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RSS provides a free and simple way for you to keep up to date on the most current news and information from Save the Children.
Experienced RSS users subscribe now
ON THIS PAGE:
- What is RSS?
- I Want to Learn More About RSS Feeds
- What are the Benefits of Subscribing to Save the Children's RSS Feed?
- How do I Start Using Save the Children's RSS Feed?
- How May I Use Save the Children's RSS Feed? (Terms of use)
RSS (an acronym for “Really Simple Syndication” technology) is an easy way for you to automatically receive updated news and information from your favorite websites. Save the Children often posts new information that may be important to you – about our work, breaking emergencies and opportunities to get involved – but unless you visit our site frequently, you may not be aware of these updates.
RSS allows you to automatically receive updates when new items are posted. Using a news reader, headlines and summaries (with links to full stories on Save the Children's website) are organized into folders for RSS subscribers. You may also add RSS feeds to your "My Yahoo!" or Google personalized home pages.
I Want to Learn More About RSS Feeds:
Save the Children encourages you to learn more about RSS before you subscribe or download. The following sites provide information about RSS feeds:
- RSS Specifications
- RSS Video Tutorial (from CNET.com)
- Yahoo!'s RSS Headlines – Frequently Asked Questions
- MSN Syndicated Content
For a demo, CNET.com's news section has a short, informative RSS Video Tutorial that can help you better understand RSS feeds.
What are the Benefits of Subscribing to Save the Children's
RSS Feed?
- Save time by getting updates and breaking news – as soon as they are published instead of having to visit our website to see what’s new.
- Self-organizing – as the RSS feed arrives in the categorized folder that you specify when you subscribe to the feed.
- Easy to opt-out – as soon as you decide you are no longer interested in receiving the news feed, you can easily delete the feed and you will no longer receive updates. Deleting the RSS feed from Save the Children does not impact other communications you may receive from Save the Children. You should change your Save the Children donor preferences to make changes to other communication streams from Save the Children. Review our Privacy Policy for more information.
How do I Start Using Save the Children's RSS Feed?
Use any of the following methods to add Save the Children's RSS feed:
Internet Explorer 7 (IE7): If you are using IE7 (which is the latest version released by Microsoft in October 2006), then you can easily add the RSS feed by:
- Clicking on the following link: Add to IE7 Feeds
- Then click on "+ Subscribe to this Feed" which is located in the box at the top of the page.
- To view your RSS feeds in IE7, click on View - Explorer Bar - Feeds. (Any RSS feeds that you subscribe to will be listed in the right panel of your IE7 browser.)
Note: To toggle the RSS Feeds panel off, simply click the "X" in the upper-left of the Feed panel. To turn it back on, do step 3 again.
News reader: Copy the following URL into a "new" feed within your news reader: http://feeds2.feedburner.com/savethechildren
- My Yahoo!: Click on the following button to add to your "My Yahoo!" page:
Note: If you are not already logged into your "My Yahoo" page, you will be prompted to login to your "My Yahoo" page in order to add the RSS feed. Log in and the RSS feed will be added automatically.
Personalized Home Page: You can also add to your personalized Google home page, by:
- Logging into your personalized page on Google
- Clicking "Add Content" link (top left of page)
- Clicking on the "Add by URL" link (next to the "Search Homepage Content" button)
- Copying the following URL into the "Add by URL " input box: "http://feeds2.feedburner.com/savethechildren"
- Clicking on the "Add" button
- Then by clicking on the "Back to homepage" link at the top-left of the page
New RSS Users:
OPTION 1 – Add the RSS feed to a news reader:
If you choose this option, you will need a news reader (an application that will display RSS feeds): A number of free and commercial news readers are available for download. These are just a few. Note: Different news readers work on different operating systems, so take this into account when you make your choice.
- Feedreader (Windows)
- Awasu (Windows)
- RSS Reader (Windows)
- Omea Reader (Windows)
- News Reader (Mac OS X)
- Vienna (Mac OS X)
Each news reader has instructions on how to add an RSS feed. It is a simple process of copying and pasting the RSS feed address (URL) into the new RSS feed field within your news reader.
After setting up your news reader, add Save the Children’s RSS feed by:
- Copying the following URL into a "new" feed within your news reader: "http://feeds2.feedburner.com/savethechildren"
OPTION 2 – Add the RSS feed to a personalized page:
You can add to your "My Yahoo!" and your Google personalized home pages by doing the following:
- My Yahoo!: Click on the following button to add to your "My Yahoo!" personalized page:
Note: If you are not already logged into your "My Yahoo" page, you will be prompted to login to your "My Yahoo" page in order to add the RSS feed. Log in and the RSS feed will be added automatically.
- Personalized Home Page: You can add to your Google personalized home page, by:
- Logging into your personalized page on Google
- Clicking "Add Content" link (top left of page)
- Clicking on the "Add by URL" link (next to the "Search Homepage Content" button)
- Copying the following URL into the "Add by URL " input box: "http://feeds2.feedburner.com/savethechildren"
- Clicking on the "Add" button
- Then by clicking on the "Back to homepage" link at the top-left of the page
Note: Once added, Save the Children's RSS feed will be added to your "My Yahoo" or personalized Google home page. (Usually the default location of RSS feeds is near the bottom of your personalized pages.)
How May I Use Save the Children's RSS Feed? (Terms of use):
Save the Children's RSS feed is intended to help you stay informed about current news and alerts in child-related emergencies and development efforts. You may forward news items of interest to your friends and colleagues, and we invite you to do so. However, since information presented on the RSS feed is covered by copyright and intellectual property laws, we do require that Save the Children is given credit as the source. To give Save the Children appropriate credit, you should include text that reads "Save the Children News" or "From Save the Children" as appropriate, including a link to our website at: http://www.savethechildren.org. Please do not remove or modify the information from the Save the Children RSS feed. You may not change links in Save the Children’s RSS feed. Additionally, Save the Children’s information and news may not be used for commercial purposes.
We reserve the right to prevent the distribution of Save the Children content.
Last Updated June 2009
