Your Favorite charity organization...? please
Your Favorite charity organization...? please
Hello:
I know that this is not the appropriate forum for my question but,I'd like to take a chance.......
I'm about to make will(last testament) and I have in mind some charity organizations.I'd like to leave money to place that invest the closest
amount to 100% to help the majority of people.(At this time Salvation Army,Canine Companions,and my local public TV station(PBS).
I'd very much to hear and learn from your comments........Many thanks for your help!parigi.
I know that this is not the appropriate forum for my question but,I'd like to take a chance.......
I'm about to make will(last testament) and I have in mind some charity organizations.I'd like to leave money to place that invest the closest
amount to 100% to help the majority of people.(At this time Salvation Army,Canine Companions,and my local public TV station(PBS).
I'd very much to hear and learn from your comments........Many thanks for your help!parigi.
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You already named my favorite... Salvation Army.
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I have recently been looking into this question, as I've slowed/stopped charitable contributions now but want to add to my will.
The Gates Foundation will accept unsolicited donations that follow strict guidelines. The foundation is a much wiser and more thorough donor than I could be, so I'm thinking of going that way.
The Gates Foundation will accept unsolicited donations that follow strict guidelines. The foundation is a much wiser and more thorough donor than I could be, so I'm thinking of going that way.
I get the FI part but not the RE part of FIRE.
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I like the humanitarian work, like Mormon Helping Hands in Hurricane Katrina. The church is organized, and gets all volunteers. From http://www.ldsphilanthropies.org/humani ... s-ldspPage, it says:
1) One hundred percent of every dollar donated is used to help those in need without regard to race, religion, or ethnic origin, and
2) Humanitarian Services helps people attain self-sufficiency so they can be self-reliant long after LDS Charities departs.
I've run into a Mozambican on an LDS wheelchair and seen their mass vaccination program (I think it was measles). Pretty impressive.
1) One hundred percent of every dollar donated is used to help those in need without regard to race, religion, or ethnic origin, and
2) Humanitarian Services helps people attain self-sufficiency so they can be self-reliant long after LDS Charities departs.
I've run into a Mozambican on an LDS wheelchair and seen their mass vaccination program (I think it was measles). Pretty impressive.
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MOW (Meals on Wheels) for elderly, disabled, shut-in's.
My wife/I volunteer for this needed service and we receive no "pay" for out time/effort. Contributions are used to offset the cost of food and preparation (cooking, packing).
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My wife/I volunteer for this needed service and we receive no "pay" for out time/effort. Contributions are used to offset the cost of food and preparation (cooking, packing).
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Books for Africa.
"Books For Africa. A simple name for an organization with a simple mission. We collect, sort, ship, and distribute books to students of all ages in Africa. Our goal: to end the book famine in Africa."
They've been doing this since 1988 and have sent 31 million+ books to 49 African countries. 99.1% of budget is spent to do this, according to Charity Navigator.
"Books For Africa. A simple name for an organization with a simple mission. We collect, sort, ship, and distribute books to students of all ages in Africa. Our goal: to end the book famine in Africa."
They've been doing this since 1988 and have sent 31 million+ books to 49 African countries. 99.1% of budget is spent to do this, according to Charity Navigator.
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Too many to list them all, but what they have in common is that they are located close enough to me or to places I travel to regularly for other reasons, so that I can at least occasionally visit to get to see the difference my small contributions make in the world.
SPMPS (rhymes with mumps!) Summer Program in Mathematical Problem Solving, two upstate NY locations serving mathematically passionate and talented seventh graders from high-poverty NYC schools (and providing followup services throughout the rest of their education, helping them to get into excellent high schools and summer programs and eventually great colleges, etc.)
