The only giving I do is dropping something in the collection basket at church services when I attend,buying stuff at thrift stores, and cash into the little red kettles of the Salvation Army.Once in a while the change from a meal into McDonald House box.
I refuse ,and have refused many times,to donate to the United Way because many of their programs are actually destructive of traditional American values.Some of my managers at different companies over the years practically demanded donations because of the damnable United Way campaigns.Evaluations and promotions can be affected by bosses more concerned with political correctness than job performance. I say the United Way campaigns are often workplace blackmail.
I learned my lesson to donate only cash anonymously when my credit card donation to help Katrina victims was used in sending me thick envelopes of appeals for more donations!
Of course, I do donate a bit to Free Republic!!!