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This graph shows the children sposonsored by Freely Give December 13th 2008 Donate To A Child In The Third World By Ben Pate Nothing is as urgent a call to action as a needy child who you can aid. Television commercials show starving children in third-world countries who anyone can sponsor through financial help. Many individuals jump at the first flicker of the phone number on their television, but some need more research about sponsoring a child before they decide. For people that want to know more, here is an overview of the process. Some individuals will want Christian charity donations in accordance with their own faith and others will want a other faith-based children’s charities. Still some won’t want any religious affiliation and may want to give to a UN sponsored children’s aid group or another group not affiliated with religion. Many such choices are available to sponsor a child in need you can choose whichever you like better. Individuals are usually the most comfortable donating through a non-profit group to sponsor a child in India. When you donate this way, it’s usually tax-exempt. Non-profit organizations have to be evaluated by the government before they can be classified as not for profit and tax exempt, but it’s still a great idea to research the organization you want to donate with. Use a web-based charity evaluator have information about the non-profit managing the sponsorships: its age, its size, and how uses its donations. How much of your donation goes directly to your sponsored child? How much money goes to overhead such as marketing materials, television advertising, and executive salaries? Are the charity’s operating costs excessive? Use this information to choose a group that will make your donation go as far as possible. Don’t discount an organization just because it isn’t listed, but make sure to ask more questions if this is the case. If it’s important to you to specify a certain country, the gender of the child you’re sponsoring, or getting standard communication or updates on your child, make sure you learn those things before donating. Each organization asks for slightly different amounts, but the typical monthly donation is $25 to $30 a month. By our standard of living, the expense to sponsor a child is a small amount, but in the third world, it can be a matter of life and death. A little money to us can be most of the budget in a poor nation. This minor change can mean having enough to eat, getting an education, having housing and clothes and even getting to see a physician. Group sponsorship of a needy child is a great idea. It provides substantial support for the child, while it lowers an individual sponsor’s cost. Groups such as Sunday school classes, extended families, and scout troops might find this type of sponsorship attractive. We’ve all seen television advertisements describing starving children from India or another third-world country and asking us to help. Typically, $25 or $30 a month can help a child with schooling, medical care, food, and clothing. There are many possibilities available to sponsor a child. Choices include Christian charity donations, children charities based on other religions, or secular children’s relief organizations. Check out online charity evaluators and inquire about how much of your contribution will go straight to the child and how much will go to the group’s overhead costs. Sponsoring in a group, such as a church group or scout troop, is very affordable. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Ben_Pate Jul
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Freely Give Canada - all profits donated to charity Posted on 10:46, July 2nd, 2008 by Martin
Help a Child every time you make a purchase online ! When buying anything through freelygive.org by clicking on a link to one of our partner stores or services, ( e.g. Apple, Chapters, Shopping Channel) we freely give all the commissions we receive from the sales go towards sponsoring children in developing countries. This site is for Canadians buying online through our Canadian partners stores and services.
When you click on a link at Freelygive.org to a partner store or service, a tracking code is attached so that if you make a purchase, the commission is correctly assigned to us. Most commissions we receive are between 1 and 3%. Presently we sponsor children through World Vision Canada and Missionary Ventures Canada, which are registered charities. You still buy at the same prices with no additional mark up. All the commissions we receive are put towards child sponsorship. So remember, when you wish to make future purchases, please come to FreelyGive.org to access your favourite stores for online purchases. In this way, you are able to help sponsor more children. Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. ~ James 1:27 (NIV)  Subscribe in a reader|Subscribe to Freely Give by Email
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