Comments on: What’s Your Favorite Charity? http://www.taxgirl.com/whats-your-favorite-charity/ Paying taxes is painful... but reading about them shouldn't be. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:16:58 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Jesica http://www.taxgirl.com/whats-your-favorite-charity/comment-page-1/#comment-4716 Jesica Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:02:02 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/whats-your-favorite-charity/#comment-4716 Worldwide: Kiva.org Nationwide: donorschoose.org, which allows teachers to submit what they need for their classrooms. You can search geographically or by other criteria. Last Fall, we helped fund two projects and received pictures from the classes and personalized thank you notes from the kids. Local (north of Seattle WA): HousingHope.org Worldwide: Kiva.org
Nationwide: donorschoose.org, which allows teachers to submit what they need for their classrooms. You can search geographically or by other criteria. Last Fall, we helped fund two projects and received pictures from the classes and personalized thank you notes from the kids.
Local (north of Seattle WA): HousingHope.org

]]> By: Oxnate http://www.taxgirl.com/whats-your-favorite-charity/comment-page-1/#comment-4714 Oxnate Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:16:53 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/whats-your-favorite-charity/#comment-4714 If you are bad with cell phones, try Cell Phones for Soldiers. http://www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com/ They turn used cell phones into calling cards for soldiers over seas to call home. I know that most Liberty Tax offices collect for them. If you are bad with cell phones, try Cell Phones for Soldiers. http://www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com/ They turn used cell phones into calling cards for soldiers over seas to call home. I know that most Liberty Tax offices collect for them.

]]> By: Kim http://www.taxgirl.com/whats-your-favorite-charity/comment-page-1/#comment-4715 Kim Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:54:30 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/whats-your-favorite-charity/#comment-4715 I also support local charities; my favorite is Forget Me Not Animal Shelter, http://forgetmenotshelter.org Most people don't realize that donations to large out-of-area organizations like the ASPCA do NOT "trickle down" to local shelters; these local shelters rely on help from donors in their neighborhoods. Without a celebrity sponsor or national attention, small local organizations often exist day to day, and really need help from those in the communities they serve. I also support local charities; my favorite is Forget Me Not Animal Shelter, http://forgetmenotshelter.org

Most people don’t realize that donations to large out-of-area organizations like the ASPCA do NOT “trickle down” to local shelters; these local shelters rely on help from donors in their neighborhoods. Without a celebrity sponsor or national attention, small local organizations often exist day to day, and really need help from those in the communities they serve.

]]> By: Scott http://www.taxgirl.com/whats-your-favorite-charity/comment-page-1/#comment-4713 Scott Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:42:20 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/whats-your-favorite-charity/#comment-4713 I like local as well, we donate to the local Chaffee zoo, but on the bigger scale, my favorite is Smile Train which gives kids (mostly in foreign countries) with cleft lips/palates, plastic surgery so they can go through life without being stared at and ostrosized(sp). I also like the Nature Conservancy, and the SPCA. One other place I donate to is Kiva.org, which takes your money and loans it interest free to people in need of small business loans (again, mostly in 3rd world nations where $500 can make or break a person). The money get's paid back in monthly installments over the next 6-12 months and you can then reinvest it with other people trying to make a life for themselves. You don't need to finance one person's entire loan either, you can give as little as like 20 bucks, and Kiva pools your money with others for each individual loan request that you want to fund. Something like 99% of the loans are paid back, and it's not charity, it's a way for people to dig themselves out of poverty with hard work and an influx of cash to get started with, it's a great idea. I like local as well, we donate to the local Chaffee zoo, but on the bigger scale, my favorite is Smile Train which gives kids (mostly in foreign countries) with cleft lips/palates, plastic surgery so they can go through life without being stared at and ostrosized(sp). I also like the Nature Conservancy, and the SPCA. One other place I donate to is Kiva.org, which takes your money and loans it interest free to people in need of small business loans (again, mostly in 3rd world nations where $500 can make or break a person). The money get’s paid back in monthly installments over the next 6-12 months and you can then reinvest it with other people trying to make a life for themselves. You don’t need to finance one person’s entire loan either, you can give as little as like 20 bucks, and Kiva pools your money with others for each individual loan request that you want to fund. Something like 99% of the loans are paid back, and it’s not charity, it’s a way for people to dig themselves out of poverty with hard work and an influx of cash to get started with, it’s a great idea.

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