Charities

[niveQ]

Are there any good charities that you guys can recommend? I want a charity that is legitimate and a charity that can REALLY help people.

 

Thanks for any recommendations.

[C T]

Sometimes i would donate to individuals who meet with unfortunate circumstances, like some serious illness which require expensive medical treatments which the family could ill afford.

 

Other times i would donate to hospices and animal sanctuaries.

[thelerner]

I like Heifer.org . Giving a flock of chickens each month creates food, maybe some income for a family long term. Plus at its best if they are honor bound to pass the gift on when they have enough, ie when there 10 become 20, to give away a flock to another needy family.

 

As an investor I like the idea of a gift that compounds.

Edited July 19, 2013 by thelerner

[BaguaKicksAss]

These guys are my fave: http://www.thehungersite.com/clickToGive/ths/home

 

You can donate, or buy stuff from fair trade store, or even just click on the banners, it all goes to the charity mentioned (hunger, breast cancer, education, etc.).

 

Before donating to any charity, definitely checkout the links at the bottom of this wiki page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charity_fraud as well as here http://charity.lovetoknow.com/What_Percentage_of_Donations_Go_to_Charity to see what % of what you donate actually goes to the people.

 

A friend worked for a telemarketing company which was the call center for a number of charities. If the person actually asked what % of their money goes to the people they had to say. Apparently 1% in some cases was higher than most! Keep in mind they had to pay the call center, the advertising, the employees wages, and etc.

 

Personally I often prefer to donate to local shelters and food banks, or hospitals to be sure.