Tabitha
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Posted on: 08/31/2010 19:46
Which charities do you support and why?
You can even talk about how much you donate if you want.
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Tabitha
Which charities do you support and why?
You can even talk about how much you donate if you want.
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GordW
the vast majority of what I
Posted on: 08/31/2010 20:00
the vast majority of what I give is to the church--50% to the local congregation and 50% to M&S
And then there were some gifts in kind to the local congregation in Atikokan as well (LicenSIng license, some of my mileage, a composter fot the manse...)
I just did the PAR form for this congregation at $200 a month
I generally give about $300 to the crisis nursery where I used to work each Christmas at their radiothon
carolla
My main givings go to my
Posted on: 08/31/2010 20:20
My main givings go to my church & M&S fund - via PAR which is great.
I give smaller amounts to support friends who are doing charitable events - Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, Canadian Cancer Society, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Canadian Safe School Network, and the Foundation at the hospital where I work - all seem to come up annually. Also to Zonta International which does great work for women around the world.
We also have memberships - not exactly charitable, but supporting valued community organizations like the Art Gallery of Ontario, Royal Ontario Museum, Royal Botanical Gardens.
MorningCalm
Tabitha wrote: Which
Posted on: 08/31/2010 22:12
Which charities do you support and why?
Church and World Vision.
Church: 10% of my earnings. World Vision: standard child sponosorship rate.
Ichthys
I try to help people
Posted on: 08/31/2010 22:22
I try to help people directly, if not I donate directly to a charity, after I have checked about 10 reviews. Yes, I really want to see every penny spent on humanitarian aid now! Did you know that charities only spend only 2% of the money that they got for Haiti? WHAT are they doing with the rest??? It is outrageous.
jon71
We always try and do
Posted on: 09/01/2010 06:46
We always try and do something for Habitat for Humanity at Christmas as well as Salvation Army. Also smaller things here and there as we go along.
Panentheism
Ichthys wrote: I try to help
Posted on: 09/01/2010 09:41
I try to help people directly, if not I donate directly to a charity, after I have checked about 10 reviews. Yes, I really want to see every penny spent on humanitarian aid now! Did you know that charities only spend only 2% of the money that they got for Haiti? WHAT are they doing with the rest??? It is outrageous.
Where did you get this? The churches spent all but the 2% - Others like cuso and oxfam and the un spent more than the figure you use.
I give to m&s and local church - oxfam cuso red cross - I don't give to hospitals on the idea that is a society issue and should be government funded. Some local causes but not often to the disease of the month, only when a friend is doing a request.
I give to the local housing shelter and street ministries but not the salvation army.
Tyson
Church. Also, World Vision
Posted on: 09/01/2010 19:44
Church. Also, World Vision and Compassion Canada where my wife, daughter and I sponsor three children and their families.
Tabitha
I donate to our local
Posted on: 09/01/2010 19:03
I donate to our local congregation with par
I support Racecoourse school in Africa -the local school council determines their prioities,
To friends doing walks etc-Cancer, Aids care etc,
To Bissell Centre in Edmonton-low income/street folk
naramata
and gifts as the occasion arises-a teacher was going to teacher Kindergarten teachers in a poor country in the caribean-I boought some of the books she requested
Sometimes-when avaialble through work-I have dodnated to united way
retiredrev
There are some charities that
Posted on: 09/01/2010 19:14
There are some charities that are primarily money making organizations for the owners. Twp charities hired a company that took 85.5% and gave the charity 14.5%. Their 'telemarketers' started at $15.00 per hour. (Before you call me a liar, I worked for them briefly before I retired just to pay off some bills. I didn't stay with them long. Their tactics made me sick.) The telemarketing and the kids who sell chocolate bars at the mall represent companies that are usually (not always) just money making organizations. Let the donor beware.
The_Omnissiah
I donate directly to the
Posted on: 09/01/2010 19:25
I donate directly to the local soup kitchen.
As-salaamu alaikum, Ramadan Mubarak
-Omni
MorningCalm
Tabitha wrote: Sometimes-when
Posted on: 09/02/2010 08:45
Sometimes-when avaialble through work-I have dodnated to united way
The problem I have with donating to United Way is that while I consider some of their agencies to be well worth funding, they sponsor others whom there is no way I want my money going to. For that reason I would much rather just give to the individual agencies themselves.
Katschen
Red Cross, United Way (when I
Posted on: 09/02/2010 09:35
Red Cross, United Way (when I donate through work during October, I have some discretion over where the funds go) and I am currently looking into programs like Christian Children's fund or similar organization.
Frankly, and this may seem politically incorrect or problematic/patronizing for many reasons, but I really wish there was some way to sponsor "at risk" kids in this country--specifically from First Nations communities. In that type of situation, I think a relationship where you were more like a 'patron' of a specific child (where the child could have as much or as little of a personal relationship with you as they want) but where there was a financial component in addition to an ability to take a direct interest in their life and to encourage them in their life pursuits...but anyway, like I said, problematic.
DaveHenderson
United Church of Canada,
Posted on: 09/02/2010 16:55
United Church of Canada, Mission and Service Fund, Red Cross, Samaritan's Purse, World Vision, Salvation Army, various others. I know that politics abound around charitable giving. My rule of thumb; does it reach out and help others in a real and tangible way without creating, fostering, enabling or maintaining unhealthy and ongoing dependence. The organization must also be absolutely transparent about its financial reporting.