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Interesting, targeted charities do mean your dollar is going to the causes you value; which is great; I applaud that.
I donated this year for the first time as I am looking for systemic change, and want my dollar to reflect that.
I don't think the minor party I have chosen to support will have a huge impact (yet) but the ideals are important to me.
So if I want to donate some money, I don't do it on a whim. I research, looking for something that has a wide impact. That might be feeding hungry kids or something. Because I don't spend money on a whim, it has quite honesty never occured to me that I should consider a political party. Given all the charities and non-profits doing great things, political parties have never made the list.
Speaking of feeding hungry kids, KidsCan is a good one to support IMO. I give them $100 a month.
You're awesome!
It's an easy sell for me. I've got two kids myself, and one of my close friends growing up had a single mum and needed that kind of support. Hate the thought of kids going to school hungry or cold.
I'm donating about 25% of what I put aside for my retirement, hoping to bump the numbers up as I make more money
That's really awesome of you to do 🙂