In the past couple of months, has your mailbox been filled with a multitude of requests from different charitable organizations? This time of the year - Giving Tuesday, Thanksgiving, and Christmas - seems to generate many requests for monetary donations. How do we make the decision about which entity to support? We want our money to go to causes that will benefit others who might not be as fortunate as us, but how can we be sure it actually does?
A favorite website of mine is Charity Navigator - charitynavigator.org I would encourage you to take some time to look at the website (if not now, bookmark to return to after the holiday season). You can use their many tools and resources to inform your giving to nonprofits throughout the year. A Charity Search box allows you to enter the name of your favorite nonprofit to view information about its rating. Not all charities receive ratings; many religious ones are exempt. However, there are over 195,000 nonprofits that are rated. Also, on the website, there are some Top Ten lists which are interesting to peruse. You can also browse charities by categories of your interests. Charity Navigator also offers the option to donate to charities through their website.
A quick introduction to their rating system can be found here: https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view&cpid=8077
Jeline
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