Are you interested in supporting a charity or a non-profit organization focused on social or environmental issues? That’s wonderful! However, before you donate, it’s important to take some steps. First, make sure that your personal finances can handle the donation. Second, ensure that your contribution will be meaningful by selecting a trustworthy organization with proven results. It’s essential to identify which causes matter most to you, whether it’s helping animals, children, or the environment. Decide on the type of organization you’d like to support and begin making a difference in its small corner of the world.
Like our new infographic will show you, it’s always important to look for a reputable institution that can put your donation to good use, making the necessity for research even bigger. Above all, you must find out which are the organization’s methods of work and this will lead you to the people behind the institution and to whether their work is really useful. The accountability of the entity is equally a crucial point, telling you how the association spends the received donations.
Although you are probably considering a bigger and more famous group like Greenpeace or WWF, your money will probably help more the smaller groups. Massive institutions like these two environment watchdogs currently bet a lot on marketing and that makes a difference when it comes to attract new donations. That is why people that spend time researching usually choose the small groups’ side. Above all, choosing a serious institution to make your donation is an act of citizenship that should be taken seriously: you are giving them an opportunity to better allocate their resources in a relevant project to society and to spend their donations with who really needs.