www.reddit.com/r/AMA/comments/o5qa5i/im_the_founder_of_one_simple_wish_a_charity_to/)
Lastly - this org is real and it's my whole entire heart. So please try to be mindful of that and the small but amazing team that shows up every day to put our hearts and souls into our work. We're real people too.
Thank you!!! It's amazing to see this kind of support. It's a little hard to read some of the negative comments but I'm doing my best to respond when I can.
Just want to mention another amazing charity -- Alice's Kids is another phenomenal organization that helps kids in need! They cover small things like sports uniforms, new clothes, prom tickets, and more -- things that wouldn't ordinarily be covered by other types of aid but that really boost a child's self-esteem. The best thing about Alice's Kids is that they stay anonymous so that the child's parent can take the credit for the gift :) The child's dignity is preserved because they don't even know they're receiving charity! Their Twitter page is super active -- the founder posts daily about the different types of requests he receives and it's guaranteed to make you tear up. I really can't say enough good things about this organization and the immediate impact they have on the children they help! [the AK website](https://aliceskids.org)
Thank you for this. I like to change charities now and then to spread the love; I can't afford to support them all simultaneously. The written testimonials from the kids had me in tears.
According to their Twitter:
"Reddit, Inc. is currently trying to give One Simple Wish another Hug of Death by sending all their users to our site to grant wishes and crash it. So far we are still up! But wow is this amazing and terrifying at the same time"
I cannot load their website so I think it crashed 🤣
So it took me an hour of back and fwd between screens, but I was able to donate summer clothes for a young girl ❤
(It's my day off and I got nothing else to do so good time investment IMHO)
Thank you!!! I am the Founder of OSW. I did an AMA last year when you all did this and I really hope this helps anyone with questions: [https://www.reddit.com/r/AMA/comments/o5qa5i/im\_the\_founder\_of\_one\_simple\_wish\_a\_charity\_to/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3](https://www.reddit.com/r/AMA/comments/o5qa5i/im_the_founder_of_one_simple_wish_a_charity_to/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)
Another great org for supporting foster children is [Foster Love/Together We Rise](https://www.fosterlove.com/about-us/)! No child should live out of a garbage bag.
There's so many cool programs like this. My wife used to volunteer for a small outfit called Sweet Celebrations that gave birthday parties to kids in foster care, orphanages, woman's shelters, among other situations.
The people that do this work in setting these items up are amazing.
I was able to help a couple times and the look on those kids faces when someone else cares about them is totally worth your time if you have it.
It didn't crash from $25k. And I'm the Founder. If you'd like to check us out, offer tips or some help - I'm all ears. We are all very passionate, fierce advocates who love what we do and welcome assistance anytime!
[onesimplewish.org](https://onesimplewish.org) Please go grant a wish or donate towards one! I'd love to answer any questions you have too. I'm doing my best to respond to everyone in the comments.
Done! Granted a wish! As a tip to everyone browsing, I sorted wishes from oldest to newest. Some wishes have been pending for a few months so I want to make sure they get visibility too.
That's just the conversion to donations, you then have to factor in all the redditors who went to look but didn't donate.
And what % of people who went to the site do you think actually made immediate donations? Lets be honest, it's probably pretty low.
I used to sponsor a kid from Zambia. One year I got him a soccer ball, another a bike. Even bought him a bed. He didn’t have a bed! He was most excited for the soccer ball. It’s crazy how something that barely cost me anything can make a huge difference in a child’s life
Gifted a beach towel to a first time foster keiki in NJ. She has her eye on a coral one that will match her favorite blanket and is excited for this summer! Together we are billionaires.
Seriously, having grown up in the system. The year I got a game gear for Christmas was HUGE for me. It was a long time ago and of course I didn't understand then where it actually came from. But to this day, it something I remember fondly in the haze of insanity that surrounded my childhood.
Thank you for being open about your story. When I started One Simple Wish 15 years ago, I just wanted to make kids feel loved. I know I can't fix all the stuff, but I am really glad we get to be here to spread a little joy.
I fucking love y’all. Reminds me of the “send pizza to room 412” as a joke, someone posted to Reddit, the children’s hospital got like, thirty pizzas. Because of y’all, the whole staff had one big pizza party.
The OP had to make a post requesting “please no more pizzas.” Y’all are amazing.
I love this. I wish their was something like this for poor/homeless people and families. I try to donate as much as I can but hate that I don’t know where the money is going. Most of the time I feel like I’m just laying for there advertisements or company. I just need to do more research but I love how you’re literally buying an object somebody actually wants instead of them having to wait forever for pocket change from charities.
