Plus 3 Network raises funds when you ride and log

[SadieKate]

From the latest issue of RoadBikeRider:

Here's a way to make your miles worth money: The new Plus 3 Network lets you turn every ride into a fundraiser for the cause of your choice. After signing up, you log rides on the website or do it automatically via a GPS device. The Network credits your account as much as $0.02 per mile for road rides ($0.025 for mountain biking). Then every so often, the Network tells corporate sponsors how many Plus 3 members covered how many miles, and the sponsors write a check to your cause. Membership is free and allows you to count running, walking and swimming miles too. For details on this worthy new program, which was launched at Interbike in late September, click www.plus3network.com

I just clicked on the link and the front page has a lot of credible sponsors and causes. Each sponsor is linked to a specific cause such as Trek sponsoring The Brest Cancer Research Foundation and RockShox sponsoring IMBA.

The payout per mile is listed below with the first number representing a GPS logged activity and the 2nd for a hand entry of the activity. So GPS miles earn 10 times a hand entry.

Activity / GPS Upload / Hand Entry
Road Biking $0.02 $0.002
Mtn Biking $0.025 $0.0025
Running $0.035 $0.0035
Walking $0.05 $0.005
Swimming $0.2 $0.02
Other $0.01 $0.001