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Marvivo 03-20-2022 07:52 AM

Doctors Without Borders
Catholic Relief Services
Bless your heart!

Bella6368 03-20-2022 08:39 AM

The CEO of the Red Cross makes close to about $700,000/year. Do you really think your donations are be directed to charity?

waterflower 03-20-2022 08:44 AM

Send money to your local community that is in need. You have no clue of what is happening in other countries. Stop feeding the beast.It amazes me how people are only motivated by a TEL-A-VISION. Take care of the poor people in your area.

DAVES 03-20-2022 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by jparsoneau@aol.com (Post 2074532)
Red Cross, Samaritan purse, worlds kitchen. Are all good ones. Be aware of there are a lot of scams out there as well right now taking advantage of people

It is so sad. There are always LOW LIVES stealing from those in need. I regularly wonder how low some people will go.

Stmjjm15 03-20-2022 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Peazoup (Post 2074248)
I would like to send a donation for Ukraine but am unsure as to which charity is the best. Any suggestions please.

UNICEF is a reputable charity helping on the ground in Ukraine and Poland.

OhioBuckeye 03-20-2022 09:34 AM

Whatever charity you use just make sure your donation goes directly to Ukraine & not some govt. middle man that gets paid for doing something that’s suppose to go to the poor people of Ukraine. I knew a gentleman that was helping United Fund to help people & it went to Communist countries that there govt. was taking it & giving our donations out to who they thought should get it. Needless to say he quit the United Fund board. Personally I don’t trust our govt. any more than I trust Putin. God Bless the Ukrain’s!

DAVES 03-20-2022 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Bella6368 (Post 2074670)
The CEO of the Red Cross makes close to about $700,000/year. Do you really think your donations are be directed to charity?

Sadly, that is not unusual. You can easily research how much each charity spends on administration. Twenty percent is typical. Aid to Ukraine, how much of it gets there?
It is a war. A truck full of aid. Will the Russians let it in ? The Russians are attempting to starve people in Ukraine. As we did with the Berlin airlift, drop in food drugs and weapons? Between a rock and a hard place. We want to aid Ukraine and avoid WWIII.

Cherstubbs 03-20-2022 11:05 AM

World Central Kitchen is wonderful. Unsung heroes who are one of the first to arrive in any country to help feed people!

courtyard 03-20-2022 11:18 AM

Here's a list of present ongoing conflicts with their death toll if you insist on giving:
Sudan 300K
Congo 100K
Nigeria 51K
Syria 600K
Yemini 233K

joenrose2003 03-20-2022 12:03 PM

Unkranian Relief
 
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Originally Posted by Peazoup (Post 2074248)
I would like to send a donation for Ukraine but am unsure as to which charity is the best. Any suggestions please.

Contact North Lake Presbyterian Church who has an organization who is providing Ukranian relief. Call 352-753-8484.

Pete Swanson 03-20-2022 01:16 PM

Worthy Orgs to Donate
 
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Originally Posted by Peazoup (Post 2074248)
I would like to send a donation for Ukraine but am unsure as to which charity is the best. Any suggestions please.

Samaritan's Purse and/or The Red Cross

macawlaw 03-20-2022 02:18 PM

Although not often mentioned, UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief) is at most disasters, and 100% of the money given for a particular use is used for that.
How to assist the Ukrainian people - Global Ministries

wyealbert 03-20-2022 02:50 PM

Another vote for Samaritan's Purse.

logdog 03-20-2022 03:14 PM

We choose the Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund by Global Giving. CharityNavigator.org gave Global Giving one of their highest scores for accountability and transparency. Their expense ratio is a remarkable 97.8% and a leadership score of 100 out of 100.

camaguey48 03-21-2022 07:37 AM

There are 85 billion dollars worth of weapons and military supplies in Afghanistan. Perhaps they can be sent to Ukraine. Sorry, I take that back. They belong to the Taliban now.


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