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Re:Ask HN: Perspectives on Charitable Giving by RobinL on Wednesday August 07, 2024 @03:57AM (#41179194)
Overall perception: there are a lot of inefficient and ineffective charities, you have to be careful about who you give to if you want to have an impact

Ever given? Yes, I give through a regular deduction from payroll (I'm a giving what you can pledgee)

What keeps me committed? Knowing that I'm having an impact. I give mostly to GiveDirectly and find it almost impossible to read about the recipients and not want to give more: https://live.givedirectly.org/

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Re:Ask HN: Perspectives on Charitable Giving by MaiaIva on Wednesday August 07, 2024 @05:16AM (#41179580)
Thanks a lot for the answer! It's great to hear you are a pledgee of Giving what you can and also donate to GiveDirectly. May I ask how you have first learned about these initiatives? Regarding the inefficient and ineffective charities: what are the key indicators that matter to you when making a decision if you want to support a particular charity?
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