NationStates Jolt Archive

You need not specify the dollar ammount, but to what organizations do you give money? I think it says a bit about a person.

Not being tremendously wealthy, ive not been able to bequeath fortunes, but I give to:

The ACLU
Wikipedia
The Phoenix Symphony
The Red Cross
Americans United for the Separation of Church and State
The James Randi Educational Fund
Several local museum.
Bums
NARAL Pro-Choice America
The Arizona Humane Society

I donated money to the Tsunami relief fund earlier this year, and I've donated to the American Red Cross' relief fund for Hurricane Katrina.

I give head..oh you meant charity.

this is not a laughing matter

this is not a laughing matter

Your "president" sure is!

I give to:
Doctors Without Borders
The Milton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation

RNIB

That's all I can afford to, really.

I was on vacation in London when the tsunami struck and for two weesk afterwards, but i donated GBP to the effort while I was there.

ON an interesting aside, I left the morning it struck and assumed for a couple days, as I was out of the news-loop, that it was as minor as it was first reported. Seeing, in passing, a newspaper headline declaring hundreds of thousands had died was one of the most shocking instances in my life, and very memorable.

It really struck me how focused the country became, immediately, on everyone pitching in with money.

I give to my church and to the baptist disaster relief fund (100% of donations go to disaster relief) I have donated money to habitat for humanity, and to the Red Cross, but most goes to my church.

I don't give, cheifly because I don't have the money to do so. Every two months the University vacuum comes along and sucks up my thousand-plus dollars that I've earned, and I cry, cry, cry.

I don't give to any specific charities, but I always give a few dollars to collectors I see in town.

I've collected for the Save the Children annual appeal 3 times and forth time after the Tsunami.

*Please see signature*

Oh and I'm visiting a salvation army collector tomorrow.... since I have some reservations about the red cross.

Your "president" sure is!

Forsooth, I would never have noticed.....

In all seriousness, though, I donate to the red cross or SA if I donate at all, I feel considerably more comfortable in the knowledge that my money will be used for beneficient causes.

The Red Cross, Boy Scouts of America, the Salvation Army, and Planned Parenthood.

I make my donations directly, and do not under any circumstances funnel a dime through "The United Way"-I want my contributions to be used, not handed out to Administrators and Middlemen.

I'm a college student, so I have got jack-shit for money. I do donate blood to the Red Cross regularly though. I figure that's better, since money can't buy blood.

The Red Cross, Boy Scouts of America, the Salvation Army, and Planned Parenthood.

I make my donations directly, and do not under any circumstances funnel a dime through "The United Way"-I want my contributions to be used, not handed out to Administrators and Middlemen.


I forgot Planned Parenthood, i help fund their exceptional work.

In order of contribution:

Amnesty International
The ACLU
The Red Cross
Mike's Militia (Michael Moore)
GetUp.org (http://www.getup.org.au)
MoveOn.org (http://www.moveon.org)
Catholics for Choice

Cancer Society and pretty much anyone else that isnt Amnesty International.

I just put money in whatever charity-box is on the counter at the shop i'm buying from, unless (and some people might hate me for this but meh) it's an animal one, then i save it till i find a charity box for a people charity, i have nothing against animals, i just think it's more important to help people, and i always donate extra to the NSPCC and Cancer Research

Cancer Society and pretty much anyone else that isnt Amnesty International.
It's ok, I'll cover you! *donates extra five bucks to Amnesty*

It's ok, I'll cover you! *donates extra five bucks to Amnesty*
Oh no you wont! :mp5:

Catholic Charities (1-800-919-9338 to help with Katrina victims)
Humane Society
Local collections for specific people in need

I also donate a few pints of my O negative to the Red Cross each year

Edit: I forgot to mention the Girl Scout cookies and Boy Scout popcorn that we buy

Regularly only to Unicef and Amnesty. Other organisations may get the coins in my pockets if I think it's for a good cause.

Donating regularly is much more efficient than donating only when the collectors fill the streets. So if you can donate a small amount every month, please do so instead of giving only to collectors.

I donated money to the Tsunami relief fund earlier this year, and I've donated to the American Red Cross' relief fund for Hurricane Katrina.

Ditto.

I just put money in whatever charity-box is on the counter at the shop i'm buying from, unless (and some people might hate me for this but meh) it's an animal one, then i save it till i find a charity box for a people charity, i have nothing against animals, i just think it's more important to help people.

