If
you are like me, you want to give back to your community or even
national charities; but can find it hard to do if your income is low or
already stretched too thin. With the holidays approaching, it might seem
impossible to donate on #GivingTuesday - but there are many free and
cheap ways to be charitable today and everyday. These blog posts
highlight just a few of them.
I hope you enjoy and use these ideas today on Giving Tuesday 2019 and everyday . Please let me know what you think or if you have more ideas to donate that are free or inexpensive in the comments below. I'll try to post more frequently than in the past.
Don't Give to Organizations You Don't Know If you don't know anything about a charity, do some research first before you give. You're less likely to be scammed that way. Check out the charity's website, check out the charity through Charity Navigator or the Better Business Bureau, and ask friends and relatives what they think of the charity. Overall, it will give you a good picture of the cause and weed out the fakes and scam artists. If it's local, you might want to check out the local office or offer to volunteer instead.
Don't Give to Charities that Solicit You First I don't usually give to charities that solicit me first, unless they are well-known or I have donated in the past.
When Donating For Disaster Relief; Don't Give Immediately- Wait 6 Months It's tempting to donate right away in times of major disaster like 9/11 or the earthquake in Haiti, but chances are that most donors will have stopped giving by then and there will be just as much need at that time . I have donated immediately in the past, but no longer. Most scam artists will have moved on to something else by this time as well.
When Possible, Give Time instead of MoneyVolunteering is a great way to give back to your community without costing a lot of money. You and the clients and the charity will benefit in many measurable and unmeasurable ways. It's a great way to find out more about a charity and it also has several social benefits.
Don't Give To An Individual, Unless You Know and Trust Them Whatever their need is, be homeless or whatever, it is often better to direct the person to a local charity than to give them money personally.
Some of these ideas came from personal experience, common sense and various blogs and websites. What is your take on this post? Do you have anything to add? If so, please post in the comment box below or tweet me @ccol4him. I'll try to respond ASAP.
1. Volunteer at a local or favorite charity.2. Post a video or blog link or comment here in the comment box about why you think your favorite charity is important.3. Visit a free click to donate page such as; Care2=Click to Donate - Free donations for rainforest, primates, pets, and more!or use either Goodsearch and/orSearch Kindly as your search website to raise funds for your favorite cause. You can also promote 4 great causes at http://summerofsocialgood.com/ using their widget.4. Play a vocabulary game on Free Rice to give rice to the hungry.5. Send emails(assuming you have one if you are reading this) to your local, state, and national leaders regarding laws about causes/issues you believe in.6. If you like my blog and want to help me make a difference, please press the Yahoo buzz button and/or add me to your Technorati favorites through the button on my sidebar.7. If you have a similar blog or website, post the link in my comments box and I will try to mention you in a blog entry soon and/or link to it in the Hall of Fame.8.The Give List has a list of 71 ways to give without spending any money. Please check it out.9.Join a charity team listed at Iwon.com's Team Challenge page and you can search and play games to earn points for a charity. Donations are given to the charities selected by the top ranking teams each month. I created The Bubel/Aiken Foundation Team page .10. Want to send an email of thanks or encouragement for a US soldier? Then, please visit 11. Have a lot of things you no longer use but are still good, but don't want the hassle of doing a yard sale? There are other options;a. Give them to a charity thrift store such as Goodwill or Salvation Army(plus if the items are of any value, you can get a tax deduction).b. Give and receive things at Freecycle™.org12. Donate blood to a local blood bank if you are able(some medical issues or religious restrictions may not allow it). If you liked this, you might be interested in these articles;eHow.com-How to Make Daily Free Charity DonationsEveryday Giving Blog:Free Ways to Help Those in NeedSeth's Blog: Interesting new media charity efforts freewaysgivecharitydozen
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