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Comments

Re: Charities

[nyxelestia]

Thirding/whatevering the advice to donate locally (shelters, food banks, etc.) - these places are often very short on funds, and are often staffed either by low-paid employees or volunteers.

As for bigger organizations...my rule of thumb is that if they promise things like sending you a mug or calendar if you donate a certain amount? Don't donate, because that is way too much money spent on advertising (possible exceptions being awareness-centered organizations like Humans Rights Watch, because in those cases half the cause/work is advertising and spreading the word).

If you're looking at the websites of organizations, see if you can find specific projects or situations they are working/focusing on - that usually indicates that they have more specific plans for any money they get, rather than money going towards the charity in general and getting used to pay for advertising and management more than anything else. There's a big difference between "we are helping the people of This Drought-ridden Area" and "we are funding a well and irrigation in This Drought-ridden Area" - because the website is publicity, this doesn't always work, but it's a sure helpful indicator.

If/when sifting through larger organizations and charities:

www.charitynavigator.org

As for what kind of donation to do, it would depend a lot on who or what you donate to. If you go for big organizations, I'd do a lot of smaller donations, but if you are trying to help out local charities, I'd go for fewer but larger donations.