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Looking for religion-free charities
December 5, 2014 at 7:13 pm
Does anybody know a site that lists charities that will not promote religion?
I googled "atheist charities" but these are groups promoting atheism. I just want to know that my donation will go to needy people and never promote a religion. I have read that many of the charities share resources and subcontract.
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RE: Looking for religion-free charities
December 5, 2014 at 7:15 pm
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RE: Looking for religion-free charities
December 5, 2014 at 7:22 pm
http://www.charitynavigator.org/ is a site that has looked interesting to me, but I'm not sure they have exactly what you need. As for me, I know exactly the kind of charities I like. That is, cystic fibrosis and public radio. So I just donate to things that speak to me. Not even the CF foundation, but individual cases. And with public radio, I have favorite local stations (in my media market and others).
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RE: Looking for religion-free charities
December 5, 2014 at 8:02 pm
Oxfam.
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RE: Looking for religion-free charities
December 6, 2014 at 2:37 pm
Depends on what you're trying to support. Humanitarian causes, MSF, Amensty, Oxfam, save the children, Bernardo's. Environmental you could give to Greenpeace but I'm not a fan of them. There are also loads of animal charities such as Dian Fossey's gorilla fund or (if in the UK) RSPCA.
General rule of thumb for me is never to give to a religious charity. Too much ambiguity on many of them (not all) between their charitable activities and proselytization.
Internationally I always give to MSF, nationally/locally I give to a local secular children's hospice.