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What You Need to Know to Donate Safely Online

Donating online is a quick and convenient way to give to charity, but it also comes with drawbacks that donors need to be aware of. To help you donate online both effectively and safely, CharityWatch provides the following pointers:

1. Know your charity. Online or offline never give to a charity that you know nothing about. Look for a mission statement, a clear description of program accomplishments and a list of the board of directors. Do not assume a web address with a ".org" rather than a ".com" ending is a non-profit organization. Anyone can purchase a ".org" web address. To determine if a group has tax-exempt status, go to the Internal Revenue Services web site. The CharityWatch…

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 What You Need to Know to Donate Safely Online

Donating online is a quick and convenient way to give to charity, but it also comes with drawbacks that donors need to be aware of. To help you donate online both effectively and safely, CharityWatch provides the following pointers...

#GivingTuesday

#GivingTuesday is a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration. Celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving (in the U.S.) and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday, #GivingTuesday kicks off the charitable season, when many focus on their holiday and end-of-year giving. One of the best ways to get involved is in your own community. We've created a directory to help you find organizations, charities, events and more in your own community.

GlobalGiving

GlobalGiving connects nonprofits, donors, and companies in nearly every country around the world. We help local nonprofits access the funding, tools, training, and support they need to become more effective.

@Pay

Whether it be payments, philanthropy, or mobile commerce…@Pay is doing things that no other company can do.

CauseVox

CauseVox is a community-driven fundraising platform trusted by thousands of fundraising teams at nonprofits to help them activate their supporters, reach new donors, and raise more online.

Fundly

Fundly is fast, easy, and has no raise requirements or start up fees.

Give a Little

Fundraising for the things that matter. A simple way to give and share the Kiwi spirit.

Giving What We Can

Giving What We Can is a community of effective givers. We inspire people to donate significantly and as effectively as possible. Forming a community allows us to share information on how and where to give, help us stick to our commitment and stand together to create a culture of giving more, and more effectively.

Help Hope Live

We support community-based fundraising for people with unmet medical and related expenses due to cell and organ transplants or catastrophic injuries and illnesses.

JustGiving

JustGiving is the world's most trusted platform for online giving. Our mission is to ensure no great cause goes unfunded. We are enormously proud to have helped people in 164 countries raise over $4.5 billion for good causes since we were founded in 2001.

Network for Good

Cultivate your donors and generate new ones with refreshingly easy-to-use donor management and fundraising software.

Qgiv

Simplify your online fundraising. Qgiv's complete platform makes fundraising easy so you can do more.

Razoo

The simplest, most effective online fundraising and donor engagement platform in the world.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The Chronicle provides news and information for executives of tax-exempt organizations in health, education, religion, the arts, social services, and other fields, as well as fund raisers, professional employees of foundations, institutional investors, corporate grant makers, and charity donors.

Tinbox

Make the world better every day with Tinbox. It takes just 20 seconds to make the world a better place.

Watsi

We’re building technology to finance universal healthcare by crowdfunding surgeries and providing community-based health coverage.

ActBlue

ActBlue is a nonprofit, building fundraising technology for the left. Our mission is to democratize power and help small-dollar donors make their voices heard in a real way.

Causes

If you’ve ever thought about organizing a boycott, creating a petition, or raising money for a good cause, you’ve come to the right place. Causes is a free online platform that provides easy-to-use tools for driving change. We help passionate people share ideas, find supporters, raise money, and make an impact.

Charity Miles

Ready to become a sponsored athlete? Simply turn on the app, choose a charity, and press start. As you exercise, we'll track your distance and the money earned. When you're finished, accept your sponsorship, spread the word, and we'll send you a note confirming your good work.

Charity Navigator

Charity Navigator is the most-utilized charity evaluator in America. This app helps guide intelligent giving by providing ratings for nearly 7,800 charities based on their financial health, accountability and transparency.

Donate a Photo

You take a photo, we make it a way to do good. For every photo you share through Donate a Photo, Johnson & Johnson gives $1 to a cause you want to help.

Elbi

Elbi empowers you to make a difference in minutes to people all over the world. How? By uniting you with charitable projects that need your digital creativity.

FirstGiving

Free webinars for nonprofits, philanthropy solutions for corporations, innovative online, social & mobile software for good causes!

Give 2 Charity

Make an impact in your community simply by carrying your phone. Earn points every day that you have the Give 2 Charity app. Once you have enough points, redeem in exchange for a charitable donation...

GiveGab

Giving back is more fun with friends! With GiveGab, you can connect with friends to make a difference in your community. Find great local volunteer opportunities, see where others are volunteering, and share your experiences. Upload volunteering photos to inspire others to get involved. It’s free.

Goodshop

Goodshop gets you the best deals and coupons for your favorite stores. Every time you shop, we donate a percentage of your purchase to the cause of your choice — at no extra cost to you!

One Today

Give a little. Change a lot. One Today lets you easily give $1 each day to causes and nonprofits that inspire you. It's a community of generous people like you doing one good deed a day.

Onlinedonations

We are the leading provider in the online donation fundraising sector, trusted by coaches and families across the United States to help in their cause to raise needed funds.

Share The Meal

With a tap on your smartphone you can "share the meal" with a child in need. It costs only US $ 0.50 to feed one child for a day.

SnapDonate

The app was created by the SnapDonate Foundation, a not-for-profit entity that aims to keep impulse giving alive in an increasingly cashless society. This is all possible due to the passion of people who believe that tomorrow will be brighter if we pull together.

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