tisbest

[Snazzylass]

anyone with familiar with this? Gifted to me for Christmas... $$ to give to the charity of my choice

There are thousands to chose from! Like maybe close to a million? Lots in CA, CO, AL, AR, and AZ. Interesting. I want to choose wisely

 

[WVBaker]

CharityChoice, JustGive and TisBest, which are all non-profits themselves, say they have repeat users who have been happy with the experience and terms. They point out that donors would pay the same 3 percent processing fee for any online donation.

Seattle-based TisBest was created to provide “non-material options available in a world of many, many material choices,” said Executive Director Jon Siegel.

The American Institute of Philanthropy, a charity watchdog, recommended people give to charities directly. “Why hand over a chunk of your contribution to a third party web site when you can give directly through a charity’s own site?” it asks.

Consumer report clashes with charity gift card vendors

Charity gift cards are springing up as a new way to give a gift and let the recipient pass it on to the non-profit of his or her choice.

www.seattletimes.com

 

[RonB]

This article from Consumer Reports might help:

https://www.consumerreports.org/charities/best-charities-for-your-donations/

 

[Janann]

The American Institute of Philanthropy, a charity watchdog, recommended people give to charities directly. “Why hand over a chunk of your contribution to a third party web site when you can give directly through a charity’s own site?” it asks.

True, but then it isn't possible to provide a gift to someone that is more or less guaranteed to be donated. My husband's employer did this type of arrangement years ago for Christmas -- each employee was given $25 to assign to a charity.

If I were donating my own money, I'd skip the middleman.

 

[Snazzylass]

True, but then it isn't possible to provide a gift to someone that is more or less guaranteed to be donated. My husband's employer did this type of arrangement years ago for Christmas -- each employee was given $25 to assign to a charity.

If I were donating my own money, I'd skip the middleman.

Exactly! Yes, I do give directly to charities. This was given to me as a Christmas gift to give more to a charity I select

 

[Snazzylass]

This article from Consumer Reports might help:

https://www.consumerreports.org/charities/best-charities-for-your-donations/

Thank you for the link! Super interesting In an earlier life, I belonged to a philanthropic sorority and chaired the committee to decide where we would donate our funds annually. Even on the charities of interest on tis best, I goggled to learn more about them before donating.

 

[presley]

I only give to local charities that I am very familiar with.

 

[WVBaker]

I only give to local charities that I am very familiar with.

And not have to pay a, "3 percent processing fee for any online donation".

 

[rickandcindy23]

Salvation Army is a great place to donate money. They do so much for communities. When firefighters have a big fire, who shows up first to help, besides the fire and police and paramedics? Salvation Army. They help families immediately, find them a place to stay, and they give them food. The CEO doesn't make a salary. Another thing that they do is they support the efforts of the first responders by providing snacks and coffee at the scene. They are my favorite charity in the US.

I also donate to Feed My Starving Children. What a great organization. A small amount of money goes so far for starving people. You can provide a village food for a year for something like $1,500. The food is nutritious, but we wouldn't appreciate it as Americans, unless we were in that same boat.