FBB basically just vets other charities for worthiness and then re-routes your money to them as a grant. So you could always just see what charities they're helping and give to them directly.
"Does the most good" is probably in the eye of the beholder... I generally try to give my money to groups that have little or no administrative overhead and/or are super local. But that is just me.
William Nichols Yes, I think so. Journalistic integrity is becoming political, unfortunately. There are also a number of individual programs that are doing publicly funded investigative journalism.
Does Amnesty International count?
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SPLC
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ReplyDeleteDoes it have to be a tax deductible one?
ReplyDeleteShane Liebling no!
ReplyDeleteBooks Through Bars (in Philadelphia and NYC, maybe elsewhere) - they send donated books to people in prison.
ReplyDeletewww.abcf.net - they send mail to political prisoners (many local chapters)
Your local chapter of www.foodnotbombs.net
Also https://www.nlg.org/ - helping protesters out if/when they get arrested.
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ReplyDeleteWhich does the most good?
ReplyDeleteEFF. MSF. I've also heard good things about the Sierra Foundation.
ReplyDeleteFBB basically just vets other charities for worthiness and then re-routes your money to them as a grant. So you could always just see what charities they're helping and give to them directly.
ReplyDeleteDoes public radio count?
ReplyDeleteKaren Steele I dunno, do you think it does?
ReplyDelete"Does the most good" is probably in the eye of the beholder... I generally try to give my money to groups that have little or no administrative overhead and/or are super local. But that is just me.
ReplyDeleteFor me, sending money to a local charity always feels like I am trying to benefit myself. But, that's just me.
ReplyDeleteWilliam Nichols Yes, I think so. Journalistic integrity is becoming political, unfortunately. There are also a number of individual programs that are doing publicly funded investigative journalism.
ReplyDeleteThis is all correct. And all good organizations. I went with the ACLU again. I think their work scales.
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