On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 11:34 AM, Aadisht Khanna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 2. Having done this, I would obviously like to make sure that my > donations get the most bang for their buck. This means the efficacy of the > charity I am donating to needs to be certain. If you don't care about getting tax subsidies, find a person in your neighborhood who really needs the money, like a few kids who need help with their school fees, or help with the down payment on an auto rickshaw or some such. This is really easy to do in India, and goes a long way. > 3. In addition to the organisational effectiveness of the charity, I > also want to discriminate in the type of charities/ projects I donate to. [...] It sounds close to the proverb about teaching a man to fish rather than feeding him. It's a subjective judgment call that I think only you are best placed to make. Do whatever makes you feel good. > 4. There is also the temporal aspect. Rather than give five thousand > rupees a month away now, I could invest it, get a return, and give larger > lump sums later. Which in your opinion would make more sense? You would have to be really sure that your investment is going to do a far better job of growing in value than what someone in need can do with it. > 5. Point #4 also ties up with how much a particular donation should > be. Are large lump sump donations better or worse than regular monthly > donations? There would be transaction costs and processing costs involved, > but how important are these? It depends, transaction costs can be important depending upon what you decide to do. Cheeni