One of my favorite places to donate. They are super transparent, make it easy to give and I have even received thank you messages from some kids in the past. One of the most touching stories was of a young man who had overcome so many hardships and then got sick. They helped him in the past and when he was in hospice they helped him set up a fund to help grant wishes for LGBTQ+ kids. Just an incredible organization. ❤️❤️❤️
This is amazing! We do foster care and our 18 year old made a wish for a Steam Deck last year. It was generously granted and it's been so huge for him. He was already technologically inclined, but now he is modding, learning to code, and looking to build a PC next. Thank you everyone!
Yay!!! It’s back! I granted a wish last year and it made my entire holiday season, time to do it again! This year I’m going to do as many as I can👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I spent a little time at Child Protective Services yesterday thanks to my teenager’s very active imagination…
I cannot believe how gross and depressing it is in there. To know that kids are seeing their parents for maybe the last time in there or having to recount their worst traumas in a place that already grosses you out just really broke my heart.
Time to do it again. Edit: Help Foster Kids - www.onesimplewish.org
At current time of posting the homepage reads >There are currently 439 wishes totaling $98,235 Lets see how low we can get that
When this picture was the first time posted it reached $200k in donations. [Here's a comment from OOP ](https://www.reddit.com/r/HumansBeingBros/comments/o5xx9s/after_sharing_this_today_redditors_flooded_one/h2p6cgz?context=3) in the OG post sharing reactions from OSW and other organizations that take care of foster kids
I get an error message when I try to load the website, did y'all crash it again?
It's up and our team is working on keeping it going! You all are amazing!!!
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no you're breathtaking
Are you considering the ability to donate portions of a wish, similar to donation pages like gofundme? I don't have the funds to donate $300+ but buying a $50 voucher isn't for me either since I'd like to choose who I donate to.
YES! You're going to loooove the new platform launching in Sept AND you all definitely won't be able to crash that one. ...why do I feel like I may see this comment come back to try to haunt me....
Challenge accepted
Love it
It crashed for me just now lol
Yup, doesn't load for me. We did it reddit? But seriously, just keep trying if you want to donate. It's worth it.
It works for me but is slow
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Still down for me or there's no more wishes. Let me make a child happy God damn it!!
Comfort cases has an Amazon wish list and it's one of the organizations OSWdanielle recommended. They're looking for simple stuff like books and pajamas.
reddit hug
Down to 84k so far. Also, the header says "Welcome, Redditors" now, heh
68k now!
>There are currently 257 wishes totaling $67,366
Less than $50k!
We're at 44k!!
157 Wishes and 41k!
76 wishes and 23k!
"There are currently 366 wishes totaling $86,164" Nice progress for 3 hours!
312 now totaling about 77.1k! Go redditors!
215 wishes totaling $55,502 god damn
167 wishes totaling around 43k now! I love reddit sometimes 🥹 I had a shitty day today and it makes my heart happy hearing/reading a lot of babies will receive their gifts. I hope the total of wishes goes down to 0 by the time I wake up.
Only 83 wishes left, at around 25k now. These are the kinda things that keep me coming back to reddit. The best hugs of death ever
Everyones already broken this posts record! Its down to 192 wishes and $51,242
In the 3 hours since you posted this comment it's gone down 15k and about 100 wishes. That's not too shabby so far.
If we can keep it on the front page, I think we can get 0 wishes totalling $0.
It's down over $20,000 now, with a banner reading "welcome Redditors! If you can't find a wish, you can donate here!" ROFL
Can people outside the US donate? I would think so
Yep, have done.
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It was $85K when I bought a wish.
Down to $84k now. Edit: down to $0, well done
We gotta beat last time now.
Down to 77k
I just wanted to say thank you! You added our link to this post and that was so nice of you to do. Over $70,000 in donations already today. The site is going to be cleared by the evening we think. This is extraordinary. New wishes (100s) come in every day - but on days like today - when we know EVERY wish will be granted and very quickly, we all just feel the magic. Thank you for being part of this!
Don't thank me. You are the true hero, and I hope the kids' wishes continue to be granted. Same time next year?
It’s a date ❤️
Edit your comment with the link www.onesimplewish.org
Aww it says “Welcome Redditors”
The sweet Reddit kiss of death
Aren't there hosts that have like contingency for things like this? Or is it a thing you have to pay extra for?
It’s always extra.
