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As 2020 continues to escalate into the Hell Year, I want to help out others who are less fortunate than me. But I'm not sure which charities are good, and which are self-perpetuating marketing machines. If anyone can suggest ones which come under the former I would be deeply appreciative.
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Jun 2, 2020 13:08
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I haven't been in charity fundraising for about 3-4 years but when last I'd been working for them Medecins Sans Frontieres and Amnesty International both had some of the lowest overhead operating costs as well as the highest transparency about failures/scandals. They're more focused in international aid, though - it's worth considering if you want to lend your help at a micro or macro scale, or if there are any specific groups or interests in particular than 'anybody less fortunate' 'cause that's a great way to give yourself charity fatigue.
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Jun 2, 2020 16:47
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Doctors without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres) is my current go-to. They do great work with little overhead. Another choice charity is the ACLU. They do important work in the US that can only be accomplished in a court room (although their membership nagging is really annoying). Finally, I almost always make some kind of donation to the Wikimedia foundation, whose work less 'charity-like;, but definitely critical to providing good information, which is becoming an increasingly precious resource.
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Jun 2, 2020 21:57
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I'm admittedly a charity skeptic (I think the entire system of charitable giving in the U.S. is largely a corrupt racket). That being said... the ACLU has been known to go to bat for Nazis. They will also sell your information to the DCCC and every other shitlib PAC, expect to be getting letters from Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer begging you to go to bat for the worst people in the Democratic party. Amnesty International accepts a huge amount of money from the Gates Foundation, and that money comes with strings, and those strings are frequently shitlib strings; they're expected to never address the fundamental issues with capitalism, any sort of corruption or human rights abuses linked with it, etc. The other one I hear a lot about on the left is the SPLC, which is much better politically than the other two, but is a complete loving poo poo-show internally. Medecins Sans Frontieres are pretty great, from everything I've heard. I also give to my local tenants union, and contribute to certain progressive politicians (There's a GOONPAC thread here if you were interested in giving that way), but you should be looking at charities that have things they have done *LATELY*. My local tenants union helped push through two pieces of major reform legislation last year, but a non-profit can wildly change from year to year if the staffing changes, or key personnel leave.
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Jun 3, 2020 03:48
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Thanatosian posted:Amnesty International accepts a huge amount of money from the Gates Foundation, and that money comes with strings, and those strings are frequently shitlib strings; they're expected to never address the fundamental issues with capitalism, any sort of corruption or human rights abuses linked with it, etc. I'm interested in supported Amnesty International, though would be less inclined to do so with what you've said. A cursory search of Google didn't come up with anything, do you have a link?
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Aug 22, 2020 21:19
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What has amnesty international ever achieved? They just piss and moan and maybe somebody listens afaik. For my money it's all about the clear results, eg we removed 1000 cataracts.
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Aug 23, 2020 03:18
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"Amnesty International isn't good because they aren't spending money to crush capitalism" sure is a spicy take. They have a mission, and it's not Full Luxury Space Communism Now. They criticize capitalist nations including the US, and socialist nations alike, because they do not and should not have a stake in the debate between different economic systems. Weka posted:What has amnesty international ever achieved? They just piss and moan and maybe somebody listens afaik. "Human rights violations still exist despite people's efforts to stop them, checkmate, idiot!" Did you know that MSF hasn't cured AIDS either? Buncha slackers ain't getting a penny from me!
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Aug 23, 2020 23:44
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There's this local project that I like that does social work for homeless youths. There's probably something similar in your city as well!
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Aug 24, 2020 21:49
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the human fund
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Aug 25, 2020 23:32
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Maybe this is a helpful starting point?
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Aug 28, 2020 20:38
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Thanatosian posted:I'm admittedly a charity skeptic (I think the entire system of charitable giving in the U.S. is largely a corrupt racket). That being said... the ACLU has been known to go to bat for Nazis.
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Sep 2, 2020 19:56
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Longshot, but anyone know any good vetted charities that focus on Thailand and the Philippines? Preferably focusing on housing/food security/healthcare with no religious affiliation.
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Apr 6, 2023 03:07
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Wifi Toilet posted:Longshot, but anyone know any good vetted charities that focus on Thailand and the Philippines? Preferably focusing on housing/food security/healthcare with no religious affiliation. https://www.pureearth.org/our-projects/country-project-pages/thailand/ - Not exclusive to Thailand, but has projects there. https://r4d.org/about/where-we-work/ - Not exclusive to the Phillippines, but has health programmes active there.
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Apr 10, 2023 17:47
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Bollock Monkey posted:https://www.pureearth.org/our-projects/country-project-pages/thailand/ - Not exclusive to Thailand, but has projects there. Thanks I'll look into those for the future. I ended up sending some money to https://www.habitat.org.ph/ https://www.scholarsofsustenance.org/ and 3 smaller orgs in the Philippines on https://www.globalgiving.org/ Probably lost some efficiently to the middleman on that last one, but I was able to drill down to a specific geographic region.
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Apr 14, 2023 04:45
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Givewell (https://www.givewell.org/charities/top-charities) is the best resource I'm aware of for evaluating how effective various charities are at e.g. saving lives. Unsurprisingly this tends to end up being medical stuff in poor countries, but there's a lot of variance in effectiveness between different areas and charities in that field
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Apr 16, 2023 03:10
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Does anyone know of good trans related charities that are fighting in the states that are considering passing laws attacking trans people?
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Apr 17, 2023 03:21
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DeadlyMuffin posted:Does anyone know of good trans related charities that are fighting in the states that are considering passing laws attacking trans people? Maybe https://transgenderlawcenter.org
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May 27, 2023 22:31
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Popping in here to mention William MacAskill's book "Doing Good Better," which I think is required reading for anyone interested in charitable giving.
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Mar 16, 2024 00:48
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I suggest St. Jude
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Apr 5, 2024 21:29
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PT6A posted:"Amnesty International isn't good because they aren't spending money to crush capitalism" sure is a spicy take. There was also the whole Ukraine is just as bad if not worse than Russia report quote:On Aug. 4, Amnesty International issued a report that accused the Ukrainian army of violating the laws of war by placing military bases close to civilian infrastructure. The report triggered a wave of public outrage worldwide and across Ukraine. For me, the report’s deepest flaw was how it contradicted its main objective: Far from protecting civilians, it further endangered them by giving Russia a justification to continue its indiscriminate attacks. That’s why I resigned as head of Amnesty International’s Ukrainian office. Many of my colleagues followed. Their report blaming Ukraine for being bombed by Russia was certainly what you might call a spicy take.
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Reminds me there's an army reserve base up the road from where I live. Why has the UK government put me in the line of fire??? I guess my old school is a legitimate target for a decapitation strike??
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