Comments on: Boing Boing Charitable Giving Guide, 2011 edition http://boingboing.net/2011/12/20/boing-boing-charitable-giving.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Fri, 24 May 2013 07:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Lauren Read http://boingboing.net/2011/12/20/boing-boing-charitable-giving.html#comment-1302906 Lauren Read Thu, 22 Dec 2011 21:09:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=134921#comment-1302906 "All I want for Xmas is" a new Congress in 2012.  Inspiring article from an organization who is taking it to the next level: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jonathan-greenberg/whats-next-for-occupy-mov_b_1165619.html “All I want for Xmas is” a new Congress in 2012.  Inspiring article from an organization who is taking it to the next level: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jonathan-greenberg/whats-next-for-occupy-mov_b_1165619.html

]]> By: travisp http://boingboing.net/2011/12/20/boing-boing-charitable-giving.html#comment-1301815 travisp Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=134921#comment-1301815 First Book http://www.firstbook.org/ gives books to kids to improve literacy and provide them with one of the major steps out of poverty. First Book http://www.firstbook.org/ gives books to kids to improve literacy and provide them with one of the major steps out of poverty.

]]> By: Maggie Koerth-Baker http://boingboing.net/2011/12/20/boing-boing-charitable-giving.html#comment-1301787 Maggie Koerth-Baker Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=134921#comment-1301787 Because I was personally focused on economic inequality issues, especially those in the U.S., this year. The top Give Well charities for 2011 are targeting other things. Certainly, those things (like malaria) aren't any less important. But I can't recommend everything every year, so I like to pick a theme.  Because I was personally focused on economic inequality issues, especially those in the U.S., this year. The top Give Well charities for 2011 are targeting other things. Certainly, those things (like malaria) aren’t any less important. But I can’t recommend everything every year, so I like to pick a theme. 

]]> By: TransformDrugPolicy http://boingboing.net/2011/12/20/boing-boing-charitable-giving.html#comment-1301693 TransformDrugPolicy Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=134921#comment-1301693 and lets not forget the UK-based Transform Drug Policy Foundation - campaigning for more just and effective drug laws!  http://www.tdpf.org.uk/donationspage.htm  and lets not forget the UK-based Transform Drug Policy Foundation – campaigning for more just and effective drug laws!  http://www.tdpf.org.uk/donationspage.htm 

]]> By: cjporkchop http://boingboing.net/2011/12/20/boing-boing-charitable-giving.html#comment-1301686 cjporkchop Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=134921#comment-1301686 FIRST Robotics (Dean Kamen's charity to teach kids robotics) http://www.usfirst.org/ Lambda Legal (LGBT rights) http://www.lambdalegal.org/ FIRST Robotics (Dean Kamen’s charity to teach kids robotics)
http://www.usfirst.org/

Lambda Legal (LGBT rights)
http://www.lambdalegal.org/

]]> By: Wounded Warrior http://boingboing.net/2011/12/20/boing-boing-charitable-giving.html#comment-1301674 Wounded Warrior Wed, 21 Dec 2011 06:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=134921#comment-1301674 Well our companies are not necessarily non-profits but they do need your support. I'm also a Service Disabled Marine Corps Veteran and I'm on a mission to promote and support Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses. The Wounded Warriors are coming home, getting out of the service and the jobs are very limited.  Therefore many are starting their own businesses in an attempt to survive and support their families. These Wounded Warriors do very much NEED our support! For this reason we have created VeteransDirectory.com AKA The "Wounded Warrior Directory" a directory of over 5000 disabled veteran businesses that need and DESERVE our support. Please Help us let others know about these businesses by linking to <a href="http://www.veteransdirectory.com" rel="nofollow">Veterans Directory</a>, liking us on Facebook, grabbing one of our banners or badges to display on your site, mention us in articles and or whatever else you can think of to support these veterans.  Thank you for helping to support this cause!! Well our companies are not necessarily non-profits but they do need your support. I’m also a Service Disabled Marine Corps Veteran and I’m on a mission to promote and support Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses. The Wounded Warriors are coming home, getting out of the service and the jobs are very limited.
 Therefore many are starting their own businesses in an attempt to survive and support their families. These Wounded Warriors do very much NEED our support! For this reason we have created VeteransDirectory.com AKA The “Wounded Warrior Directory” a directory of over 5000 disabled veteran businesses that need and DESERVE our support. Please Help us let others know about these businesses by linking to Veterans Directory, liking us on Facebook, grabbing one of our banners or badges to display on your site, mention us in articles and or whatever else you can think of to support these veterans.  Thank you for helping to support this cause!!

