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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, go to Join Now to download Windows Live Messenger. Once you've installed Windows Live Messenger, simply follow the directions below to join the i’m Initiative.

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.

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The Power of Friends

Now you can instantly invite your friends from Facebook and other social networks to join you on Windows Live™ Messenger. The more who join, the more we give.
Invite your friends.

Make Every IM and E-Mail Count

The i’m™ Initiative from Microsoft™ makes helping social causes easy. Every time you use Windows Live™ Messenger or Windows Live Hotmail®, our free webmail service, we'll share a portion of our advertising revenue with some of the world's most effective social cause organizations. Exactly how much will we share with our partner causes? Well, that’s up to you and the growing masses of registered i’m Initiative users. The more messages you send, the more we give.

Now the small things you do every day, like e-mailing and IMing, can make a big difference.