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Join the i'm Initiative.
Stay active with the i'm Initiative so you can keep funding the cause that's doing
the work that is most important to you.

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Already have Windows Live Hotmail? Follow the steps below.

If not, sign up for Windows Live Hotmail, our free webmail service, and join the i’m Initiative. Once you've registered, simply follow the directions below.

1. Select the cause you would like to support and click "Save". A special signature will be added when you compose an e-mail.	2. You're now part of the i’m Initiative.

Already have Windows Live Messenger? Follow the steps below.

If not, download Windows Live Messenger and join the i’m Initiative. Once you've installed Windows Live Messenger, simply follow the directions below.

1. From your Contacts window, click the arrow next to your name and select "Options".	2. Next to your name, type the code, including the asterisk, for the cause you'd like to support and click "OK".	3. You're now part of the i’m Initiative.

MONEY RAISED SO FAR:

$1,409,788

SINCE MARCH 2007

How it Works

You send e-mails and IMs, and Microsoft supports social causes.
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The Power of Friends

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Microsoft and Corporate Giving

The people who work for Microsoft are some of the most generous charitable givers per employee in the world, and that spirit is at the center of how we work with governments and NGOs. Learn more.

Press Resources

Learn more about i’m Initiative news with up-to-date press materials including recent announcements, fact sheet, FAQ and product screen shots.

i’m is an initiative from Microsoft. Every time you use Windows Live™ Messenger or Windows Live Hotmail®, our free webmail service, Microsoft shares a portion of the program's advertising revenue with an organization of your choice from a selection of some of the world's most effective organizations dedicated to social causes. We've set no cap on the amount we'll donate to each organization. The sky's the limit. And it's free.

i’m is about making a difference. Not in a huge expensive way, not in a time-consuming way. But in a simple, effective way.

You won't have to change your conversation to change the conversation. With every e-mail and instant message, you help address an issue you feel passionate about, including poverty, child protection, disease, environmental degradation and animal protection. Just join and start talking, and we'll start giving.