What Charities/Orgs Do You Support?

SilentPen said:
Depends on what you want to spend....

For a large enough budget:
Charity + Viral Marketing = Profit (well, maybe... or charitable profit) + Better Life for Someone....

Set yourself up with a social experiment. Find a truly deserving homeless family. Seriously. $5k can change an entire family's lives, if you find the right family.

• Rent on a 2 bedroom apartment for 3 months (assuming you don't live in, say, Cali): $2,000
• Inexpensive vehicle that will get them to work, kids to school, etc: $1,500
• Insurance on said vehicle for 3 months (or more): $200
• Basic work and school clothing for a family of 4: $600
• Basic (but clean and usable) second hand furniture and necessary household goods: $700

Bonus points if you do all of the above for a family of victims of domestic violence. The key is in asking around to people (not just their friends) to find out who is worthy of your assistance. Many of these families will qualify for medical support and food stamps, and for the right family, the above will be everything they need to get back on their feet and change their lives. More work? Of course. But there's a helluva lot more reward when you're personally invested in the family. Don't feel bad about asking them to sign a contract stating they'll pay back x amount over x years, in $xx per month payments.... Just don't *count* on getting that money back, and you'll be pleasantly surprised if you do.

Now to profit (or charitably profit.. or both.. adsense, perhaps?) , while building up funds to help the next family: blog (or pay someone else to) all of the above. Generate traffic, stick a donate button on there, and spread it around FB. There's a pretty good chance that by the time the first $5k is spent on the family, there'll be another $5k waiting for the next family. With any luck, in 3 months' time the family chosen (especially with the internet exposure) will have employment, and a better life.
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I really want to try this. Jesse Willms will probably beat everyone to the punch though.
 


That fuckin' douchebag would probably have some fine print in the contract that says they have to pay back 100x what he gives them. He's rotting in hell no matter what - too late for him.
 
Anyone know how to start a charity? Is it pretty hard? Is it possible to reinvest a small portion of the donations on marketing the charity to get more funds? Or do you have to pay for that kind of stuff out of your own pocket? Could you say, X% of the donations are put towards marketing the charity?

I have always wanted to start a charity because I don't like how many places only donate a small % to the actual cause..
 
So in your mind, involuntarily giving money to our shitty government (that basically wastes all the money) means you no longer feel a desire to help people who need it?

Just curious ...
 
Music education. Give time and money, largely time by teaching brass for local high school marching bands.
 
MJP10 said:
Also the ASPCA & Humane Society are great to support!
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Except ASPCA will share your information with every animal rights organization on the planet and your mailbox will explode with custom return address labels and donation solicitations every day!
 
"I do a lot of work with single mothers. Well actually I just help them get their start."
- Steve Martin

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+1 4 kiva
 
I've been sponsoring a Children International kid for awhile. The first picture they sent was him as a 5 year old looking scruffy like in the commercials. The most recent was him as a teenager with spiky hair and a G-Unit shirt on.
 
dsiomtw said:
So in your mind, involuntarily giving money to our shitty government (that basically wastes all the money) means you no longer feel a desire to help people who need it?

Just curious ...
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Exactly. I help myself and at the point I feel like I am set for life, then I will look into doing good things for other people. Right now I'm worried about me and only me.
 
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