Brigid Slipka

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Entries Tagged as 'International Aid'

Day 9: Giving to Haiti, Part 2

February 26th, 2010 · 1 Comment · How Much to Give, International Aid, Where to Give

On days when I’m feeling ornery, which is most days, I like to find something to blame for things that are Entirely My Responsibility.  It’s a refreshing activity in how ridiculously far I can stretch the Logic of Insanity. For example: I almost got into a car accident because that other blithering driver cut me [...]

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Where Should I Give?

February 16th, 2010 · Comments Off · International Aid, My Own Giving, Where to Give

Charity Navigator reports there’s over a million charities in America.  Almost every other country also has its own NGOs (non-governmental organizations) which can also number in the millions, not to mention the 40,000 some international organizations. I’ve carefully summed all of these options up, adding just a tiny bit of leeway for organizations under the [...]

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