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When disaster strikes or a crisis unfolds, our first instinct is often to help. For many, that means reaching for a credit card and donating to a charity that promises to make a difference. But what if your well-intentioned gift actually makes things worse? Donating to the wrong charity can…

As Muslims fast from dawn to dusk during Ramadan, an important aspect of their faith is their role as stewards of God on Earth. One way Muslims do this is through the practice of Zakat, an obligatory kind of charity that’s one of the five pillars of Islam.

Most food banks, homeless shelters and other social services nonprofits constantly face hard decisions about how to use their limited funds. Should they spend as much as possible on meeting the immediate needs of people who need help? How much of their budget is appropriate to spend on new equipment,…

These nonprofits have an international reputation or have been rated positively by Charity Navigator.

What might persuade affluent 20- and 30-somethings to give to charity

With multitudes of worthy charities to choose from – and the possibility that a poorly run or fake nonprofit might trick you into thinking it’s a good cause – it’s sometimes hard to know which ones to support.

If you’re trying to evaluate a charity this year, you might have a hard time

The public’s trust in nonprofits declined from 59% in 2020 to 56% in 2022, according to Independent Sector, a coalition of nonprofits, foundations and corporate giving programs that tracks trends in philanthropy.