]]> By: First Defense Legal Aid http://boingboing.net/2011/12/20/boing-boing-charitable-giving.html#comment-1301662 First Defense Legal Aid Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=134921#comment-1301662 Chicagoans, or anyone interested in civili rights, juvemile justice, and police accountability:   www.first-defense.org Chicagoans, or anyone interested in civili rights, juvemile justice, and police accountability:   http://www.first-defense.org

]]> By: Kevin Fischer http://boingboing.net/2011/12/20/boing-boing-charitable-giving.html#comment-1301583 Kevin Fischer Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=134921#comment-1301583 Why not recommend their top charities?  http://www.givewell.org/charities/topcharities  Why not recommend their top charities? 

http://www.givewell.org/charities/topcharities 

]]> By: CCLA http://boingboing.net/2011/12/20/boing-boing-charitable-giving.html#comment-1301580 CCLA Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:09:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=134921#comment-1301580 If you have ACLU and Liberty on your list, you need to have the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) as well! Full disclosure: I'm the director of communications and fundraising at CCLA, so I'm obviously biased, but CCLA intervenes in hundreds of court cases every year, is an effective watchdog on a whole host of issues, and works to keep the government accountable. Our portofolio includes: - Fundamental freedoms (freedom of expression, assembly, etc) - we did a lot of work on Occupy recently, for eg. - Public Safety (police accountability, privacy, due process, etc. ) - check out our most recent work on the Canadian "lawful access" bill: http://ccla.org/our-work/public-safety/privacy/unlawful-access-stop-online-spying/ - Equality (immigration, LGBT, minority rights, discrimination) - National Security (counter-terrorism, rights of Canadians abroad, torture, etc. ) We're a small organization (10 staff) with a huge mandate and we need your support. Every donation really does make a difference and helps us inform, educate and empower Canadians on key issues. I hope you'll check us out! Cheers, Penelope CCLA If you have ACLU and Liberty on your list, you need to have the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) as well! Full disclosure: I’m the director of communications and fundraising at CCLA, so I’m obviously biased, but CCLA intervenes in hundreds of court cases every year, is an effective watchdog on a whole host of issues, and works to keep the government accountable. Our portofolio includes:
- Fundamental freedoms (freedom of expression, assembly, etc) – we did a lot of work on Occupy recently, for eg.
- Public Safety (police accountability, privacy, due process, etc. ) – check out our most recent work on the Canadian “lawful access” bill: http://ccla.org/our-work/public-safety/privacy/unlawful-access-stop-online-spying/
- Equality (immigration, LGBT, minority rights, discrimination)
- National Security (counter-terrorism, rights of Canadians abroad, torture, etc. )
We’re a small organization (10 staff) with a huge mandate and we need your support. Every donation really does make a difference and helps us inform, educate and empower Canadians on key issues.
I hope you’ll check us out!
Cheers,
Penelope
CCLA

]]> By: FrancesTheMute http://boingboing.net/2011/12/20/boing-boing-charitable-giving.html#comment-1301569 FrancesTheMute Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=134921#comment-1301569 For anyone interested in fixing our failing War on Drugs I would suggest Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP.org) and for people who like to fund the silenced science of the use of psychedelics in medicine I would suggest the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS.org).  MAPS is the group supplying nearly all of the funding for clinical trials to use MDMA-assisted therapy sessions to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).  For anyone interested in fixing our failing War on Drugs I would suggest Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP.org) and for people who like to fund the silenced science of the use of psychedelics in medicine I would suggest the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS.org).  MAPS is the group supplying nearly all of the funding for clinical trials to use MDMA-assisted therapy sessions to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). 