Tech Valley Center of Gravity, a startup nonprofit makerspace in inner-city Troy, NY
Community service programs and libraries of the college where I teach and the university where my late husband taught
A multi-faith collaborative inner city ministry coordinating efforts of folks from many diverse religious traditions joining together in collaborating on community service projects
My local YWCA and my local Girls Inc, and an amazing program in Cambridge, MA called Girls Angle
A program called Community Fathers, which helps young men getting out of prison rebuild their lives and become responsible fathers and role models to the children with whom they have lost contact. (My late husband had very nice clothes, which I donated to this organization, so the men have presentable clothes to wear for job interviews and for court appearances so they can get at least limited supervised visitation with their children.)
Friends of the Public Library in a nearby inner city.
Schenectady Theater for Children a venerable 40-year-plus adult volunteer institution which brings very high production value live musical theater up close and personal to schoolchildren, including many inner city children who would never have this kind of opportunity otherwise
Saratoga Shakespeare Company, which puts on free very high quality professional outdoor theater in Saratoga's downtown park
SPMPS (rhymes with mumps!) Summer Program in Mathematical Problem Solving, two upstate NY locations serving mathematically passionate and talented seventh graders from high-poverty NYC schools (and providing followup services throughout the rest of their education, helping them to get into excellent high schools and summer programs and eventually great colleges, etc.)
Tech Valley Center of Gravity, a startup nonprofit makerspace in inner-city Troy, NY
Community service programs and libraries of the college where I teach and the university where my late husband taught
A multi-faith collaborative inner city ministry coordinating efforts of folks from many diverse religious traditions joining together in collaborating on community service projects
My local YWCA and my local Girls Inc, and an amazing program in Cambridge, MA called Girls Angle
A program called Community Fathers, which helps young men getting out of prison rebuild their lives and become responsible fathers and role models to the children with whom they have lost contact. (My late husband had very nice clothes, which I donated to this organization, so the men have presentable clothes to wear for job interviews and for court appearances so they can get at least limited supervised visitation with their children.)
Friends of the Public Library in a nearby inner city.
Schenectady Theater for Children a venerable 40-year-plus adult volunteer institution which brings very high production value live musical theater up close and personal to schoolchildren, including many inner city children who would never have this kind of opportunity otherwise
Saratoga Shakespeare Company, which puts on free very high quality professional outdoor theater in Saratoga's downtown park
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Sounds like a wonderful idea--I will check into this as I have a lot of terrific books I would love to share with the world in a more meaningful way than just donating them to my local Friends of the Library for their annual booksale.turno77 wrote:Books for Africa.
"Books For Africa. A simple name for an organization with a simple mission. We collect, sort, ship, and distribute books to students of all ages in Africa. Our goal: to end the book famine in Africa."
They've been doing this since 1988 and have sent 31 million+ books to 49 African countries. 99.1% of budget is spent to do this, according to Charity Navigator.
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"One does not accumulate but eliminate. It is not daily increase but daily decrease. The height of cultivation always runs to simplicity" –Bruce Lee
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A couple of points, as someone who has experience working in the non-profit industry:
1.) It's really about connecting your passion with an institution can help you (through your donation) achieve those goals you're passionate about. It's stating the obvious, but since we all care about different things to different degrees, we are all going to obviously have different answers to this question, and my favorite charity may or may not be an appropriate one for you.
So I'd say just look for institutions that you feel you can trust to give you a positive return on your investment. (And yes, when you're talking about this sort of asset-based giving--as opposed to the income/cash-flow-based giving most people typically are involved with--it really is an investment.) You should get something out of it in terms of legacy, positive impact on the community, etc. You want an institution whose mission aligns with yours and that has a track record of success in their mission. That is, it's not so much that they "need your money" as it is that they can be relied upon to "address a need with your money".
2.) To that end, cost-per-dollar-raised is an important metric, but don't over rely on it. Obviously, an organization that sucks up 90% of donations as operating expense has some problems. But so might an organization that only uses 1%. Maybe this lean-and-mean charity could actually be more effective in their mission (raise more money, increase awareness, get more grants/sponsorships, grown as a charity, etc.) if they invested more of the donations into their own organization? A non-profit has to find the right balance when it comes to growth and reinvestment, like any business.
