What are you prime considerations while offering charities?

Question

What are you prime considerations while offering charities?
if you are potential donar, what will your cardinal considerations be in choosing a charity organisation. what chercterstics or aspects do you look forward while choosing a charity organisation? how do you think a charity can build faith in potential donars?

Answer 1

1. It must be urgent and important, and a matter of survival, and/or
2. that it is essential to a program that will help the beneficiary to become fully human;
3. that the program also considers a long range plan to fully alleviate the donee from poverty or wants.

If the donee is an institution, it must consider the 3 criterias stated above

Answer 2

I understand your concern. I recently read in the Reader's Digest, that's outrageous section about the abuse my non-profit groups. The salaries they are paid, vacations they go on, etc. I find it irritating because I have started a non-profit organization after visiting Tanzania 3 times, (now I've actually been there 4 times), and I don't draw any salary or pay for my trips out of fundraisers. I run fundraisers here on a small scale and then help provide food, medicine and education to children in Tanzania, E. Africa. You could visit my web-site at www.throughourhands.org
But, in general, I think you should look for a charity that shares your concerns in life. Be it hunger, poverty, youth sports, etc. Then, make sure that there isn't a lot of overhead, sometimes finding a small charity is better. Many people in my community have chose to help me because they know me and know exactly where their money is going. You might be able to find a charity in your own backyard as well. The people that donate to me are pleased because I can show them pictures of projects being done and also of people that have been helped.
I think a charity can build faith in potential donors by being honest and sincere. If the organization boasts about the help they are giving but are working in a beautiful building with a couple hundred people on staff, might be a red flag to exactly how much is going to the "supposed" cause.
Anyhow, I hope this is helpful. All the best!

Answer 3

I look for a cause I feel strongly about

I look for a low percentage of donations used for overhead/salaries.

I primarily give to organizations listed in the Combined Federal Campaign...that is the US Federal Govts. annual charity drive. I find it convenient to donate that way.

It should also be an organization I've heard about before, with a good reputation. I don't donate to someone walking in the airport asking for money for the Intergalactic Fight against Teen Pregnancy...although the name might sound great, I think there are a lot of organizations that do nothing but pay their own salaried staff...so I look for some sort of legitimacy other than a good sales pitch.

Answer 4

I look for a cause that I strongly believe in, and will be able to support in a variety of ways.

Everyone has different beliefs and different priorities on various social issues. I would look for the organization that makes the biggest impact in the social issues that I believe in. The organization would have to echo my beliefs as well.

In my case, I believe in youth and mentoring programs and promoting community involvement. I support my local volunteer center, because of their strong community programs related to these activities. I chose the organization because its mission closely related to my beliefs.

Organizations can build faith in donors by remaining true to their missions and values. If a charity can involve volunteers in their daily activities, they build a better relationship and establish trust with these potential donors. The deeper someone is involved in the organization, the more likely they are to provide continuing financial support.

Answer 5

I make a small donation monthly, to a rotating group of non-profits.

I seek humanistic, socially progressive organizations with a good track record. I avoid feel-good, do-nothing-meaningful groups. (like food banks) And, as a gay man, I always avoid organizations that actively discriminate against gays through either their work or office policies.

Finally, I avoid organizations like public radio, etc., who sell information to list-marketers. I don't want 6 tons of appeal letters every week.

The best way for an organization to build faith is to have concrete products or results that I can look at, such as copies of briefs, #'s, and copies of personnel policies, etc.

Currently, I am supporting
NCYL (national center for youth law)
SF SPCA

Answer 6

Marvellous question. The most important consideration for me will be to know where will donation will go.

Most organisations in the world take 40- 60% of the funds donated by individuals and use it for "administrative purposes -salaries and organisation expenses, that include dinner in very expensive restaurants for organisation directors.

So, I would go for those organisations where I can send my money direct to the needy.

Answer 7

I look for a charity who shows good governance and administration practices, one who can make the case for support to me, and one that I "connect" to on a personal level.

Build faith to potential donors by providing clear consistent communications, reasonable recognition opportunities, and making sure current donors are properly thanked for their gifts.

Show and tell how the money is used, both quantitatively and qualitatively.

Answer 8

I'll only give to a secular charity. I'm not interested in buying Bibles for the hungry, building them churches or teaching them nonsense.

Answer 9

The charity organization must have:

1. good tract record
2. clear goals and objectives
3. a project proposal

Answer 10

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