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Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive
We donate to charities but do so on an individual basis, never through a third party and absolutely never to one of those one-size-fits-all charitable corporations. I'm not going to badmouth any reputable charity but there is a good chance that those conglomerates that dole out money to many different charities might be giving money to a cause that you don't necessarily agree with, or deny contributions to causes that you think might deserve more. Or at least something.
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I once got a call from a telemarketer asking for a donation to a charity. It was a young, naive woman who was apparently calling from her house bacause I could hear children in the background. I asked her where she was located and she gave me the name of a small town in Texas. Then, I said to her, if I donate $100, how much money she would make? She said that she would keep $85 and send $15 to the charity. I told her that was fraudulent, and that she should be ashamed, get an honest job, and I hung up.