1.) It's really about connecting your passion with an institution can help you (through your donation) achieve those goals you're passionate about. It's stating the obvious, but since we all care about different things to different degrees, we are all going to obviously have different answers to this question, and my favorite charity may or may not be an appropriate one for you.
So I'd say just look for institutions that you feel you can trust to give you a positive return on your investment. (And yes, when you're talking about this sort of asset-based giving--as opposed to the income/cash-flow-based giving most people typically are involved with--it really is an investment.) You should get something out of it in terms of legacy, positive impact on the community, etc. You want an institution whose mission aligns with yours and that has a track record of success in their mission. That is, it's not so much that they "need your money" as it is that they can be relied upon to "address a need with your money".
2.) To that end, cost-per-dollar-raised is an important metric, but don't over rely on it. Obviously, an organization that sucks up 90% of donations as operating expense has some problems. But so might an organization that only uses 1%. Maybe this lean-and-mean charity could actually be more effective in their mission (raise more money, increase awareness, get more grants/sponsorships, grown as a charity, etc.) if they invested more of the donations into their own organization? A non-profit has to find the right balance when it comes to growth and reinvestment, like any business.
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I like local small charities... the local Boys and Girls club, the local Library, the local community swimming pool, the local raptor rehab center...where you know your gift will make a difference in the place you've chosen to live. your last days.
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I like 'Partners in Health' and 'Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders', both of which focus upon international aid, which is my personal preference. Both are rated highly in terms of what they achieve and in terms of the percentage of donations that are actually used for the intended purpose. Links are:
http://www.pih.org/
http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/
The Wikipedia links, which provide very good overviews of both are:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partners_In_Health
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9dec ... i%C3%A8res
If you want to find out more details about charities that are registered in the US, then 'Charity Navigator' is a good site to visit. It considers a number of variables to help one make a more informed decision. The link is:
http://www.charitynavigator.org/
http://www.pih.org/
http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/
The Wikipedia links, which provide very good overviews of both are:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partners_In_Health
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9dec ... i%C3%A8res
If you want to find out more details about charities that are registered in the US, then 'Charity Navigator' is a good site to visit. It considers a number of variables to help one make a more informed decision. The link is:
http://www.charitynavigator.org/
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Over time we've basically cut down to "nothing but local charities." We'll slip $1 in the slot for any kid holding a can in front of a supermarket and so forth but for "real" contributions, it's just a few. Over the years we've contributed about the same total to a shorter and shorter list of charities. We've quit trying to measure "worthiness," our position is just "These are our charities." The biggest are:
The local food pantry. Nobody there gets paid. I know the woman who runs it. I can see with my own eyes that people push a shopping cart into a church basement and it's empty going in and full coming out. It's a simple proposition.
A charity bicycle ride that supports a well-regarded cancer clinic in the nearby big city. If you write a check to sponsor a rider, you do not write it payable to the charity, you write it payable directly to the cancer clinic. (The charity itself does solicit money to support its operations, but they raise it entirely from corporate donors). They say that 100% of all rider sponsorship money (e.g. via website) goes directly to the clinic, and I believe them.
The local food pantry. Nobody there gets paid. I know the woman who runs it. I can see with my own eyes that people push a shopping cart into a church basement and it's empty going in and full coming out. It's a simple proposition.
A charity bicycle ride that supports a well-regarded cancer clinic in the nearby big city. If you write a check to sponsor a rider, you do not write it payable to the charity, you write it payable directly to the cancer clinic. (The charity itself does solicit money to support its operations, but they raise it entirely from corporate donors). They say that 100% of all rider sponsorship money (e.g. via website) goes directly to the clinic, and I believe them.
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Depending on where you live and how positively you feel about it, you might want to consider your local community foundation. Most of these organizations are small scale and can really use the resources to make a meaningful difference in their local communities.
