$500 gifts a studio to female artists.

#0055 - Henry H

$500 makes 1500 PB&amp;J sandwiches.

#0205 - Jan G

$500 throws a horse a birthday party.

#0162 - Ewa M

$500 supports children affected by cartel violence.

#0158 - Paloma MS 

$500 gifts food and toys to children who exchange plastic bottles for food.

#0135 - Lulu M

#0063 - Joserra G

$500 creates a course... which then raises $11K.

#0212 - Philip CG

#0197 - Ken B

$500 replaces dating app algorithms.

#0161 - Monica I

This is 'The $500,000 Answering Machine' — a raw, unfiltered feed of real-time voicemails being left by 1,000 grantees of a crazy, weird social experiment called Drop Dead Generous. No interviews. No scripts. Just true stories from all over the world, told by people given $500USD to pay-it-forward as outrageously as they can. &gt; Apply to become a grantee at <a href="http://www.dropdeadgenerous.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.dropdeadgenerous.org</a>.

1,000 stories from people who give a sh*t. A raw, unfiltered feed of real-time voicemails being left by 1,000 grantees of a crazy, weird social experiment called Drop Dead Generous. No interviews. No scripts. Just true stories from all over the world, told by people given $500USD to pay-it-forward as outrageously as they can. From buying teeth to building dancefloors. Donating Shetland ponies to curating guerrilla gardens.&nbsp; Smile. Take inspiration. Give a sh*t? Pay-it-forward.&nbsp; &gt; For goodness' sake and with trust, we hit publish without listening. So when you hear these stories for the first time, we are too. &gt; Apply to become a grantee at <a href="http://www.dropdeadgenerous.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.dropdeadgenerous.org</a>.

The $500,000 Answering Machine

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