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Geek Charities?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the what's-out-there dept.

Space Rogue writes: "Now that the holiday season is here and tax season is just around the corner, I am looking for worthy charities to donate some money to. I am specifically looking for 'geek' related charities. I know about the EFF but are there other worthy organizations that could put a few dollars to good use? "

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  1. Helping.org charity search by Mwongozi · · Score: 5

    Try the helping.org charity search, you can search by interest area and location.

  2. Surely the vast majority of geeks are loaded? by Kiss+the+Blade · · Score: 4
    So why do we need a charity for the most spoiled sector of the population?

    Jesus, what's wrong with Ethiopians and stuff?

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  3. UK Charities by rleyton · · Score: 4
    I couldn't comment on any specific geek charities per se, but UK residents may be interested in allaboutgiving.org - which gives lots of info about available charities.

    You can also sign up for apply for a Charity Card - which allows you to donate online.

    In my experience, it's the easiest and most tax-efficient way of giving to charity in the UK.

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  4. The link by voidzero · · Score: 4

    Sally Struthers Asks You to Save the Dot-Coms

  5. How 'bout SUHDCB by ayjay29 · · Score: 4

    How 'bout SUHDCB (Support for Unemployed Homeless Dot Com Burnouts).

    Only six months ago they were living in luxury accommodation, driving Ferraris and eating and drinking in the finest restaurants and nightclubs. This Christmas many of them will be living in a cardboard 25" monitor box (if they are lucky...). While we can't offer the millions that the venture capitalists used to fund them with, we can help to make a difference to their lives.

    Please give generously. (Any 25" monitor boxes welcome).

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  6. Many organizations by buttfucker2000 · · Score: 4

    Obviously it depends on your personal preferences, but you could try:

    the FSF: donate here
    KDE: contacts here

    other projects as you use them; e.g., netbsd, openbsd, Apache, XFree86.

    Or just donate computers to Africa or somewhere.

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  7. Rational charity by w00ly_mammoth · · Score: 5

    The ethics of giving is a rarely considered subject. Generally, most donations are made irrationally, and often to satisfy the ego or personal preference of the donor.

    Consider real ethical questions - if you were to donate $100, and if it were to save a life, would you instead give it to a school charity to buy a 17 inch monitor to replace a 15 inch one? Then comes the question of how you know you're really saving lives, or making a difference.

    The sad thing is, people are pretty stupid. They give donations to charities which advertise on TV or which seem hip or trendy (thereby paying for the salaries of marketing execs who make a living off starving kids).

    If you REALLY want to make a difference, why not spend a few minutes researching the subject (like you do with technical FAQs) and find out for yourself some tiny third world grass-roots organization that does genuine work, instead of the huge charities that are already well known and command millions in input revenue?

    w/m