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b_b  ·  4675 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Question for Hubski: Why do people give? Why do you?
Probably. Because like I said, I like the immediacy of donating to art/culture organizations. Its more rewarding to me to see that my money has had some tangible effect on a cause I care about. If you, say, donate to an NGO or to a cancer research organization, you have no evidence that you've done any good, just their good word, which isn't always as good as they say.




thenewgreen  ·  4675 days ago  ·  link  ·  
What if you had two choices within a $200 personal charitable budget:

1. Donate $100 to the DIA and $100 to NPR -both awesome.

2. Donate $200 to a little kid so they can have school books in Ecuador. By the way, you know the kids name and he/she will write you letters of their progress quarterly.

b_b  ·  4675 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Tough call. My heart says I'd probably go with #2. I'm a sucker for education.