Tokis-Phoenix
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If you donated money to a charity, what sort of or which charity would you donate money too? What sort of charities do you admire most or support or believe are very important to out race or countries etc?
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Mycernius said:I don't usually give money to charities. Maybe the odd loose change when a charity tin is held under my nose. I give blood instead, which I think is much more benefical to people who need it.
You are talking to people who left messages in 2006! I don't think they are around anymore to reply. Check dates and use Reply With Quote button.There are two issues. One is your interest(s) as to who should get help. The other is the likelihood that money or property given will actually be used for the stated purpose versus padding the overhead - lining the pockets - of the owners/managers of the charity.
The first issue is easy - just decide which category satisfies you.
The second is more difficult, but is easier than it used to be. There are private entities that monitor charities in the US. The charities in the US must file certain reports, a 990 form, that lists several areas of interest to a donor. Firms obtain these reports and make them public, either with or without a fee. How is the money spent. How much to overhead, etc. Who directs the charity. A potential donor should make an effort to investigate if there is a question or if the donation is large.
My gripe is that getting the information is not as easy as it should be. Every charity over a certain size should be required to have the 990 forms on its website, for example.
If there is a European process for monitoring charities, that would be your source, unless BREXIT nixes that access.
Yetos answered yesterday after me. I can still Reply, so can others. And, best yet, YOU saw it. Plus the topic wasn't covered sufficiently.You are talking to people who left messages in 2006! I don't think they are around anymore to reply. Check dates and use Reply With Quote button.
By all means be our guest and address every thread. Just don't directly address people from way ago, they won't respond.Yetos answered yesterday after me. I can still Reply, so can others. And, best yet, YOU saw it. Plus the topic wasn't covered sufficiently.
People are pretty ignorant about charities - I'm addressing Americans now. Perhaps same in Europe. Something calls itself a charity, people think that the majority of the money really goes to the cited object. Some overhead is inevitable, but too many have overpaid founders/managers. For example, in the aftermath of the Katrina hurricane in Louisiana, many dogs were abandoned. Charities offering help sprung up 'out of the woodwork'. If you investigated, one found that a 'no name' (very small) charity paid its founder/owner $300,000. In short, it was a scam.
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