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Originally Posted by Quentin
Some miserable people in this place. Always looking at the glass half empty... and containing piss, apparently.
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Originally Posted by Impureclient
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I fall into the realist camp. I give a percentage of my income every year, but only to local charities that I have intimate knowledge of, as there are charities and then there are charities.
I learned this the hard way with United Way. Back in my earlier years I gave each year to it through work. Then, one day I looked at their list of charities. I decided there were specific charities they supported that did not match my willingness to give.
So I called them and asked if I could give directed giving. Their response was of course, I could direct my money to any single or multiple charities in their organization.
I then asked, OK so that means that Charity gets more money correct? If I give $100 to Charity A, then it would get $100 more than would normally be allocated to them and Charity B would have its money reduced by my (insignificant as a percentage) amount.
Their answer was "no". Both charities still get the same distribution its just that "my" money would only go to Charity A.
I said, thanks but no thanks and have given my money directly to the actual charities ever since, but only after vetting them.