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Charities Thread

This thread is where you can place links and info about various charitable organizations and benefits you are involved in or care about.

I think there is no need for this. There are a lot of Charitable Organization in the internet where you can donate your money. personaly and online. I knw it because I always brouse my internet with my unlimited broadband.
 
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Leading the fight to treat and cure ALS through global research and nationwide advocacy while also empowering people with Lou Gehrig’s Disease and their families to live fuller lives by providing them with compassionate care and support.
 
I think there is no need for this. There are a lot of Charitable Organization in the internet where you can donate your money. personaly and online. I knw it because I always brouse my internet with my unlimited broadband.

At least it served the purpose of bumping this worthy thread. :lol:
 
Re: Some very good Charities

You really can't think of any better charities than to support the military?
 
Re: Some very good Charities

There are others out there. But these have a personal connection for me. Don't like them don't donate.
 
Re: Some very good Charities

I like doing food drives, that way I know the charity cannot easily waste the resources I give them. Plus with so many fluff nonprofits these days, food is something concrete.
 
Re: Some very good Charities

You really can't think of any better charities than to support the military?

Not sure on the third one, but his first two support people within the military, not the military itself. The USO is my all time favorite charity since I got to first hand see just what they do and how hard they work on behalf of those who serve.
 
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Merged cpgrad08's thread into this one. Good recommendations, and keep them coming folks.
 
I don't need to post a link. Everyone sees it every day on tv, on the net, on the radio.

ASPCA.
 
This a very cost effective charity I contribute to frequently. They are highly rated by Charity Navigator.

http://www.vitaminangels.org/

Our mission is to mobilize and deploy private sector resources to advance availability, access and use of micronutrients, especially vitamin A, among at-risk populations in need.

Vitamin Angels reduces child mortality worldwide by connecting essential nutrients with infants and children under five. Essential nutrients enable young immune systems to fight infectious diseases, helping children attain good health and the opportunity to lead meaningful and productive lives.
 
One foundation I will never donate to is the United Way. My husband used to work for them, and from what he understood, a huge portion of the donation went to administrative costs. Something like 90%.

I donate to Police Benevolence agencies when they call, because the money goes to help spouses of slain officers.

The last donation I made was to the Pink Daisy project. It's a breast cancer foundation that helps the people with breast cancer. The Pink Ribbon foundation is great, but it's more for awareness and research. The Pink Daisy project actually takes the money and gives it to the women to use for things they need. For instance, a $100 donation would be used for either groceries or a utility bill for a woman who can't work because of the chemo, or a gas card so they can afford to go back and forth to the doctor. It's an amazing organization. An old high school friend of mine is very much involved in it, because she had a double mastectomy a few years ago, and remembers how hard it was to make ends meet when she was unable to work.

The Pink Daisy Project
 
Not sure if this counts, but I like this concept quite alot

Kiva Microlending

We are a non-profit organization with a mission to connect people through lending to alleviate poverty. Leveraging the internet and a worldwide network of microfinance institutions, Kiva lets individuals lend as little as $25 to help create opportunity around the world.

 

Second that. They are my charity with all my possessions and money going to them at my death. I give automatically every month as well. It must be horrible to have an infant stricken with the deadly cancers and the bills for treatments are astronomical. The young parents need all the help we can give in order to help save their little miracles live a normal happy life.
 
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