I like to donate at the end of the year. For my family and I, it’s part of the Christmas spirit. I can’t imagine that I’m the only lobster here that makes charitable donations though. So, regardless of why you do it, I’m curious what charities people here chose to donate to?
Since I’m asking here, here are mine, but I’m looking to expand my horizons so this is subject to change this holiday season.
- The local humane society (they take care of stray/unwanted pets)
- The Free Software Foundation
- Marshall University (my alma mater)
- D Language Foundation (through Amazon Smile)
Not tech related, but I donate $30/month to GiveDirectly. They give cash directly to the poorest people in the world.
I donate to Mermaids via Amazon Smile (when I remember) and Humble Store.
Previously I’ve donated (via stickers) to Ellen Murray, and the EFF. I’ve supported independent queer anarchists on Etsy by buying pins and stuff.
I donate to a few for software. Try to spread it around a bit year by year since I can’t fund it all. One is often overlooked: VLC. Covers what entertainment Firefox doesn’t after hard days.
Outside software, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital. Hopefully, less dead children and more reaching their potential.
Other stuff if I have the money.
Check out last year’s thread for more ideas.
I make small (typically US$5–10) monthly donations to the following. I try to support projects that I either want to succeed or that I use regularly.
Shouldn’t a Rust aggregator be powered by Rust? 😏
https://github.com/wezm/read-rust/#development
I do monthly donations to
And a few times a year I make a few larger donations to other charities or free software projects.
EFF, Archive.org, San Francisco Bicycle Coalition
I need to update it, but this was my 2018 list:
My favorite tech and journalism charitable orgs right now:
I’m eagerly awaiting the founding of a charitable org supporting Redox OS.
. ^(Disclosure: I’m on the board of the first two and I’ve donated a lot to most of these organizations over the years.)
I usually give to Wikipedia and the Internet Archive around this time of year, if only because their web services have become more of a mainstay in my life than pretty much anything else.