Some very good advice for charitable giving.
It is just advice about giving wisely - you will not be asked for huricane relief money.
Written by Al Thompkins of Poynter Institute.
The Poynter Institute for Media Studies is a non-profit journalism school and research organization in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. The school is the owner of the Tampa Bay Times newspaper and the International Fact-Checking Network.
How to do the most good with hurricane relief donations - Poynter
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Those who want to know will read it.
(1) Keep Your Emotions in Check:
(2) Don't Make Millionaires Out of Disaster Victims:
(3) Avoid Gift Tax:
(4) Take a Tax Deduction:
(5) Know When Enough is Enough:
(6) Don't Give to the First Charity That Asks:
(7) Support Charities That Are Already Invested: Particularly after natural disasters, charities with no expertise or experience in providing disaster aid come out of the woodwork to take advantage of the generosity of vulnerable donors.
(8) Donate After The Dust Has Settled: Victims need emergency assistance after a disaster.
(9) Donate to One Charity, Not Many:
There are links to more from Charity Watch to guide your giving:
5 Tips For Avoiding Charity Frauds & Scams
10 Tips For Giving In a Crisis
Bekeart
If you choose to give, give wisely.
It is just advice about giving wisely - you will not be asked for huricane relief money.
Written by Al Thompkins of Poynter Institute.
The Poynter Institute for Media Studies is a non-profit journalism school and research organization in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. The school is the owner of the Tampa Bay Times newspaper and the International Fact-Checking Network.
How to do the most good with hurricane relief donations - Poynter
Here are Subjects covered.
I did not want to post the entire article.
Those who want to know will read it.
(1) Keep Your Emotions in Check:
(2) Don't Make Millionaires Out of Disaster Victims:
(3) Avoid Gift Tax:
(4) Take a Tax Deduction:
(5) Know When Enough is Enough:
(6) Don't Give to the First Charity That Asks:
(7) Support Charities That Are Already Invested: Particularly after natural disasters, charities with no expertise or experience in providing disaster aid come out of the woodwork to take advantage of the generosity of vulnerable donors.
(8) Donate After The Dust Has Settled: Victims need emergency assistance after a disaster.
(9) Donate to One Charity, Not Many:
There are links to more from Charity Watch to guide your giving:
5 Tips For Avoiding Charity Frauds & Scams
10 Tips For Giving In a Crisis
Bekeart
If you choose to give, give wisely.
