In recent years I have begun witnessing an interesting trend. It seems that as the years pass by and I grow closer to 30, I receive more and more requests to give. These requests come in all forms and fashions - direct mail, e-communications, face-to-face solicitations, phone calls. The list goes on and on.
Each company and cause is worthy, too.
That's what makes it increasingly difficult with each request. I can't decide which cause is more deserving of my meager donation.
It's not that I don't give. I do. Hubby and I have a small handful of causes to which we give. The amounts we give differ greatly per cause. But we know we can do more.
So the question is, how does one choose?
Is it better to give a lot to one or two causes, or is it better to give a little to as many causes as I can? After all, every penny counts, right?
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We have our primary giving at church, and then I give in response to how I value the work being done by the institution, and of course if the money I give actually gets to the intended end. Then last for us is there is a percentage of our income that is designated for giving, and when we reach that we just tell whoever asks that we already are giving, or that our giving budget is complete. We reaccesse from time to time or give a 'one-time' gift. Hope that helps.
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