Looking for good charities for helping to progress women's rights in the Middle East. [more inside]
posted by Zoyashka on Jun 23, 2009 - 5 answers

Does anyone maintain a "Do not give list"? By this, I mean a list of charities that engage in telephone telemarketing, and hence to whom one should avoid giving donations. [more inside]
posted by jeffburdges on Dec 31, 2008 - 20 answers

Interested in starting a charity, what now? [more inside]
posted by jwfree on Jul 25, 2008 - 8 answers

Charity for Christmas? [more inside]
posted by Pants! on Dec 3, 2007 - 17 answers

For Brooklynites in particular and New Yorkers in general: can you give me some suggestions for where to donate my excess medical supplies? [more inside]
posted by foxy_hedgehog on Jul 31, 2007 - 6 answers

What are some good charities in NYC that work with the homeless? [more inside]
posted by boltman on Dec 5, 2006 - 6 answers

Where can I find the Audited Financial Reports for a bunch of nonprofits? [more inside]
posted by viewofdelft on Sep 14, 2006 - 5 answers

If I want to make donations in peoples' names without them being subjected to an onslaught of requests for more $ from the organizations I choose, where do I turn? [more inside]
posted by bloggerwench on Dec 8, 2005 - 5 answers

To which non-profit organizations do you donate money and why?
posted by lois1950 on Aug 20, 2005 - 36 answers

Does anyone have experiences with an organization called Save the Children? The website looks legit, but the volunteers (paid?) they have roving through downtown feel scetchy. They are as aggressive as fanatical knife salesmen. Is this a good organization with a bad public presentation of itself? Or is there something darker (profit driven) going on? [more inside]
posted by elwoodwiles on Feb 14, 2005 - 19 answers

My girlfriend and I are opening a savings account where we can put away some money to give to a charity for the homeless. We live in Boston--what organizations should we be looking at around here?
posted by josh on Jan 28, 2005 - 10 answers

DonaterFilter: Tsunami fundraiser question. [+] [more inside]
posted by jimmythefish on Jan 14, 2005 - 3 answers

Does anyone know of any charities/aid agencies in the London area that are in need of volunteers for the Tsunami Earthquake Appeal? [MI] [more inside]
posted by floanna on Dec 31, 2004 - 2 answers

I'm interested in finding a good charity to support. However, I've had worries... [+] [more inside]
posted by Saydur on Dec 18, 2004 - 14 answers

I have a car that is past its usable life. I'd like to donate it to charity A quick search yields a huge amount of organizations that will "take care" of it for me - so many that the whole thing is starting to feel like a scam. Has anyone donated a car to charity before? Did the promised tax deduction work out? Anyway I could choose a local non-profit to give the money to? The car is currently undriveable.

Tax laws change next year so I need to get this done quickly - by the way, I live in Massachusetts if it matters. [more inside]
posted by dhacker on Dec 18, 2004 - 7 answers

Homeless shelters/charities in DC? I have a gazillion little hotel shampoos and lotions as well as some other unused regular toiletries I'd like to get rid off. Rather than chuck them or leave them in the lobby for my neighbors, I'm thinking a shelter for women might want them. Any recommendations? Googling brings up several but I have no idea which to choose.
posted by CunningLinguist on Dec 13, 2004 - 6 answers

I'm going to get rid of my old car and I'd like to donate it, but google searches for anything remotely related seem to be gamed by just a couple organizations. If anyone knows of a Portland or Oregon based charity picking up and accepting cars, care to share them with me? I'm leaning towards charities that deal with health issues, animals, and teens (being areligious, I would lean toward secular charities).
posted by mathowie on Dec 6, 2004 - 14 answers

So I was thinking of starting a charitable blog project wherein I participate in every "Move for a cause" marathon event local to me (ie. walk for the cure, terry fox run, etc.).

What I need to know is this: [More Inside, obviously] [more inside]
posted by Evstar on Jun 13, 2004 - 4 answers

What is the best way to determine if a charitable organization is legit? I'd like to donate to spiritofamerica.net but want to make sure my cash would go where they say it will. They claim to be a "501c3 public foundation" but I couldn't find a .gov searchable database for those.
posted by gwint on Mar 23, 2004 - 6 answers