Would you pay $1 for the chance to talk to a former head of state, or a famous actor? Wizeo thinks so and that's why it launched a platform that offers one-on-one video chats with famous people, in return for a small donation to charity.

Sometimes a little help can go a long way. That is what brothers Gilad and Yonatan Shilo thought when they decided to found a non-profit organization to promote better sustainable agriculture in Kenya.

Israeli high-tech charity Tmura and crowdfunding platform OurCrowd have come up with a plan to encourage startups to donate to charity. Startups raising money using OurCrowd will be forced to donate stock through Tmura.

Would you pay someone $1,000 to climb up the empire state building? How about if he did it for charity? Israeli startup Moolta is doing just that by enabling users to raise money for charity using crowdsourcing – in exchange for recording themselves doing crazy stunts.

Many Israelis are turning their homes into restaurants for one night by organizing dinners with friends, with proceeds going to a charity which feeds thousands of poor families every day.

Food blog initiates national "Soup Day", on which the incomes from soup in resaurants are transfered entirely to help feed families in need.