]]> By: Elitre http://boingboing.net/2011/12/20/boing-boing-charitable-giving.html#comment-1301547 Elitre Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=134921#comment-1301547 Wikipedia might have an article for many of the charities you listed, but it needs a few bucks too :) If you feel generous, please help the Wikimedia Foundation this year. http://bit.ly/rtK1BH (also, read Ward Cunningham's kind words here http://bit.ly/vE4UKi ) Thanks! Wikipedia might have an article for many of the charities you listed, but it needs a few bucks too :) If you feel generous, please help the Wikimedia Foundation this year. http://bit.ly/rtK1BH (also, read Ward Cunningham’s kind words here http://bit.ly/vE4UKi ) Thanks!

]]> By: rickscarf http://boingboing.net/2011/12/20/boing-boing-charitable-giving.html#comment-1301540 rickscarf Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=134921#comment-1301540 Seconding this as a great charity. It's probably where my household will be giving our Christmas donation to Seconding this as a great charity. It’s probably where my household will be giving our Christmas donation to

]]> By: coderedd http://boingboing.net/2011/12/20/boing-boing-charitable-giving.html#comment-1301522 coderedd Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=134921#comment-1301522 Personally, I would also add Child's Play to the list: http://childsplaycharity.org/. This is a charity that is worth giving to regardless of who you are, what you believe in, or what causes you value. They use money to deliver toys and games to hospitalized children around the globe. Personally, I would also add Child’s Play to the list: http://childsplaycharity.org/. This is a charity that is worth giving to regardless of who you are, what you believe in, or what causes you value. They use money to deliver toys and games to hospitalized children around the globe.

]]> By: FutureLeaderoAmerica http://boingboing.net/2011/12/20/boing-boing-charitable-giving.html#comment-1301500 FutureLeaderoAmerica Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=134921#comment-1301500 give to Resource Generation [www.resourcegeneration.org], as they have been instrumental in getting the 1% to share their voice and state their support of Occupy. visit http://westandwiththe99percent.tumblr.com to see more. give to Resource Generation [www.resourcegeneration.org], as they have been instrumental in getting the 1% to share their voice and state their support of Occupy. visit http://westandwiththe99percent.tumblr.com to see more.

]]> By: Maggie Koerth-Baker http://boingboing.net/2011/12/20/boing-boing-charitable-giving.html#comment-1301492 Maggie Koerth-Baker Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=134921#comment-1301492 Nope, it's not. But some people support that agenda. And some, like me, don't particularly care why you're helping people ... so long as you're helping people. I wouldn't recommend just any religious charity. But World Vision has a good reputation for giving people help without attaching strings. They're acting on their faith in a way that is objectively useful and in a way that actually lines up with the words of Jesus. I don't have a problem with that.  Note: I also recommended the Foundation Beyond Belief, and not everybody would support that agenda, either.  Nope, it’s not. But some people support that agenda. And some, like me, don’t particularly care why you’re helping people … so long as you’re helping people. I wouldn’t recommend just any religious charity. But World Vision has a good reputation for giving people help without attaching strings. They’re acting on their faith in a way that is objectively useful and in a way that actually lines up with the words of Jesus. I don’t have a problem with that. 

Note: I also recommended the Foundation Beyond Belief, and not everybody would support that agenda, either. 

]]> By: Maggie Koerth-Baker http://boingboing.net/2011/12/20/boing-boing-charitable-giving.html#comment-1301493 Maggie Koerth-Baker Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=134921#comment-1301493 I used them for a lot of my research this year! Great organization! I used them for a lot of my research this year! Great organization!

]]> By: SamSam http://boingboing.net/2011/12/20/boing-boing-charitable-giving.html#comment-1301484 SamSam Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=134921#comment-1301484 Wow, they honestly need to make themselves a website that doesn't look like it was created in 1993. More importantly, there's no information on that website what-so-ever. How do I know what the money is going towards? There's just no information. Wow, they honestly need to make themselves a website that doesn’t look like it was created in 1993. More importantly, there’s no information on that website what-so-ever. How do I know what the money is going towards? There’s just no information.

