{"id":1877,"date":"2019-10-21T15:42:24","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T15:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mitchellagy.com\/?p=1877"},"modified":"2022-05-18T17:56:06","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T17:56:06","slug":"which-charities-should-i-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mitchellagy.com\/which-charities-should-i-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Charities Should I Support?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">It\u2019s that time of year when many charitable causes reach out to their communities asking for their support. It can often feel a little overwhelming as you try to determine which organizations to contribute to.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Giving by individuals in the U.S. totaled an estimated $292.09 billion in 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Define a Giving Strategy<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nMany of us give from the heart.\u00a0 We see a cause that touches our personal sensibilities and we want to support that organization.\u00a0 There is nothing wrong with doing this; it just may not be the most effective use of your charitable dollars.<\/p>\n<p>All donors can benefit from being more methodical about their giving. Concentrating your time and dollars can make a greater impact on those charities you support. Here are some suggestions on how to evaluate charitable requests and determine how best to spread your resources.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Find a cause that excites you. <\/strong>There are many great organizations out there. Finding something that matches your values and interests will encourage you to become engaged and contribute with a greater understanding of the charity\u2019s mission and goals.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Review your options.<\/strong> There are several websites, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.charitynavigator.org\/\">Charity Navigator,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guidestar.org\/Home.aspx\">GuideStar<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/give.org\/\">Give.org<\/a> that provide information on how effectively charities are using your donations. It can also be very helpful if you can meet the organization\u2019s management team and take a tour of the facility. This will give you a better sense of how a group operates.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Understand your impact.<\/strong> Find out how your charity evaluates the success of its mission and how it shares those measurements with donors. The more local the cause, the easier it is to assess their organization as well as be an active contributor of your time and money.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Mitchell Agency Supports \u201cCoats for Kids Drive\u201d<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nLast year the Greater Lafayette community through the <strong><em>Coats for Kids Drive<\/em><\/strong> delivered 1,000 coats to children in need.\u00a0 We\u2019d encourage anyone interested in donating to this program to contact the Salvation Army here in Lafayette.\u00a0 The Mitchell Agency team took part by collecting donations and purchasing a number of coats for the <a href=\"https:\/\/centralusa.salvationarmy.org\/indiana\/coats-for-kids\/\"><strong><em>Coats for Kids Drive<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s that time of year when many charitable causes reach out to their communities asking for their support. It can often feel a little overwhelming as you try to determine which organizations to contribute to.\u00a0 Giving by individuals in the U.S. totaled an estimated $292.09 billion in 2018. Define a Giving Strategy Many of us [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchellagy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1877"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchellagy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchellagy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellagy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellagy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1877"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellagy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1877\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2171,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellagy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1877\/revisions\/2171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchellagy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellagy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellagy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}