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Charitable Giving

The Internet provides numerous mechanisms by which individuals may donate to charitable organizations. Below is a selective list of sample sites that allow for various means of charitable giving.

Making Donations Online   |   Charitable Giving Through Online Shopping  |   Free Donation Sites  |   Car Donations Online Charity Auctions  |   General Information About Charities    


Making Donations Online

These sites are designed to offer secure and easy methods for internet users to make online financial contributions or pledges to charitable non-profit organizations. Some of these sites also provide a mechanism for individuals to donate goods via the internet.

Animal Charities of America

CharityAmerica.com

Charitygift (make a tax-deductible donation to charity in someone's honor)

Children's Charities of America

DUO: Do Unto Others

Independent Charities of America

Independent Givers of America

JustGive.org

NetAid.org

Network For Good

Women, Children & Family Service Charities of America

Charitable Giving Through Online Shopping

If you are an online shopper, you can use the following selected sites to benefit the charity of your choice. These sites serve as portals to hundreds of online merchants. Your purchase price remains the same, and you still receive the merchandise from your selected merchant. However, when you use these portal sites, a percentage of the purchase price is automatically donated to your chosen charity.

Donations to Miscellaneous Charities

GreaterGood.com

igive.com

MyCause.com

Donations to Schools

SchoolPop.com

Free Donation Sites

"Free donation" sites enable you to make donations to worthy causes for free. When you click on the designated button at any of these sites, you automatically provide a donation of funds or goods to the named cause. Donations are sponsored by paying advertisers.

Lists of Free Donation Sites

Click and Save

About.com: Click to Donate

Donation Junction

Free Donation

Quick Donations

Yahoo! Free Donations

Specific Sites

Breast Cancer Site

EcologyFund.com

Hunger Site

Literacy Site

Rainforest Site

Car Donations

Charity Car Donation

Donate Car USA

Donate-Your-Car


Online Charity Auctions

MissionFish


General Information About Charities

America's Charities

Give.org: BBB Wise Giving Alliance

GiveSpot.com

Guidestar: The National Database of Nonprofit Organizations

Independent Charities of America

Internet Nonprofit Center


Prepared by B. Goodman; Updated January 2002.

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