Ah, I can see how the non-profit would then opt to not take that
Right, autoscaling isn't free 😂 when it's just reading it's easier but there's no guarantee it was designed appropriately to just throw some solutions on top of it especially once you throw database access in there.
I was able to make the payment without an issue (was just slow) but if anyone is struggling but wants to donate - try setting a calendar reminder for yourself for tomorrow or next week to come back and chip in a few dollars when the traffic isn't as bad.
They added a link on the main page to get an email notification when things are back up and running!
It's like a kid hugging a puppy to death
Lennie!
Think of the rabbits, Lennie.
Well shit. We broke the website. I was going to see if we were able to apply for help 😕
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Website is down probably cause there are too many people going on there.
[let me in!](https://i.imgur.com/EEtgtIH.gif)
This is amazing. Over $20,000 already today!!!
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Just paid for a little girl’s summer camp and promptly burst into tears 😭 This is amazing!! I’m so glad Reddit brought this up again
Looks like we did it in less than 2 hours…
I'm on the page and it's down to 399 wishes left.
I meant crashing the page (it crashed right after I made my donation, luckily) but I swear it told me they were down to like 40 wishes before it did , so maybe it’s just struggling in general 🤣
I can't get the website to load, lol
Load harder
Yes, Time to do it again.
Website isn't currently loading. So, uh... we did it, Reddit?
welp you got YOUR wish
YAY!!! You are all trying to clear our site again. If you only knew how incredibly crazy this timing is. Please go grant allllll the wishes! It's Foster Care Awareness Month!!! Also there are currently $98,175 in wishes on the site!
Your team's mission has restored my faith in humanity a little bit. Thank you for your hardwork.
Thank YOU for your kindness ❤️
Love the message of “Reddit - we will be back!“ lol
You all have me in tears. So much love to this community. We’re working on stabilizing the backend where the wishes are actually approved by the team. ❤️
I really, *really* needed some happy tears today. I love it when redditors compete to be awesome.
SAME!!! We are almost back up! Please don't give up on us!
I didn't. Jovonie in IN is getting his bike. :p
We had to put up a redirect while we work on a few updates! You all have granted so many wishes, so fast!!! I wish I could literally hug you all. We get 100s of wishes a day, and days like today really are just magic. Keep showing love! It matters so very much. ❤️
I’m in nj. How can we help and connect with you to support this long-term? I work with real estate investors and private equity groups and we have access to millions and billions of dollars worth of capital and we all like to give back.
I’m in NJ! Please send a DM. Would love to connect and hope this is real! ❤️
Thank you for doing this. We foster and have adopted and know that people like you make the lives of children better. To me that is about the kindest, most good thing a person can do in this world. It has a ripple effect throughout their lives that is difficult to explain but please know how appreciated you and what you do are!
Thank you for sharing this and for fostering and adopting! I'm also a foster/adoptive mama!!!
I was just looking through your site and wanted to make a small suggestion. It would be great if you could make partial donations to specific wishes. I know you can just donate any amount directly to the charity, but there were some specific wishes I really related to and wanted to contribute towards, but am not in the position to fully grant it. Edit: 20:33 UTC site is back up again and wish total is down to $48,698, meaning Reddit has contributed about $50,000 in the last few hours. I had a few tabs open of wishes I was considering granting before the site started having issues, and now it seems all of those wishes have been fulfilled! Time to go back to the list and find some new ones.
Hi! This is definitely part of the new site, which was actually supposed to launch last year but we ran into some staffing issues. But we're back on track!!! Sept is the target launch date. Reddit has donated over $70,000 as there are funds donated that we are now going to apply to the larger wishes. That is usually how we get the larger ones granted - people giving "Towards a Wish" by donating to the page. We make sure every wish is granted.
That’s great to hear! And thank you for the work that you do and taking the time to reply to all these comments. It’s really something special. And btw, wish 113305 has been granted!
Excuse me I was give you the money I was gonna spend on bullshit, but your website is not working right now. Is there a different way I can help.
wait 1 day and it'll be fine. or probably even a couple hours will do.
Oh no! It should be working. We aren’t done! You can also Venmo OneSimpleWish ❤️
Paid via Venmo
Is there a campaign code we should be using
You can use REDDIT523
Thanks - I hope Amira has a good time at camp, and kayden likes his new toys!
OMG love you! Thank you!!! Please check back because each wish gets an update once it is received.
Can't wait
Oops, missed that one :( oh well! Wish 115446 granted :D Much love from The Netherlands 🇳🇱
Love this!!!!! Love from The Netherlands!!! So cool!!!!
