This morning I laid some out on the kitchen table...
and some on the counter. This isn't all of them; these are just the ones I've received recently. Here are some examples:
The Salvation Army
City Gospel Mission
The Humane Society
Best Friends Animal Society
PETA
The USO
Greenpeace
Planned Parenthood
Politics
I can't give to them all! How to decide? Well, in some cases I am already familiar with their work. In addition, I try to read the information they send to get an idea of their purpose. If I decide to consider them, I look them up on the internet. I found a site called "Charity Reviews, Ratings and Guides" which is done by the National Better Business Bureau. There is also a site called "Charity Navigator" where you can read about each charity.
Does anyone else have any ideas about this? Do you throw them all out immediately? Do your read them? Do you have any favorites? I wonder how other people handle this.
d gives to oxfam, results, care, obama and peta. (hunger, politics and animals)
ReplyDeleteWell, I have been giving mostly to animal welfare and rescue. Obama and Bernie Sanders.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, and the Salvation Army.
ReplyDeleteI vary different organizations yearly with our monthly donations -Christian Blind mission 1 year, Greenpeace the next. This year is Amnesty International. That way I feel I can try to share our charity donations somewhat.
ReplyDeleteAs we don't go to church, our long-term finacial committment over many years is to a sponsored child in Ethiopia through World Vision. That has bought joy to both sponsor and sponsored.
Requests can get overwhelming so I stick to one organization for the year plus our sponsored child. Easier that way. Hope it might help your dilemma!
Pam, I like your idea of choosing one each year. The requests do get overwhelming.
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