Of course, if you live in Elkhart, Indiana, you might want to consider a different charity, since they're already in good shape:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nationa ... -1.1147120
Of course, if you live in Elkhart, Indiana, you might want to consider a different charity, since they're already in good shape:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nationa ... -1.1147120
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Mother Teresa's, Missionaries of Charity. They help the poorest of the poor.
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Himalayan Cataract Project.
I saw this on ABC News one night.
To think that someone would be able to see for less than $20.
This doctor's efforts are being supported annually and more so when I take my last breath.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/Wor ... d=20450591
I saw this on ABC News one night.
To think that someone would be able to see for less than $20.
This doctor's efforts are being supported annually and more so when I take my last breath.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/Wor ... d=20450591
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This is the position we have adopted as well for our giving. There are countless worthy causes but I feel that giving in my own community can make a bigger impact than the same amount given to a national organization, and we feel more connected to the outcome as well.TimeRunner wrote:I like local small charities... the local Boys and Girls club, the local Library, the local community swimming pool, the local raptor rehab center...where you know your gift will make a difference in the place you've chosen to live. your last days.
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Fisher House https://www.fisherhouse.org is one of my favorites. Top ratings for efficiency, too.
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That is an idea worth considering. We also may consider just dumping it into our DAF and provide general instructions to our successor advisers. That would allow us to provide some direction outside the will -- certainly not binding but flexible to change if our focus changes without having to redo the formal docs.TomatoTomahto wrote:I have recently been looking into this question, as I've slowed/stopped charitable contributions now but want to add to my will.
The Gates Foundation will accept unsolicited donations that follow strict guidelines. The foundation is a much wiser and more thorough donor than I could be, so I'm thinking of going that way.
I always wanted to be a procrastinator.
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American Red Cross
American Cancer Society
Damon Runyon Cancer Reseach Foundation (100% of donations go to fund cancer research)
World Vision
and many others
American Cancer Society
Damon Runyon Cancer Reseach Foundation (100% of donations go to fund cancer research)
World Vision
and many others
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I too give a lot to small local charities, and historical societies.
But for global disasters/human development, etc, I always give some money to these folks:
http://mcc.org/stories/helping-families ... flict-gaza
I am not religiously affiliated with them, but I do know some people who work and volunteer with them. Nobody is getting rich there, and they're also not very aggressive with proselytizing when providing aid. They're also very good with privacy, and I think I get maybe two letters a year from them.
Last time I checked, 94% of their funds went out as benefits, 5% for administration, and 1% on fundraising. I've found those numbers very hard to beat.
But for global disasters/human development, etc, I always give some money to these folks:
http://mcc.org/stories/helping-families ... flict-gaza
I am not religiously affiliated with them, but I do know some people who work and volunteer with them. Nobody is getting rich there, and they're also not very aggressive with proselytizing when providing aid. They're also very good with privacy, and I think I get maybe two letters a year from them.
Last time I checked, 94% of their funds went out as benefits, 5% for administration, and 1% on fundraising. I've found those numbers very hard to beat.
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The Literacy Lab. An organization that's helping to close the achievement gap with one on one reading instruction for children. Super efficient with measurable results.
http://theliteracylab.org/
http://theliteracylab.org/
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1. Local food bank/shelter, for the reason Nisiprius stated: People show up hungry and get food. In my town, some people, including children, are literally starving, and this contribution provides immediate relief to the community.
2. Local community college, with money designated specifically for scholarships for disadvantaged students.
3. Best Friends Animal Society, a world-class animal shelter/rehab facility, as well as local animal rescue associations.
2. Local community college, with money designated specifically for scholarships for disadvantaged students.
3. Best Friends Animal Society, a world-class animal shelter/rehab facility, as well as local animal rescue associations.
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Wounded Warrior Project (http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org)
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (http://www.mskcc.org/giving)
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (http://www.mskcc.org/giving)
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The bequest to DAF plus informal guidance and advance discussions with my daughters who will serve as successor advisors to the DAF after my death is definitely my intention as well.Sidney wrote:That is an idea worth considering. We also may consider just dumping it into our DAF and provide general instructions to our successor advisers. That would allow us to provide some direction outside the will -- certainly not binding but flexible to change if our focus changes without having to redo the formal docs.TomatoTomahto wrote:I have recently been looking into this question, as I've slowed/stopped charitable contributions now but want to add to my will.
