On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 9:42 AM, Srini Ramakrishnan wrote: > On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 11:34 AM, Aadisht Khanna: > > 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. >
I think the approach suggested by Srini is the best one... most non-profits waste more money in transaction / administrative costs than actually putting the money to good use..... ashok
