Charity: Water

Charity: water is a 100% nonprofit organization that has helped give thousands of people access to clean drinking water. They even prove that every penny of your donation goes to help developing countries gain access to water through photos and GPS coordinates. Click on the map to see all the projects they have completed so far. As of writing this they have funded 8,661 projects in 20 different countries, and they've only been around since 2006.

How to: Rain barrel

Rain barrels are a great way to utilize water that is otherwise running rampant across your lawn. While it can be even more effective to landscape your yard and rain gutters to naturally water your garden and lawn, doing so can be much more expensive, and usually permanent.

Rain barrels are cheap, easy to make, and much more customizable with many more uses.In addition to watering, you can generally use them in place of your hose, like washing your car, rinsing off that patio furniture, or giving the dog a bath.

You can purchase rain barrels from various places, but it's monumentally cheaper and more rewarding to build your own. Here's the best way I found to make a rain barrel from instructables.com, by stylnpzzalvr