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[quote=Anonymous]We've always given 10% of post-tax income.

What I like to do is pick a few themes of things I think are important, and then pick a charity that does that thing that is well-rated.  When we started doing this, we had three main charities, but we keep expanding every year, so now we do this, in this order of magnitude:

-- Local hunger (we give a bunch to the Greater DC food bank)
-- International poverty (we give a bunch to an international aid group that funds development, micro-loans, clean water, disaster relief, immunizations, etc.)
-- Environment (a group that buys up forest and wetlands to place in trust--I'm always a little uncertain what the best way to give for environmental purposes is)
-- Legal services (local legal services for low-income)
-- Women's shelter (one in DC)
-- arts program for disabled adults
And then assorted small amounts for things that friends are raising money for.

There are so many great organizations dong so much great work across the country.  Government can't do it all.  We do like to be thoughtful about what we support and how.[/quote]

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