Comments on: How to Choose a Charity http://moneysmartlife.com/how-to-choose-a-charity/ Money Tips for a Better Life Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:39:38 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Nicole http://moneysmartlife.com/how-to-choose-a-charity/comment-page-1/#comment-47350 Nicole Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:02:49 +0000 http://moneysmartlife.com/how-to-choose-a-charity/#comment-47350 I also use www.charitynavigator.org to find charities. Last year I gave to World Vision, Oxfam, and World Wildlife Fund. They are all rated highly. Another thing I like about them is you can donate money in other people's names as gifts to them. I did a lot of my christmas "shopping" and charity donations at one time by making charitable gifts on behalf of many of my friends. WWF is great for that because you can adopt an animal for someone, and WWF will send them a package with a stuffed animal version of their adoptee, along with an adoption certificate. People really loved that. I also use http://www.charitynavigator.org to find charities. Last year I gave to World Vision, Oxfam, and World Wildlife Fund. They are all rated highly. Another thing I like about them is you can donate money in other people’s names as gifts to them. I did a lot of my christmas “shopping” and charity donations at one time by making charitable gifts on behalf of many of my friends. WWF is great for that because you can adopt an animal for someone, and WWF will send them a package with a stuffed animal version of their adoptee, along with an adoption certificate. People really loved that.

]]> By: Tina http://moneysmartlife.com/how-to-choose-a-charity/comment-page-1/#comment-47154 Tina Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:00:30 +0000 http://moneysmartlife.com/how-to-choose-a-charity/#comment-47154 Thanks for all the great advice. Finding a good charity has just become a lot easier than those late night infomercials. Thanks for all the great advice. Finding a good charity has just become a lot easier than those late night infomercials.

]]> By: leefr http://moneysmartlife.com/how-to-choose-a-charity/comment-page-1/#comment-45685 leefr Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:06:59 +0000 http://moneysmartlife.com/how-to-choose-a-charity/#comment-45685 One useful resource in locating a charity that'll spend your money wisely is Charity Navigator . According to their website Charity Navigator is "America's premier independent charity evaluator, works to advance a more efficient and responsive philanthropic marketplace by evaluating the financial health of over 5,300 of America's largest charities." In addition, several states also have a Charities Review Council that evaluates how well charities spend their money. One useful resource in locating a charity that’ll spend your money wisely is Charity Navigator . According to their website Charity Navigator is “America’s premier independent charity evaluator, works to advance a more efficient and responsive philanthropic marketplace by evaluating the financial health of over 5,300 of America’s largest charities.”
In addition, several states also have a Charities Review Council that evaluates how well charities spend their money.

]]> By: Donna http://moneysmartlife.com/how-to-choose-a-charity/comment-page-1/#comment-45682 Donna Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:26:25 +0000 http://moneysmartlife.com/how-to-choose-a-charity/#comment-45682 Our company, cards4heroes.com, LLC, designs and manufactures greeting cards with patriotic and military themes. Many of our customers engage in troop support or veteran support efforts. As a service to our customers at <a href="http://www.cards4heroes.com" rel="nofollow">www.cards4heroes.com</a>, we offer links to a variety of charitable organizations engaged in such efforts. Arguably the most important link on our Links page, however, is to <a href="http://www.charitynavigator.org" rel="nofollow">CharityNavigator.org</a>. That website provides a rating feature for charities (0-5 stars) and comprehensive information about them. You can search by topic or charity name. You can learn about a charity's mission statement, revenue and expenses, the leadership's compensation, and, importantly, the proportion of funds going to programs versus fundraising and administrative expenses. And, you can compare charities involved in similar missions. Some charities do very well in directing funds to programs, others spend most of their funds on fundraising and/or administrative expenses. Whether someone wants to donate to a charity that supports troops or veterans, or to any other charity, we would suggest a visit to that site first. Our company, cards4heroes.com, LLC, designs and manufactures greeting cards with patriotic and military themes. Many of our customers engage in troop support or veteran support efforts. As a service to our customers at http://www.cards4heroes.com, we offer links to a variety of charitable organizations engaged in such efforts.

Arguably the most important link on our Links page, however, is to CharityNavigator.org. That website provides a rating feature for charities (0-5 stars) and comprehensive information about them. You can search by topic or charity name. You can learn about a charity’s mission statement, revenue and expenses, the leadership’s compensation, and, importantly, the proportion of funds going to programs versus fundraising and administrative expenses. And, you can compare charities involved in similar missions. Some charities do very well in directing funds to programs, others spend most of their funds on fundraising and/or administrative expenses.

Whether someone wants to donate to a charity that supports troops or veterans, or to any other charity, we would suggest a visit to that site first.

]]> By: lyndsey http://moneysmartlife.com/how-to-choose-a-charity/comment-page-1/#comment-45679 lyndsey Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:21:49 +0000 http://moneysmartlife.com/how-to-choose-a-charity/#comment-45679 i was just reading a book i got online this week and it had a part in it about donating old stuff for tax savings and to get rid of all the clutter in the closets. it was at <a href="http://www.moneysavingreport.com" rel="nofollow">moneysavingreport.com</a> if you want to have a look. I am going to be doing this within the next week or so. if for no other reason than to get rid of some of the junk, and to help out others. i was just reading a book i got online this week and it had a part in it about donating old stuff for tax savings and to get rid of all the clutter in the closets. it was at moneysavingreport.com if you want to have a look. I am going to be doing this within the next week or so. if for no other reason than to get rid of some of the junk, and to help out others.

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