charities
I was thinking earlier today that I don’t give enough money to charity. So what are good charities?
I was thinking of splitting it 3 or 4 ways:
- Local. possibly Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County or Catholic Charities CYO of San Francisco
- National. Almost definitely Amerian Red Cross
- One or two international charities. At least one with a focus in (Southern) Africa. Possibly Zisize which a family friend works for
Any suggestions? Favorite charities? Who efficiently does good work helping people less fortunate?
August 20th, 2006 at 8:12 pm
My wife and I sponsor a child through Compassion International and we’ve found that to be a rewarding experience. They evidently don’t operate in South Africa, but you can pick a child from other African countries like Tanzania, Rwanda, and Uganda.
http://www.compassion.com/sponsor_a_child/default.htm
August 21st, 2006 at 2:16 pm
To add to Colin’s comment, I’m very pro World Vision. They do A LOT of work in Africa. Check out their webpage, it’s excellent. worldvision.org Here’s to joyful giving! (2 Corinthians 9:6-8 I don’t know much about the context, but I thought of “God loves a cheerful giver” as I was writing this post, so I looked it up.)
August 21st, 2006 at 11:54 pm
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