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Readers Respond: How Do You Pick a Charity or Cause for Your Donation?
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By Joanne Fritz, About.com

It is tough to choose a charity for your donation. What do you look for before you give? If you are a charity, what do you want donors to know about you? (Guest posting permitted; no account necessary to share your experience.) Share Your Experience

Personal Experience

I choose a charity I have worked with and had experience with. I tend to choose charities that are local rather than national. For example, the local chapter of the Red Cross or a specific Red Cross campaign, like disaster assistance for people in my immediate area (floods in Iowa in 2008).
—Guest Jean

Where I Know and am Known

I give to charities that I'm involved with. I volunteer, attend their performances, know the people on the board. That is giving I feel safe with.
—Guest Louise

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