Charity Organizations

Getting involved in Charity Organizations is a great way to spend your time to help others. Donating to a charity organization, or working for a charity organization, helps support the people in need that are targeted by charity organizations. But, there are many bad charity organizations to be skeptical of, so you have to be careful when you start looking to be charitable. How do you tell which are the best kinds of charities to donate to?

International Charity Organizations

International Charity Organizations are a great place to start because it is difficult to scam an international organization. Still, if you find one you must research it to make sure it is legitimate. Here are a few quality international charitable organizations you may want to get involved with.

• Africare
• CARE
• Partners in Health
• American Near East Refugee Aid
• American Refugee Committee
• Catholic Relief Services
• Doctors without Borders
• Grameen Foundation USA
• International Medical Corps
• Lutheran World Relief
• Mennonite Central Committee
• Project Concern International
• Save the Children
• Technoserve
• United Methodist Committee On Relief
• World Concern

Christian Charity Organizations

Notice that several of the charity organizations listed above are religious in nature, primarily christian charitable organizations. Whatever your religious opinion, or your opinion on Christian's, the truth is that Christian charity organizations tend to be trustworthy and effective and helping others.

Bad Charity Organizations

So now you know what some of the good charities are, what makes a bad charity organization? Well, obviously if it is a scam that is bad. It's not even a charitable organization! But some legitimate charity organizations are simply ineffective, and most of the money they raise goes to administrative costs and promoting the charity, with very little left over to actually support the charity organizations' cause. How do you tell if it is a bad charity organization? Be skeptical of car donation charity organizations. They tend to be ineffective, or even businesses disguised as charities. Find out if the charity in question is tax deductible. If it is, that means the government has approved them. This doesn't make them the best choice, but at least it is a point in their favor. Lastly, you can search online for articles about a given charity organization to see what other people have said about it.