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Question as someone who doesn't donate yet but would like to once it's financially feasible: what are some good charities to donate to?
by brandonhsiao 13y ago
Question as someone who doesn't donate yet but would like to once it's financially feasible: what are some good charities to donate to?
- citricsquid 13y agoPersonally I love Kiva, "Kiva is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that allows people to lend money via the Internet to low-income / underserved entrepreneurs and students in 70 countries." http://kiva.org http://kiva.org
- RussianCow 13y agoThis is really cool, thanks for introducing it!
- dustcoin 13y agoIt is worth noting that while Kiva is a non-profit, the loans go through potentially for-profit middlemen who may charge very high interest rates. Additionally, money is actually sent to borrowers before their story is even posted to Kiva. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiva_(organization)#Pre-disbursement_of_funds http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiva_(organization)#Pre-disburs...
- cowmoo 13y agohttp://changefol.io http://changefol.io is a site that I use to set up micro-donations that's based off my daily spending, e.g., donate $0.05 for every $1 I spend at the gas pump to Sierra Club; $0.10 for every $1 I spend at the grocery store to WWF (World Wild Life Fund).
- gsastry 13y agoThe truth and opportunity is that donating to some charities creates disproportionately more good and well being in the world than other charities, so this is a very important question. http://www.givewell.org/ http://www.givewell.org/ is one charity evaluator that tries to answer this with in-depth analyses. I recommend them!
- ernestipark 13y agoMy wife and I give to http://www.worldvision.org/ http://www.worldvision.org/ (one of the partners listed in the Gates Letter). They've been doing incredible work for over 60 years in both development and aid.