{"id":931,"date":"2005-11-13T14:14:00","date_gmt":"2005-11-13T09:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chris.dwan.org\/?p=931"},"modified":"2005-11-13T14:14:00","modified_gmt":"2005-11-13T09:14:00","slug":"charitable-giving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chris.dwan.org\/?p=931","title":{"rendered":"Charitable giving"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m looking at charities. I’m looking for advice on the most productive ways to put a few dollars to good use. Assume for the moment that I can’t be troubled to get off my fat ass and go build a house or something. What charities seem to be doing the most actual, on-the-ground good for humanity these days? Of course, I would like to add to that list the non profits that I make the most use of…and perhaps also some simply tax exempt groups working for a better tomorrow.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/charitywatch.org seems to be the http:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/main\/home.jsp of this domain. Another one is http:\/\/www.charitynavigator.org. Hrm. So many details. Maybe I should reconsider that decision about not getting off my butt.<\/p>\n

So far, 37 seconds of brainstorming yields the following list, in no particular order:<\/p>\n