Comments on: Choosing organizations to donate to: What do you factor in?

By: Katherine Salt

Katherine Salt — Sat, 02 Apr 2016 05:45:27 +0000

There are so many things that go in factoring the liability
of a charity. You should know about how long the http://alexpicottrust.com/ has been working and what amount
of relief they have provided. After all you will be donating your hard earned
money so make sure that it is put to good use.

By: frugalportland

frugalportland — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 18:16:47 +0000

I use the give guide for charities in my area. http://giveguide.oaktree.com/Welcome.aspx

By: MonsterPiggyBank

MonsterPiggyBank — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:44:40 +0000

I only really ever donate to about 2 charities. One is for cancer research and the other is to help people with cancer.
I had a very close friend pass away from cancer earlier this year and now i’m more determined than ever to donate as much as possible to help out both of those causes.

By: NateFancher

NateFancher — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:38:08 +0000

That’s pretty awesome that you work for someone who will match some of your donations. How do they decide which ones to match?

By: Veronica @ Pelican on Money

Veronica @ Pelican on Money — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 08:00:17 +0000

I’ve donated to a climate change campaign led by Al Gore. OH, I can already tell what you’re thinking :) I think I donated $100 or so at the time but what followed was a series of spam emails I could care less about. Instead of pulling me more into the issue by providing information on what’s going on, I got a bunch of emails asking for more donations and to buy $60 t-shirts. Seriously?!

The only organization I donate to now is called the Blood Drive :) Paying my debts in blood, mwuahahahaha. I think I’m sleepy.

By: Eyesonthedollar

Eyesonthedollar — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 04:56:11 +0000

I love that your company does a match for some charities. I try to spread out donations throughout the year and adopt a family at Christmas.

By: JustinatTheFrugalPath

JustinatTheFrugalPath — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 01:52:22 +0000

A great deal of our donating comes in the form of donating actual items. My wife’s work often has outreach type programs. She’s made blankets and goodwill packs at work. We’ve also donated stuff we get for free from couponing, toothpaste,hairspray, soap, deodorant ect… to an army base in Afghanastan that had it’s supply area bombed. It was stuff they really needed, and we were happy to help. I’d prefer to not give money when possible, because I know how much overhead can be for some organizations.