The Gates Foundation will accept unsolicited donations that follow strict guidelines. The foundation is a much wiser and more thorough donor than I could be, so I'm thinking of going that way.
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Robin Hood Foundation in NYC. They have an interesting approach. They donate to organizations that provide them with a business plan and goals (to fight poverty). If the goals and plans look good they are given $. However, if they want to continue to receive $, they must meet their goals.
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Automatic monthly donation either to Salvation Army (for local) or to MSF (for international).
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Wikimedia Foundation. They produce Wikipedia and related projects.
Not charity per se, because they do pre-funded loans, but I also like Kiva.org. There's a Boglehead team: http://www.kiva.org/team/team_boglehead .
Not charity per se, because they do pre-funded loans, but I also like Kiva.org. There's a Boglehead team: http://www.kiva.org/team/team_boglehead .
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A favorite local charity is PAWS - Progressive Animal Welfare Society (Washington State). A bit of info from their website: PAWS is a champion for animals—rehabilitating injured and orphaned wildlife, sheltering and adopting homeless cats and dogs, and educating people to make a better world for animals and people. They have an extraordinary record helping return wildlife to their natural habitat.
My favorite national charity is the American Red Cross. They are there when needed - God Bless them.
Thanks for asking!
My favorite national charity is the American Red Cross. They are there when needed - God Bless them.
Thanks for asking!
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Our favorite is Pittsburgh's Bookem, a group that sends books to prisoners.
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/ ... 1304080136
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/ ... 1304080136
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Not a specific rationale but it does happen that they are all local and that we have some personal connection. Some get time and some get money and some get both.
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Different strokes for different folks
My wife and I have these organizations in our wills, but our wills are not the same.
Nature Conservancy
Local Community Foundation which help fund many organizations
Rotary Intl. Foundation
Local Humane Society
We give annually to the above and also annually to
4 Universities
United Way
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Salvation Army
A homeless mission
3 food pantries
American Red Cross
Local Symphony
3 other Arts Organizations
My wife and I have these organizations in our wills, but our wills are not the same.
Nature Conservancy
Local Community Foundation which help fund many organizations
Rotary Intl. Foundation
Local Humane Society
We give annually to the above and also annually to
4 Universities
United Way
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Salvation Army
A homeless mission
3 food pantries
American Red Cross
Local Symphony
3 other Arts Organizations
Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered you will never grow. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
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I have two main organizations I donate to:
1. Evidence Action
2. ACLU
Everyone knows what the ACLU is so I won't explain it. Evidence Action is less known. Basically it translates economic research into programs that the research indicates will have the greatest long term positive economic impact in impoverished countries. Usually that involves public health. Right now they are sponsoring a program to deworm children in Kenya, and a system to provide clean drinking water to prevent various water borne diseases in Kenya and Uganda.
I use a Fidelity DAF.
1. Evidence Action
2. ACLU
Everyone knows what the ACLU is so I won't explain it. Evidence Action is less known. Basically it translates economic research into programs that the research indicates will have the greatest long term positive economic impact in impoverished countries. Usually that involves public health. Right now they are sponsoring a program to deworm children in Kenya, and a system to provide clean drinking water to prevent various water borne diseases in Kenya and Uganda.
I use a Fidelity DAF.
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This article on becoming a savvy donor might be of interest:
http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ss ... _dono.html
http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ss ... _dono.html
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http://www.givewell.org/ is a highly respected reviewer of charities. Their main focus in on finding demonstrable and cost effective ways to raise the standard of living world wide so 'most' of their recommendations are international .
