Donations

I'm doing my tax for last year (yes I'm 7 months late as usual) and realised I have not updated my donation chart since 2009.

I dropped in the 08/09 year but came back in 09/10. I was actually way down until I found a random receipt for Fred Hollows foundation for a one off donation I did. If you don't keep track them them it's so easy to forget.

When I look at these donations as a % of my overall earnings it's pretty sad. Here's the chart for the 09/10 year

It's around 2% which is insignificant. I'd feel worse if I had spent more on drugs or alcohol but no, the guilt I feel which fuels my donations is my vice. Which I believe stems from when I did the MS Read-A-Thon as a kid and kept $40 of the money I raised and spent it at Time Zone. This has weighed on me for many years.

So I'm looking to boost my donations for the 10/11 year and I want charity suggestions. Nothing religious please but suggestions. Or should I put it all into the micro funding sites like Kiva?

I currently donate to the following on a regular basis
MSF

UNHCR

Oxfam

WWF

Amnesty

Fred Hollows

One thing I am annoyed about is the amount of emails and junk mail I receive from the charities I do donate to. Oxfam print a huge amount of stuff that I tossed into the bin every month. I've told all the charities that if I receive any junk mail they will stop receiving a donation. Only one has failed so far.

If you want to donate more to charity try looking at new ways to give. You'll be surprised how easy it can be.

I'm doing my tax for last year (yes I'm 7 months late as usual) and realised I have not updated my donation chart since 2009. I dropped in the 08/09 year but came back in 09/10. I was actually way down until I found a random receipt for Fred Hollows foundation for a one off donation I did. If you don't keep track them them it's so easy to forget. When I look at these donations as a % of my overall earnings it's pretty sad. Here's the chart for the 09/10 year It's around 2% which is insignificant. I'd feel worse if I had spent more on drugs or alcohol but no, the guilt I feel which fuels my donations is my vice. Which I believe stems from when I did the MS Read-A-Thon as a kid and kept $40 of the money I raised and spent it at Time Zone. This has weighed on me for many years. So I'm looking to boost my donations for the 10/11 year and I want charity suggestions. Nothing religious please but suggestions. Or should I put it all into the micro funding sites like Kiva? I currently donate to the following on a regular basis MSF
UNHCR
Oxfam
WWF
Amnesty
Fred Hollows

One thing I am annoyed about is the amount of emails and junk mail I receive from the charities I do donate to. Oxfam print a huge amount of stuff that I tossed into the bin every month. I've told all the charities that if I receive any junk mail they will stop receiving a donation. Only one has failed so far. If you want to donate more to charity try looking at new ways to give. You'll be surprised how easy it can be.