Information on Charities to Optimize Our Giving

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If you are going to start somewhere, GuideStar is the place.  Their site has information on over 650,000 charities.  It's a great site for finding opportunities to volunteer in many different categories.

Also http://www.charitynavigator.org/
Give.org mission is to promote informed giving and to enable more contributors to make sound giving decisionsons. The site has a giving guide for the top 400 organizations (are the up to snuff or do they spend too much on administration.
Check it out here (pie chart of $ spent) before you contribute!
Click here to go to the Network for Good homepage
Network for Good has a great links page to other e-philanthropy sites including volunteer and Web sites where you can donate non-cash items.		 TechSoup
TechSoup has many good articles for everyone
but much for nonprofits.
support SOSShare our Strength (SOS) runs a store like Igive/Ishop).  Check one of the several dozen Internet vendors via SOS (or IGive) before your buy anything online!!! United Network for Organ Sharing
 United Network for Organ SharingGive the gift of Life-Donate your organs after death but you must plan NOW!
Visit the United Network for Organ Sharing
VolunteerMatchVolunteer Match matches you by type of task and Zip code. [logo]idealist.org
(a project of Action Without: Borders) references 16,000 organizations
Nonprofit Jobs
Volunteer Opportunities, Conferences for Nonprofits, Resources for Nonprofits
The Hunger Site The Breast Cancer Site The Child Health Site The Literacy Site The Rainforest Site The Animal Rescue Site
Click daily for free food, free mammograms, free inoculations, free books, and moe
4Charity lets you donate directly and/or shop for a specific charity.  Sign up and a percentage of each purchase will got to your selected charity. Shop at Greater Good and Part of your purchase proce will go to the charity of your choice
Shop at Greater Good and Part of your purchase price will go to the charity of your choice..
Play and feed
hungry people

Increase your vocabulary

It's win win
I Give has a unique idea.  Every time you visit an advertiser, money is contributed to the charity of your choice AND if your buy stuff, them a percentage also goes to the charity. has a unique idea.  Every time you visit an advertiser, money is contributed to the charity of your choice AND if your buy stuff, them a percentage also goes to the charity.
World Computer Exchange Vintage Computer FestivalVintage Computer Festival takes REALLY old stuff

 

 Image - Share the Technology LogoHave computer equipment to donate?

This database lists charitable organizations that need it.  If you have things to contribute it is easy to either find folk who want it or list the stuff you have.  If you're a charitable organization, go here list your needs!
Earth 911 - Making Every Day Earth Day Earth911 has a fine page that provides where to donate and recycle.
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