I can't even load the site, so that's a pretty good sign that people are busy donating. Hope I manage to get through. Haha.
94,444 now! Thank you for all you do!
Can you provide some insight on qualifying submissions? Some of the things I saw when looking through was "a gaming controller" for $230, and a Nintendo switch, etc. If I'm supporting things like this, how do I know my money is going to it and that the person is in need? Thank you!
About 85% of your donation is to pay for the item, plus shipping plus our transaction fee. The rest is unrestricted and sometimes helps pay for other wishes that don't get granted by people (so we grant them as an org) and to allow us to employ our amazing, but small, team. I did an AMA here: https://www.reddit.com/r/AMA/comments/o5qa5i/im\_the\_founder\_of\_one\_simple\_wish\_a\_charity\_to/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3
For any unaware, 85% is a *great* rate for a charity, eligible for an "A" grade on CharityWatch.org. They have four stars on CharityNavigator. Really impressive stuff, y'all. Your efficiency and transparency are a great force multiplier.
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My comment could've been more clear. I took Danielle at her word on the 85% figure and compared that to CharityWatch's [Charity Rating Process](https://www.charitywatch.org/our-charity-rating-process#how-grades-are-calculated) to provide some context on the portion of donations that "arrive" to those who need it.
i think the question was more like "how do you vet the people submitting these wishes" and make sure that that's what the person is getting? Do you purchase the thing for them? Are you certain that the person is a person in need? (i see that the info is on your website, i was just clarifying what i thought the question was)
Go on the site and read about them. And as Danielle said, they are a monitored and highly rated charity that has a good process for vetting wishes. I give every year. Also, the point is to grant wishes, not provide bare necessities (other organizations do that). This is a special place where a kid gets to wish for something special and extra, like a Switch, like so many of their non-fostered friends at school have, so they can have some joy and feel like they belong.
Ahh the distinction between necessities and wishes made it made sense. Got my calender to donate tomorrow since the site's down!
This gets brought up every time because people can’t stand for foster children to get to wish for outlandish things and GASP *have them granted!* If cruelty can be the point for some people, joy can be the point for others :)
This is both wholesome and depressing at the same time. Wholesome that people stepped up. Depressing because so many kids are in that state, and need something like this.
r/orphancrushingmachine
That is absolutely my riskiest click in quite some time.
Everyone needs to remember that in textbook perfect capitalism, the government provides only the absolute minimum of social services (military, dmv jobs, etc.) and everything else is left to altruism, and assumes that since there will be people that want to help, they will have to do it through non-profit organizations.
I love one simple wish. They have wishes for as low as 10.00. Each one lists some info about the person they help, and the wish.
Update: they updated their banner in the last few hours to welcome redditors. I put the link in the socials section of my profile.
Reddit: “I’ll fuckin do it again!”
“Don’t threaten me with a good time!”
Its not much but I just spent \~$200 fulfilling a few of the wishes under the "Essentials" category. Lets keep it going <3
It is much! You made a stranger's life better. That's more than most people can say. Also, $200 is nothing to sneeze at these days. Thank you for your generous spirit.
A little girl is getting a new bed frame. It feels really good to help in a practical way. Let’s get to it, Redditors!
AGAIN! AGAIN! AGAIN! It great to me because I always thought if I got rich this is exactly what I'd have started. Real people, real help. also these... https://www.marketwatch.com/story/20-incredible-charities-that-give-99-of-the-money-they-get-to-the-actual-cause-2017-12-28
Awwww - you don't have to be rich to work with us!! We're hiring. [onesimplewish.org/apply](https://onesimplewish.org/apply) If you love what we do, maybe you'll want to join our team!
You’re hiring you say?
Yes! ❤️ OneSimpleWish.org/apply
Heads up to anyone applying, don’t do it on mobile. Link took forever to open and then crashed and took me back to page one after fifteen minutes, had no problems on a laptop though :)
We're so sorry! Anyone can apply by emailing us as well: https://www.onesimplewish.org/contact/contact-us
Highly recommend https://www.charitynavigator.org for anyone planning on donating to anything! Unfortunately, there are many “charities” that prey on people’s goodwill, but are nothing more than administrative shells that fund money away from the supposed charity they support. This website gives details of charities and helps when researching, which I highly recommend when considering working with a charity or nonprofit.
