Comments on: Why I Support Very Few Charities http://tully.ca/blog/2007/12/22/why-i-support-very-few-charities/ Challenging that which you thought to be true. Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:14:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: JustinX http://tully.ca/blog/2007/12/22/why-i-support-very-few-charities/comment-page-1/#comment-44286 JustinX Wed, 27 May 2009 18:52:10 +0000 http://tully.ca/blog/?p=361#comment-44286 I totally agree with the poster. I have been working with a "food not bombs" for the past 12 years. The main reason I chose this particular group is the fact that we do it ourselves with no real help. every once in a while we have a benefit show that raises around $200US and that lasts us about 6 months or so. Most of our food is either dumpstered or saved right before it was. any interest in starting your own food not bombs I'd be glad to help you with. peace, I totally agree with the poster. I have been working with a “food not bombs” for the past 12 years. The main reason I chose this particular group is the fact that we do it ourselves with no real help. every once in a while we have a benefit show that raises around $200US and that lasts us about 6 months or so. Most of our food is either dumpstered or saved right before it was. any interest in starting your own food not bombs I’d be glad to help you with.
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]]> By: William Tully http://tully.ca/blog/2007/12/22/why-i-support-very-few-charities/comment-page-1/#comment-547 William Tully Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:24:54 +0000 http://tully.ca/blog/?p=361#comment-547 Thanks Michael - both your site and the Charity Navigator are brilliant (wish there was a Canadian version of the latter)! <em>William Tully's last blog post..</em><a href='http://www.tully.ca/blog/2008/02/02/nothing-more-than-a-simple-test' rel="nofollow">Nothing More Than A Simple Test</a> Thanks Michael – both your site and the Charity Navigator are brilliant (wish there was a Canadian version of the latter)!

William Tully’s last blog post..Nothing More Than A Simple Test

]]> By: Michael Ben-Nes http://tully.ca/blog/2007/12/22/why-i-support-very-few-charities/comment-page-1/#comment-546 Michael Ben-Nes Mon, 04 Feb 2008 07:53:09 +0000 http://tully.ca/blog/?p=361#comment-546 Charity Navigator provides statistics to help you choose cost effective non-profits. http://www.charitynavigator.org Charity Navigator provides statistics to help you choose cost effective non-profits.

http://www.charitynavigator.org

]]> By: Tully http://tully.ca/blog/2007/12/22/why-i-support-very-few-charities/comment-page-1/#comment-544 Tully Sun, 23 Dec 2007 13:38:05 +0000 http://tully.ca/blog/?p=361#comment-544 I've been seeing quite a bit of mention of Kiva and the work they've been doing. Micro-loans have always been a great idea for developing countries and I'm glad to see someone get a handle on it they way Kiva has. It's definitely on the donation list for the future! I’ve been seeing quite a bit of mention of Kiva and the work they’ve been doing. Micro-loans have always been a great idea for developing countries and I’m glad to see someone get a handle on it they way Kiva has. It’s definitely on the donation list for the future!

]]> By: unwesen http://tully.ca/blog/2007/12/22/why-i-support-very-few-charities/comment-page-1/#comment-545 unwesen Sat, 22 Dec 2007 22:30:02 +0000 http://tully.ca/blog/?p=361#comment-545 Yeah, the maths there don't quite seem right. Bigger charities of course can't be solely run by volunteers, at some point you need some permanent staff. Charities never pay very well for those jobs, but this administrative overhead still takes a big chunk out of what people give. That much I understand. But when a single person runs such a project... no way. There's better ways to spend your money than on charities, though. I've recently been convinced to contribute to http://www.kiva.org/ . The website lets you extend loans to small businesses in developing countries. The money may well be better spent than on charities. Plus, there's at least a fighting chance you'll get it back and can reinvest it in yet another business. My only complaint is that I don't have more cash to invest that way :) Yeah, the maths there don’t quite seem right. Bigger charities of course can’t be solely run by volunteers, at some point you need some permanent staff. Charities never pay very well for those jobs, but this administrative overhead still takes a big chunk out of what people give. That much I understand. But when a single person runs such a project… no way.

There’s better ways to spend your money than on charities, though. I’ve recently been convinced to contribute to http://www.kiva.org/ . The website lets you extend loans to small businesses in developing countries. The money may well be better spent than on charities. Plus, there’s at least a fighting chance you’ll get it back and can reinvest it in yet another business. My only complaint is that I don’t have more cash to invest that way :)

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