Also ditto. :p

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I also volunteer on an irregular basis, usually for the American Cancer Society.

I just put money in whatever charity-box is on the counter at the shop i'm buying from, unless (and some people might hate me for this but meh) it's an animal one, then i save it till i find a charity box for a people charity, i have nothing against animals, i just think it's more important to help people, and i always donate extra to the NSPCC and Cancer Research
I'm pretty sure English animals won't need your money. As far as I know RSPCA is loaded compared to many other organisation.

I'm pretty sure English animals won't need your money. As far as I know RSPCA is loaded compared to many other organisation.
yeah, in England people tend to like animals more than people, i have a friend whose parents appear to love her rabbit more than her, they even took a picture of her down from the wall and replaced it with one of her rabbit and guinea pigs

yeah, in England people tend to like animals more than people, i have a friend whose parents appear to love her rabbit more than her, they even took a picture of her down from the wall and replaced it with one of her rabbit and guinea pigs
did you kick their arses? Cause they really deserve that

did you kick their arses? Cause they really deserve that
no! her dad is really scary! and she doesn't seem to care, i think she loves her rabbit more than her parents.....

no! her dad is really scary! and she doesn't seem to care, i think she loves her rabbit more than her parents.....
would he hit a girl?

And if she does too, then......well it's still no excuse. Parents should love their kids more than some rabbit.

"To Whom do You Give?"

Not having been able to pay all of my bills until recently, I haven't been able to give to anything for quite awhile. However, now that my finances have turned around, I will be giving on a regular basis to:

* Army Emergency Relief - They help active duty Army and veterans who need financial assistance, with no-interest and low-interest loans and even grants.

* The Salvation Army - Their disaster and humanitarian relief efforts are legendary and I have never heard of a scandal involving the SA.

* Panhandlers - I always give what I can to those poor souls I run into who are down on their luck, especially the homeless ones. I figure, "There but for the Grace of God, go I."

Amnesty International (http://www.amnesty.org/)
Greenpeace (http://www.greenpeace.org/international/)
Médicins Sans Frontières (http://www.msf.org/)
SOS Barnbyar/Children's Villages (http://www.sos-childrensvillages.org/)
WWF (http://www.wwf.org/)
Barncancerfonden (= Children's Cancer Fund) (http://www.barncancerfonden.se/)
Barndiabetesfonden (= Children's Diabetes Fund, HRH Crown Princess Victoria's Charity) (http://www.barndiabetesfonden.org/)

May I enquire why you donate to the World Wrestling Federation?

May I enquire why you donate to the World Wrestling Federation?
Um ... he likes to watch big men in tights bitch-slapping each other? ROFL!

:D

Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (=German Red Cross)
Ärzte ohne Grenzen (=Doctors without Borders)

Those are the two organisations I usually give to whenever I have some money left (usually save all the change and then donate it to them at the end of the year).

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that my Christmas cards are usually bought from Amnesty International (ai) and UNICEF.

May I enquire why you donate to the World Wrestling Federation?

World Wildlife Fund.

Um ... he likes to watch big men in tights bitch-slapping each other? ROFL!

:D

I hear that's a popular pastime in the US among the rubes.

You need not specify the dollar ammount, but to what organizations do you give money? I think it says a bit about a person.

Not being tremendously wealthy, ive not been able to bequeath fortunes, but I give to:

The ACLU
Wikipedia
The Phoenix Symphony
The Red Cross
Americans United for the Separation of Church and State
The James Randi Educational Fund
Several local museum.
Bums
NARAL Pro-Choice America
The Arizona Humane Society

Any Animal Charities and a few orphan funds...that sort thing

While we're on the topic, someone mentioned that the United Way fritters away a lot of its donations on management and administrators. Any other major organisations that people should stay away from for these reasons?

No specific charities, I just like browsing through charity shops for bargains. I find the best charity shops are British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK and Oxfam. I also do regular volunteer work in my local Oxfam shop - normally around 12 hours a week. As well as buying records from there with money I really should save...And I give to the RAG society (Raise And Give) at my university, but I'm not sure which charities they give to.
I specifically don't give money to the British Legion (that includes buying poppies for Remembrance Sunday). It's a badly run organisation, and not enough of the money they raise goes towards the people who need it.