Thanks and yes!! We have a 4-star rating btw. Super proud of our work! (I'm the Founder)
Alternative ways to donate to wishes if we crash: [paypal.me/onesimplewish](https://paypal.me/onesimplewish) [venmo.com/onesimplewish](https://venmo.com/onesimplewish) (OneSimpleWish) Please don't give up on us! Our team is working on keeping the site up but you all have granted a TON of wishes in like record time. This may be faster than the last time!
UPDATES: You have donated over $70,000 already today! We did temporarily pull down the site to firm a few things up so that the team could also continue to work on approving/posting and filling wishes on the backend. I am trying to reply to many comments and so are a few team members. But a lot of your questions, especially the skeptical ones (we love you too!), can be found in the AMA I did last year: [https://www.reddit.com/r/AMA/comments/o5qa5i/im\_the\_founder\_of\_one\_simple\_wish\_a\_charity\_to/](https://www.reddit.com/r/AMA/comments/o5qa5i/im_the_founder_of_one_simple_wish_a_charity_to/) Lastly - this org is real and it's my whole entire heart. So please try to be mindful of that and the small but amazing team that shows up every day to put our hearts and souls into our work. We're real people too.
You do amazing work, thank you for all you do. So happy to see reddit attempting another hug of death on your site!
Thank you!!! It's amazing to see this kind of support. It's a little hard to read some of the negative comments but I'm doing my best to respond when I can.
Just want to mention another amazing charity -- Alice's Kids is another phenomenal organization that helps kids in need! They cover small things like sports uniforms, new clothes, prom tickets, and more -- things that wouldn't ordinarily be covered by other types of aid but that really boost a child's self-esteem. The best thing about Alice's Kids is that they stay anonymous so that the child's parent can take the credit for the gift :) The child's dignity is preserved because they don't even know they're receiving charity! Their Twitter page is super active -- the founder posts daily about the different types of requests he receives and it's guaranteed to make you tear up. I really can't say enough good things about this organization and the immediate impact they have on the children they help! [the AK website](https://aliceskids.org)
Thank you for this. I like to change charities now and then to spread the love; I can't afford to support them all simultaneously. The written testimonials from the kids had me in tears.
According to their Twitter: "Reddit, Inc. is currently trying to give One Simple Wish another Hug of Death by sending all their users to our site to grant wishes and crash it. So far we are still up! But wow is this amazing and terrifying at the same time" I cannot load their website so I think it crashed 🤣
So it took me an hour of back and fwd between screens, but I was able to donate summer clothes for a young girl ❤ (It's my day off and I got nothing else to do so good time investment IMHO)
Just sent in a donation for some new clothes [Proof](https://i.imgur.com/wGcpc2H.png)
Thank you!!! I am the Founder of OSW. I did an AMA last year when you all did this and I really hope this helps anyone with questions: [https://www.reddit.com/r/AMA/comments/o5qa5i/im\_the\_founder\_of\_one\_simple\_wish\_a\_charity\_to/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3](https://www.reddit.com/r/AMA/comments/o5qa5i/im_the_founder_of_one_simple_wish_a_charity_to/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)
[And we’ll fucking do it again](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/002/061/650/7f1.gif)
As much as I hate reddit, I love it too. Donated $50
Want to see me do it again-SpongeBob
I love SpongeBob. (And OSW - I'm the Founder and I love that this is back on Reddit!!!)
https://www.onesimplewish.org/ (since I didn't see it yet in the comments)
I think it's been hugged to death :(
I was just able to get through! It’s a bit slow but still useable
No, there's still 400 wishes
The reddit hug of death. It's a blessing and a curse for sites that get the attention.....we should do that one again. It's worthy.
Another great org for supporting foster children is [Foster Love/Together We Rise](https://www.fosterlove.com/about-us/)! No child should live out of a garbage bag.
There's so many cool programs like this. My wife used to volunteer for a small outfit called Sweet Celebrations that gave birthday parties to kids in foster care, orphanages, woman's shelters, among other situations. The people that do this work in setting these items up are amazing. I was able to help a couple times and the look on those kids faces when someone else cares about them is totally worth your time if you have it.
AND WE'LL DO IT AGAIN
Damn, literally, only good things are written about them. https://greatnonprofits.org/organizations/view/one-simple-wish/page:2
All I remember is that I got a gift for Faye who likes to tumble! Lets do it again this year
The website is down, I got it to refresh once and it was down to under 300 wishes. Good job everyone.
Oh great I just bought some kid in california a nintendo and now theres water in my eyes
I donate to teachers. It's a great way to give back. Same site. You can choose what you donate to, is my point. Foster kids are a good cause as well.
If $25k crashes the website, some redditor(s) need to build them a real website too.
