What do DUers donate to?

[Rabrrrrrr]

Out of curiosity, interested in the organizations we donate to. I bet, knowing this group, it's a lot of darn good ones, and I bet we give an awful lot money together.

For me:

Greenpeace

NRA and NRA-ILA

ACLU

My churches (pledges, paintings for auctions, other $$$ gifts for specific occasions, offerings of my skills and talents, and time)

White Gifts (gifts for kids of prisoners at Christmas)

Some other Christmas gift program for low-income kids that I've done through my employers

DU

My fraternity's Educational Foundation

My local fraternity chapter

Brooklyn Academy of Music

My seminary

All my old clothing (that's still wearable) goes to local homeless and low-income places (usually Riverside Church or else Salvation Army)



Between all of us at DU, I bet it's a lot of groups (and a LOT of overlapping! though I bet few are giving to NRA-ILA), and a lot of money. But let's not talk about how much money, eh? No need for a flame war...

Come on, DU, let's celebrate our generosity and dedication to making the world better!

[ScreamingMeemie]

1. Turning Point Women's shelters

Children's Hospital

Purple Heart

Various personal health causes when I read about them.

[lcordero]

2. Is there a progressive gun rights lobby?

I'm not comfortable with the NRA.

[Rabrrrrrr]

4. Sadly, not that I know of

The NRA is the only org. I know that's pro-gun rights. Many anti-gun. And lots of organizations that fall into the large, ambiguous middle zone.

[PittPoliSci]

3. DU and my time to my firehall.

that's about it. i'm poor, and busy, so i don't have much time, or money. but regardless, even the littlest bit helps.

[NJCher]

5. groups

other forums I frequent

local anti-noise groups

animal rights groups and shelters

the statewide group that works to curb pesticide use and advocates integrated pest management


Cher

[Rabrrrrrr]

9. tell me more about local anti-noise groups, please,

and whether you know if there are any in NYC? I didn't realize such things existed.

[GOPisEvil]

6. Aside from DU?

I donate monthly (through payroll deduction) to the following:
Doctors Without Borders
The Capital Area Food Bank (Austin, TX)
The Texas State History Museum

Oh, I donate usable household items and clothes to Goodwill. (edit)

[Mixxster]

Southern Poverty Law Center

ACLU
DU

Through my business we've also donated to:
Oprah's Angel Network
Heifer Int'l
local schools

[arwalden]

7. Human Rights Campaign

Whitman-Walker Clinic. Disabled American Vets.

That's all. Nothing else. (Unless you count clothing donations to Goodwill and Purple Heart.)

I'm too broke to be giving to every cause I think is worthy. So I pick my battles and my charities carefully.

-- Allen

[Rabrrrrrr]

8. Good stuff so far! And here's another question:

As you can see, I give to a lot, but many of them get little: maybe $20-25, so I'm not throwing loads of cash anywhere. If I were rich, I'd love to set up a foundation to give money away, but alas, I'm about a 999,000 bucks short of being a millionaire. Close, but no cigar. Those are all causes I believe in, but I can't support them to the extent I'd like.

So: is it better to give more $$ to a few charities, or less to many? I'd love to give $250 a year to ACLU, but that would mean cutting out everything that's not church, and then I'd feel bad for cutting out the others. I could do rotation, but then, for instance, BAM gets money only once a decade, and what's the difference then?

How do you all deal with this?

[RebelOne]

10. Animal rescue organizations

and to the Fund For Animals animal rights org.

[nuxvomica]

11. Besides DU and Buzzflash

I give to animal shelters, local charities, Juvenile Diabetes at work, and the National Center for Homeopathy.

[BigMcLargehuge]

12. When I could afford to both eat and donate, my recipients were

Disabled American Veterans
Vietnam Veterans of America
Special Olympics
Greenpeace

Now that I can barely afford to eat, and thus have zero charitable dollars... I donate old clothes and books to Goodwill.

But I'm running out of clothes and books..

Come on economy... I have good work to do!!!

[Rabrrrrrr]

13. Oh, don't worry - wealth will soon be trickling down upon us

and we'll all be rich and every organization will all have all the faith-based tax money it needs so they won't be required to seek donations any more.

Ah, what a beautiful world the repukes are giving us. Hard to believe I ever voted Democrat.

[BigMcLargehuge]

20. something's trickling down on us... but it ain't wealth.

:hi:

[curse10]

14. ACLU, PETA, DU, NARAL

I think that's it.

[Aristus]

15. My church, Goodwill, and the American Lung Association.

I've also donated to DU, of course. But I'm not a regular donor. (My wife would kill me!)

[GumboYaYa]

16. Sierra Club

Herbert Hoovers Boys and Girls Club
Disabled Veterans
Missouri Council for the Blind
Optimists Club of America (I'm an active Optimist)
Missouri Public Interest Research Group
St. Louis Zoo
Forest Park Forever
St. Louis Art Museum
Lauemier Sculpture Park
Arts & Education Council
St. Joseph's School for the Blind

and a few morethat I can't recall right now.

I also try to seek out musicicans who have health care needs and help pay for their medical expenses. I have several friends in the local music scene that have organized an effort to support destitute musicians. It is so sad how many great musicians are living in total poverty.

[ProfessorGAC]

17. A Few Group

Money: ACLU; National Multiple Scleorsis Society; American Diabetes Association (my dad died from complications due to diabetes)

Unused Household Stuff and Clothing goes to St. Vincent DePaul or to D.A.V.

Time: United Cerbral Palsy; NMSS; Childhood Leukemia Foundation (friends little boy died of it); Local Democratic Party

So, some of it is self-motivated, but i still think my heart's in the right place.
The Professor

[UrbScotty]

18. My church and a couple local charities (plus DU)

Catholic Human Delevopment Outreach and Mel Trotter Ministries

[WillParkinson]

19. Donations

The Humane Society and the local AIDS charity.

[Cheswick2.0]

21. Emilies List, Planned Parenthhood, NAACP, Clinton and Carter's libraries

PFAW, church, DU, DNC and specific candidates.

[Mr. McD]

22. American Atheist

Alliance for Democracy
Red Cross
Sierra Club

[annonymous]

23. I donate unwanted items to AMVETS.

I make annual contributions to the charity drive at work, but I choose different charities to donate to each year. I sometimes donate blood to the Red Cross.

[Kamika]

24. church and some diabetes research

My mom got diabetes and since then ive given money to the american diabetes association

[Dirk39]

25. ATTAK...

and - apart from this - organizations who support legal and illegal immigrants. And the Church, but I still think about leaving (the church) and using this money for better purposes. In Germany, you're automatically a member of the church, if you were baptized as a child and pay church-tax (lot's of money).
Greetings from Germany,
Dirk