They also make available their ratings for every charity they consider http://www.givewell.org/charities#AllUn ... considered
At the same time, they are pretty upfront about the fact that they can't evaluate everyone:
They also make available their ratings for every charity they consider http://www.givewell.org/charities#AllUn ... considered
At the same time, they are pretty upfront about the fact that they can't evaluate everyone:
If you have access to other giving opportunities that you understand well, have a great deal of context on and have high confidence in — whether these consist of supporting an established organization or helping a newer one get off the ground — it may make more sense to take advantage of your unusual position and "fund what others won't," since GiveWell's research is available to (and influences) large numbers of people.
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Let's roll the dice again. This thread is now in the Personal Consumer Issues forum (charity).parigi723 wrote:I know that this is not the appropriate forum for my question but,I'd like to take a chance.......
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Our local area is doing OK compared to many regions of the world, so apart from infrequent donations to a local food pantry, we give to organizations that provide aid abroad:
International Red Cross/Red Crescent
Mercy Corps
Doctors Without Borders (MSF)
Edited: I forgot the American Indian College Fund. As immigrants who are profiting from the availability of space & opportunities in the US, we feel the obligation to give back to those who were dispossessed/oppressed.
International Red Cross/Red Crescent
Mercy Corps
Doctors Without Borders (MSF)
Edited: I forgot the American Indian College Fund. As immigrants who are profiting from the availability of space & opportunities in the US, we feel the obligation to give back to those who were dispossessed/oppressed.
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Only local.
We donate (money, food, clothing, etc.) to local organizations, we know who we are dealing with.
Thanks for reading.
We donate (money, food, clothing, etc.) to local organizations, we know who we are dealing with.
Thanks for reading.
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Don't forget the local hospice. Mine gets the huge majority of my charitable donations.
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My favorite charity: Saint Vincent dePaul Society.
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I donate stuff to Goodwill, but I don't give any money to charities. I do donate to various other types of nonprofit organizations, my current favorite being the American Prairie Reserve, which is repopulating a section of Montana with bison.
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Operation Migration, which works to restore the endangered whooping crane (current Eastern population somewhat less than 100, more in the West) by training them via ultralight flights their first year to imprint them on a migration path.
The people work like dogs, out in the field 24x7 for months in rough conditions.
http://operationmigration.org/InTheField/
United Palestinian Appeal http://www.helpupa.org
Or local animal shelters.
The people work like dogs, out in the field 24x7 for months in rough conditions.
http://operationmigration.org/InTheField/
United Palestinian Appeal http://www.helpupa.org
Or local animal shelters.
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Our church.
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I give to a university scholarship fund established in my late wife's name for students in the department in the sciences where she taught, with a preference given to minorities and females (but not an exclusionary one).dodecahedron wrote:the university where my late husband taught
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Mercy Angels Ministry is one we highly support as well as certain missionaries we know personally in Africa and Jamaica.
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A couple people already mentioned: Public Library
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Re: Your Favorite charity organization...? please
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Re: Your Favorite charity organization...? please
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Re: Your Favorite charity organization...? please
They're a funder for my favorite organization, which I volunteered for for all 4 years of college; LIFT Communities (http://www.liftcommunities.org). Their model is to recruit highly trained, highly dedicated college student volunteers to work with homeless & low income individuals on goals like housing, employment, etc. They bring a human element to their work in a sector rife with overworked and under paid government case managers. Not only that, but the students lives are transformed as well by getting this one on one interaction with people from a completely different walk of life. I couldn't be prouder to be an alumna and I learned more from LIFT & my clients than I did from my college classes.Maid of the Mist wrote:Robin Hood Foundation in NYC. They have an interesting approach. They donate to organizations that provide them with a business plan and goals (to fight poverty). If the goals and plans look good they are given $. However, if they want to continue to receive $, they must meet their goals.
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Re: Your Favorite charity organization...? please
PATH has been the recent recipient of our charitable activities. We found it through the Gates Foundation. Our primary criteria were that it be secular, operate in a part of the world where our money would go further than it does here, and be primarily focused on improving people's health.
http://www.path.org/
http://www.path.org/
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