Comments on: Where Should I Donate?

By: crushzzr

crushzzr — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:09:00 +0000

In today’s world we need people thinking outside the box. Check out http://www.PerpetualEndowments.org They are doing it right.

By: Erich Riesenberg

Erich Riesenberg — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 23:30:51 +0000

Note the comment by Talia promoting Givewell is also spam, as noted here.

http://blog.givewell.net/?p=214

By: msparber

msparber — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:35:47 +0000

The Givewell thread did succeed in reminding me what charity is, and how much it means. The Red Cross saved my ass after Hurricane Katrina, and anyone who has received assistance from them knows the depth of their generosity and the immediacy and effectiveness of their assistance. I need to give more to them. I owe them, but not just because they helped me. Because they provide the assistance people need when they need it, and funding that is my debt to humanity.

By: M

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 20:40:51 +0000

Wow, Givewell seems pretty shady. I’d avoid it like the plague.

By: msparber

msparber — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 19:15:06 +0000

Just a note: Someone from Givewell just spammed Metafilter. I don't know how they are as a Web page, but they don't really seem to have figured out the Internet. The consensus on the thread seems to be that they're pretty sketchy.

By: ajb

ajb — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 18:53:13 +0000

I use Network for Good and donate a small amount monthly (doesn’t hurt as much as doing it all at once at the end of the year) to the following:
My neighborhood organization – so they can continue working on making Corocoran a good place to live. Help those prostitutes!
Minnesota chapter of ALS for research – my aunt passed away of it last year.
Minnesota chapter of Arthritis Foundation – I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis at 32 and it sucks!

By: Talia

Talia — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 18:14:48 +0000

Have you seen http://www.givewell.net? It’s a new website that tries to help donors answer that question by researching, evaluating, and recommending the best charities. It was mentioned in the New York Times last week: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/20/us/20charity.html.

By: justpbob

justpbob — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 17:40:22 +0000

I know that group, Simpleton. A very good organization.

By: josie

josie — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 17:28:12 +0000

I think supporting the empire that keeps Kendra safe inside the Playboy Mansion instead of throwing her into the cold, cruel world is a very charitable thing.

By: Mpls Simpleton

Mpls Simpleton — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 17:25:08 +0000

I am a member of the Land Stewardship Project.

It is a MN based project that works to make farming more sustainable and local and aids farmers with small to mid sized farms.