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Does your employer have a donation matching program? It’s a great time of year to donate to the EFF.

stavros 3y ago
I donate to NOYB, but I second your sentiment.
BobaFloutist 3y ago
It's so hard to prioritize non-profits these days. EFF is huge and super relevant, but so are aid programs to Ukraine or I/P, and reproductive health orgs. There's a lot going on I want to contribute to.
- bear141 3y ago
  I wonder if there is a service to automate small (or large) donations to multiple organizations on a regular basis similar to an investment service? Edit: I can only find services marketed towards the nonprofit, not for the donor. A service that aggregated and automated all the nonprofits I want to regularly donate small amounts to would be great. I think it would be important to not require the nonprofits direct involvement in order to allow me to donate as diversely as I want.
  - electric_mayhem 3y ago
    Benevity is a company that basically administers company matching donations. Database of approved nonprofits, can set up arbitrary amounts as recurring payments, and automatic matching if you do the donations through their site. It’s not quite “I got $500 this month to give back, scatter it amongst my chosen charities” but you could definitely use a service like that to set up baseline donations. I don’t do scheduled donations; prefer to spool it up and make a splash when employer offers 2:1 match. Don’t think I’ve seen that in all of ‘23, though, so settling for 1:1 now.
    - bear141 3y ago
      Thank you for this. I realize this suggestion fits the context of the thread, but I am currently self employed so I would love another suggestion that isn’t necessarily geared toward integrating with employer match programs.
  - BobaFloutist 3y ago
    https://www.charitynavigator.org/donor-basics/tools-for-giving/giving-basket/ https://www.charitynavigator.org/donor-basics/tools-for-givi... How's this look?
    - bear141 3y ago
      Thank you that one looks great
- electric_mayhem 3y ago
  I’m with you on all those. I just did my end of year matching gift donating through the portal at work. I guess I left out Ukraine, which needs fixing. But did get FSF, EFF, the regional food bank, and a niche human rights org. Let me tell you, causing my employer donate to the EFF in particular is always one of the high points of my year. Even better when there’s 2:1 matching, which they seem to not offer this year (I dig deep in my own pocket when they do have that because, hey, 2:1!). It’s hilarious and oh so satisfying.

I donate to NOYB, but I second your sentiment.

It's so hard to prioritize non-profits these days. EFF is huge and super relevant, but so are aid programs to Ukraine or I/P, and reproductive health orgs. There's a lot going on I want to contribute to.

bear141 3y ago
I wonder if there is a service to automate small (or large) donations to multiple organizations on a regular basis similar to an investment service? Edit: I can only find services marketed towards the nonprofit, not for the donor. A service that aggregated and automated all the nonprofits I want to regularly donate small amounts to would be great. I think it would be important to not require the nonprofits direct involvement in order to allow me to donate as diversely as I want.
- electric_mayhem 3y ago
  Benevity is a company that basically administers company matching donations. Database of approved nonprofits, can set up arbitrary amounts as recurring payments, and automatic matching if you do the donations through their site. It’s not quite “I got $500 this month to give back, scatter it amongst my chosen charities” but you could definitely use a service like that to set up baseline donations. I don’t do scheduled donations; prefer to spool it up and make a splash when employer offers 2:1 match. Don’t think I’ve seen that in all of ‘23, though, so settling for 1:1 now.
  - bear141 3y ago
    Thank you for this. I realize this suggestion fits the context of the thread, but I am currently self employed so I would love another suggestion that isn’t necessarily geared toward integrating with employer match programs.
- BobaFloutist 3y ago
  https://www.charitynavigator.org/donor-basics/tools-for-giving/giving-basket/ https://www.charitynavigator.org/donor-basics/tools-for-givi... How's this look?
  - bear141 3y ago
    Thank you that one looks great
electric_mayhem 3y ago
I’m with you on all those. I just did my end of year matching gift donating through the portal at work. I guess I left out Ukraine, which needs fixing. But did get FSF, EFF, the regional food bank, and a niche human rights org. Let me tell you, causing my employer donate to the EFF in particular is always one of the high points of my year. Even better when there’s 2:1 matching, which they seem to not offer this year (I dig deep in my own pocket when they do have that because, hey, 2:1!). It’s hilarious and oh so satisfying.