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Originally Posted by CaliforniaChief
Take whatever the change is and put it away in your own 5-gallon container. Then at the end of the year, tally it up and use it to help someone anonymously or give to a cause you DO find compelling.
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If you're disenchanted with big charity companies and bullshit, the bolded cannot be understated.
When I was in college, I was the president of my fraternity and we always did a fundraiser for an entirely local battered women's shelter.
Anyway, when I was president, we had a dinner at the house with the director of the shelter and a bunch of faculty. When I handed over the check the director said a few words of thanks and broke down in tears when she said how much our measly little amount mattered to the shelter.
It was powerful and had a tremendously profound impact on me. Now, I don't know a single person that went into that shelter and the only contact I had with them was the director, but man, that had a heck of an impact on me.
I'd encourage whomever is disenfranchised do some looking, some volunteering, something. Make your donations impactful.