Boost Your Charity Donor Impact -- 13 Steps

• Looking for quicker ways to check charities before you give?
• Want to avoid “charity” scams?
• Are you serious about having an impact when you give to charity?
• Want to be sure that a charity makes solid use of the dollars you entrust to them?
• Want to focus your giving on strong charities working on what matters most to you?

Taking any of these 13 steps will increase the impact of your giving.

Taking all 13 will boost your impact into the skies.

The Thirteen Steps:

1. Keep track of your giving.
2. Budget your giving annually.
3. Get and check the organization’s EIN.
4. Figure out which causes you care most about.
5. Recognize that charities vary greatly.
6. Give to fewer charities.
7. Know the charity and IRS basics.
8. Know and use the free charity research websites.
9. Learn the NTEE charity classification system.
10. Set and apply your charity selection criteria.
11. Select and connect with this year’s top two charities.
12. Each year, replace at least one of the prior year’s top two.
13. Budget and allocate your estate giving.

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