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Why not just set aside some money yourself and donate to a charity of your choosing without tying it to how you spend your money on Amazon? Making your donation
by Minor49er 5y ago
Why not just set aside some money yourself and donate to a charity of your choosing without tying it to how you spend your money on Amazon? Making your donations directly will help you better see how your money will be used. For example, Girls Educational & Mentoring Services (GEMS) tells you basically how contributions are used when you donate to them:
https://www.gems-girls.org/donate-now https://www.gems-girls.org/donate-now
- aembleton 5y agoMaybe he does both. I certainly do. I choose to use Smile because I can give 0.5% of my Amazon purchases to my chosen charity with no extra charge to myself. I also give a regular monthly donation; I know that the smile donations help them a lot. I don't have the Amazon app though; I just use the website.
- Minor49er 5y agoAmazon is setting aside some money that people are paying them specifically to donate to charity if people choose. The donations are coming from your charges