Re:Show HN: StackAid – Fund all your open-source dependencies
by Vinnl on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @03:15PM
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Apart from that last point I think that's pretty much https://www.givingwhatwecan.org
Re:Show HN: StackAid – Fund all your open-source dependencies
by soulofmischief on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @01:01PM
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Step 2 is the hard part. How do you break down a "marketing and advertising" budget consistently? You'll find most charities purposefully do not have detailed insight into these accounts.
Re:Show HN: StackAid – Fund all your open-source dependencies
by qwerty3344 on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @02:29PM
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> to clearly see how the charities use the funds
https://www.charitynavigator.org/ is a start
Re:Show HN: StackAid – Fund all your open-source dependencies
by dchuk on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @08:07PM
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This is pretty darn close to the idea I'll admit. I still think the tax benefits breakdown is a killer feature everyone is missing, and it could be even simpler to pick charities and contribute (like M1, or even all the way like Betterment)
Re:Show HN: StackAid – Fund all your open-source dependencies
by midenginedcoupe on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @03:57PM
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Sounds a bit like https://kiva.org
In particular, I want:
- an app like m1 finance where I can build a “pie” of charities to donate to on a recurring basis, selected from a vetted list of upstanding charities
- to clearly see how the charities use the funds, and how the app covers its own costs
- for any contribution I make, I can see the tax benefits I’ll receive for making it (I know that’s probably super hard, but if someone can figure that out, I guarantee you’ll see a spike in charitable giving)
I (probably naively) think that a product like this could help eliminate a ton of social issues by better funding charities than the current system