]]> By: gio dimperio http://boingboing.net/2011/12/20/boing-boing-charitable-giving.html#comment-1301468 gio dimperio Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=134921#comment-1301468 Hi Cory, great list! One that I'd love to add is a relatively new charitable organization, Create Excitement for Public Schools (http://www.ce4psdeals.com). They are a nonprofit that is working to give money back to public schools by making donation as easy as treating  yourself to a lunch/manicure/everyday purchase. They've partnered with companies like Amazon and Groupon to give a percentage back of everyday sales to public schools! Though they're new, they are out to change how people view donating and make it an easy part of the everyday. Hi Cory, great list! One that I’d love to add is a relatively new charitable organization, Create Excitement for Public Schools (http://www.ce4psdeals.com). They are a nonprofit that is working to give money back to public schools by making donation as easy as treating  yourself to a lunch/manicure/everyday purchase.

They’ve partnered with companies like Amazon and Groupon to give a percentage back of everyday sales to public schools! Though they’re new, they are out to change how people view donating and make it an easy part of the everyday.

]]> By: jennybean42 http://boingboing.net/2011/12/20/boing-boing-charitable-giving.html#comment-1301456 jennybean42 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=134921#comment-1301456 Americans Friends Service Committee is a much better choice than World Vision: http://afsc.org/ Americans Friends Service Committee is a much better choice than World Vision:
http://afsc.org/

]]> By: axlrosen http://boingboing.net/2011/12/20/boing-boing-charitable-giving.html#comment-1301417 axlrosen Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=134921#comment-1301417 Extremely stringent charity reviews for nerds: http://www.givewell.org Extremely stringent charity reviews for nerds: http://www.givewell.org

]]> By: Eva van Emden http://boingboing.net/2011/12/20/boing-boing-charitable-giving.html#comment-1301413 Eva van Emden Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=134921#comment-1301413 About World Vision: Wikipedia describes them as "an evangelical relief and development umbrella organization whose stated goal is 'to follow our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in working with the poor and oppressed to promote human transformation, seek justice and bear witness to the good news of the Kingdom of God.' " That's not an agenda that everyone wants to get behind. About World Vision: Wikipedia describes them as “an evangelical relief and development umbrella organization whose stated goal is ‘to follow our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in working with the poor and oppressed to promote human transformation, seek justice and bear witness to the good news of the Kingdom of God.’ ” That’s not an agenda that everyone wants to get behind.

]]> By: richsadams http://boingboing.net/2011/12/20/boing-boing-charitable-giving.html#comment-1301408 richsadams Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:25:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=134921#comment-1301408 I'd add http://www.seashepherd.org/ to the list as well.  People really making a difference for marine life. I’d add http://www.seashepherd.org/ to the list as well.  People really making a difference for marine life.

]]> By: richsadams http://boingboing.net/2011/12/20/boing-boing-charitable-giving.html#comment-1301404 richsadams Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=134921#comment-1301404 Thanks very much for the extensive and valuable list of ways to give back. Thanks very much for the extensive and valuable list of ways to give back.

]]> By: Ben Chatterton http://boingboing.net/2011/12/20/boing-boing-charitable-giving.html#comment-1301400 Ben Chatterton Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=134921#comment-1301400 Wikimedia Foundation and NPR. Wikimedia Foundation and NPR.

]]> By: ComradeQuestions http://boingboing.net/2011/12/20/boing-boing-charitable-giving.html#comment-1301394 ComradeQuestions Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=134921#comment-1301394 What, nothing for the cuddly animals? What, nothing for the cuddly animals?

]]> By: Charis G http://boingboing.net/2011/12/20/boing-boing-charitable-giving.html#comment-1301387 Charis G Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=134921#comment-1301387 Direct Relief International (http://www.directrelief.org/ ) is a nonpartisan, nonreligious charity that provides medical assistance worldwide.  They do some amazing quick-deploy work -- and manage a superb efficiency level thanks to a behest that covers their operating overhead.  (And I'm not singing their praises just because they're based out of my hometown -- they do good work.) Direct Relief International (http://www.directrelief.org/ ) is a nonpartisan, nonreligious charity that provides medical assistance worldwide.  They do some amazing quick-deploy work — and manage a superb efficiency level thanks to a behest that covers their operating overhead.  (And I’m not singing their praises just because they’re based out of my hometown — they do good work.)

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