doing good
When it comes to choosing a charity to which we’d like to donate our time or our money, we typically choose based on either life experience or we may have heard about the charity through word of mouth.
I try to donate my time whenever possible, but when it comes to donating cash there are two great websites that I use which are devoted to helping you with that effort – Network for Good and Charity Navigator.
Charity Navigator is an independent charity evaluator which evaluates the financial health of America’s largest charities! It’s full of information on hundreds of charities so you can know exactly where your dollars are going. Pretty important in this day and age of bogus charities and horrible people taking advantages of the kind-hearted.
Network for Good is another great site where you can give to your favorite charity/charities and have all your donation records stored and accessible at any time! The website is safe and secure and the site meets the Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance standards for charity accountability! In fact, since its inception more than 400,000 donors have contributed more than $100 million dollars using the Network for Good giving system!
Again, both websites are safe and secure . . . I use them all the time! In fact, here are my Top 5 charities:
Animal
The Humane Society of the United States (view website)
The Humane Society of the United States promotes the protection of all animals
Environment
E+Co’s underlying purpose is to stimulate long-term, institutionalized channels of investment in environmentally superior forms of energy production and use in developing countries
Health
Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation (view website)
The Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation was founded to help and find the cure for diabetes and until that goal is achieved, to provide the care needed to combat the detrimental and life-threatening complications of this terrible disease
International Medical Corps (view website)
International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs
Water for People (view website)
Throughout the world, Water for People uses water as a catalyst for change in communities that lack access to drinking water, adequate sanitation and hygiene education
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