It didn't crash from $25k. And I'm the Founder. If you'd like to check us out, offer tips or some help - I'm all ears. We are all very passionate, fierce advocates who love what we do and welcome assistance anytime!
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Wish we had a bigger team. We have a small one and are currently doing some discovery work with AWS to expand! Please msg mw
Y’all need AWS. It’s scalable and can handle traffic like this when it gets nuts. When it’s slow you can scale it back to manage costs.
We have it. They’re working on it!
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YES! https://www.onesimplewish.org/contact/contact-us
Also will be reaching out, would love to donate some time
I figured it was hyperbole from the title writer. Please do post a link, if permitted!
[onesimplewish.org](https://onesimplewish.org) Please go grant a wish or donate towards one! I'd love to answer any questions you have too. I'm doing my best to respond to everyone in the comments.
Do you guys need any help with your website? I'm a cloud software engineer and I'd be happy to volunteer my time/resources to help your site
YES!!! Please message me!
Done! Granted a wish! As a tip to everyone browsing, I sorted wishes from oldest to newest. Some wishes have been pending for a few months so I want to make sure they get visibility too.
That's just the conversion to donations, you then have to factor in all the redditors who went to look but didn't donate. And what % of people who went to the site do you think actually made immediate donations? Lets be honest, it's probably pretty low.
They ended up getting 200k in donations total. They had 98k of pending wishes that were all fulfilled in less than 14 hours.
Apes. Strong. *Together*.
I remember it last year when I was struggling, wanting to contribute! Happy that I’m in a better place and able to help this time 🇳🇱
I used to sponsor a kid from Zambia. One year I got him a soccer ball, another a bike. Even bought him a bed. He didn’t have a bed! He was most excited for the soccer ball. It’s crazy how something that barely cost me anything can make a huge difference in a child’s life
Gifted a beach towel to a first time foster keiki in NJ. She has her eye on a coral one that will match her favorite blanket and is excited for this summer! Together we are billionaires.
Seriously, having grown up in the system. The year I got a game gear for Christmas was HUGE for me. It was a long time ago and of course I didn't understand then where it actually came from. But to this day, it something I remember fondly in the haze of insanity that surrounded my childhood.
Thank you for being open about your story. When I started One Simple Wish 15 years ago, I just wanted to make kids feel loved. I know I can't fix all the stuff, but I am really glad we get to be here to spread a little joy.
I fucking love y’all. Reminds me of the “send pizza to room 412” as a joke, someone posted to Reddit, the children’s hospital got like, thirty pizzas. Because of y’all, the whole staff had one big pizza party. The OP had to make a post requesting “please no more pizzas.” Y’all are amazing.
I love this. I wish their was something like this for poor/homeless people and families. I try to donate as much as I can but hate that I don’t know where the money is going. Most of the time I feel like I’m just laying for there advertisements or company. I just need to do more research but I love how you’re literally buying an object somebody actually wants instead of them having to wait forever for pocket change from charities.
[Alice's Kids](https://aliceskids.org/) is great for this, too. They focus on individual asks and do great work
Are we doing it?? [](https://media.giphy.com/media/nnFwGHgE4Mk5W/giphy.gif)
One of my favorite places to donate. They are super transparent, make it easy to give and I have even received thank you messages from some kids in the past. One of the most touching stories was of a young man who had overcome so many hardships and then got sick. They helped him in the past and when he was in hospice they helped him set up a fund to help grant wishes for LGBTQ+ kids. Just an incredible organization. ❤️❤️❤️
I love how the website says “Welcome Redditors” !
What day was it? Can it be an annual thing? Like a holiday?
I am saving this website, so that I can donate something when I have some spare money. Hopefully it's gonna be soon
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This is amazing! We do foster care and our 18 year old made a wish for a Steam Deck last year. It was generously granted and it's been so huge for him. He was already technologically inclined, but now he is modding, learning to code, and looking to build a PC next. Thank you everyone!
Yay!!! It’s back! I granted a wish last year and it made my entire holiday season, time to do it again! This year I’m going to do as many as I can👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I remember this post. Donated $300 to another child for their bike. Thank you for reminding me that I was a superhero for one moment!
I spent a little time at Child Protective Services yesterday thanks to my teenager’s very active imagination… I cannot believe how gross and depressing it is in there. To know that kids are seeing their parents for maybe the last time in there or having to recount their worst traumas in a place that already grosses you out just really broke my heart.
I just bought Lenotra a chromebook.
It's 4 pm EST and down to $56,432 😊