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Today’s New York Times reports that the Japanese Red Cross says it doesn’t need donations, few charities actually work in Japan, and that U.S. organizations that are receiving donations in response to the Japan earthquake/tsunami disaster don’t have a plan for what they’ll do with the money. Let’s go slow on this. Read The [...] This week’s earthquake/disaster in Japan will bring out the scammers. They will view the disaster as an opportunity to make some easy money. Disguising themselves as a charity is a common scammer strategy. You can avoid the scammers with some easy checking. The following suggestions are taken from the SeriousGivers Top Tips for Avoiding [...] Your cash donations in early 2010 to help in the Haiti earthquake relief efforts could actually get you a 2009 income tax deduction! Continue reading “Your Haiti relief donations could qualify for an immediate tax deduction” Drawing from its existing listings of large charities, CharityNavigator has done a nice job pulling together information on charities responding to the devastating Haiti earthquake. More than 40 of the charities have CharityNavigator’s 4 star (top) rating. Read the CharityNavigator article. |
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