I make the odd donation in the event of a major calamity (for example typhoon Haiyan, the Syrian refugee crisis or bushfires down here in Australia).... I'm also a regular blood donor and donate plasma, platelets and whole-blood every two weeks to the Australian red-cross
Donations vary, but the important thing is to donate to charities you have checked out and know that all or a large percentage of your donation will actually go toward the purpose you intend. It is interesting to read up on how different organizations actually use monies given.
I don't donate to anything, because I cannot. I'm barely above needing the help of charities myself.
I feel bad about not being able to help, but that's my reality for now.
by Patricia Scott 11 years ago
Do you donate to and/pr suport causes or charities?There are so ny causes, legitimate ones, worthy of note that ask for support through in kind donations or which ask for actual monetary support. Do you support one or more? Or, do you wonder where the money goes when it is donated? Do you...
by Brian 14 years ago
I have a question about people who donate to charity.Why is it that so many people are so happy to shell out their money to corpoarate charities, and, fundraisers, when everyone knows that a huge majority of every dollar donated goes into corporate pockets, and not to the people that actually need...
by Wendy Iturrizaga 14 years ago
We did it HubMobsters, we managed to break last year's record with an amazing 97 hubs published for this year's Valentine's HubMob. This makes our 2010 Valentine's and Romance hubmob the second one with most hubs ever after the toys hubmob and its 125 hubs. An amazing number of hubs for...
by SnowRose 13 years ago
Which charities/non-profit organizations do you donate to around Christmas time,and do you continue to give to the same charity/NOP's or different ones throughout the year?
by Simone Haruko Smith 11 years ago
What charities do you like? Which ones do you trust enough to support financially, and how do you evaluate their effectiveness? Share your thoughts on this subject as part of this week’s Weekly Topic Inspiration challenge. Don’t have a particular Hub in mind? Here are some search-friendly titles to...
by Jplanet 13 years ago
If you were worth 1 billion dollars would you donate most of it to charities?
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