All of us remain so much engaged and busy in our routine lives that we hardly get any time to do some goodwill or good deeds. We seldom get time to help others or solve their problems. At the same time, it is also true that good deeds are as important as anything else in life from spiritual viewpoint. And this task can be well-accomplished by giving to charity. It means we can make donations to charitable organizations or such other institutions that are working for benefit of poor or needy people. Though most of the charitable organizations are genuine however you still need to bear some points in mind while making donations to charity. Here are some of these points that must be taken into consideration to serve for a noble cause.
Check and confirm about the mission of the charitable trust or organization
While giving to charity, you need to check and confirm about the mission of the charitable trust or organization. Some organizations work for benefit of poor or needy while some others offer help to orphans or abandoned elderly people. Some organizations are there that are aimed at contributing towards eradication of certain diseases or help the widows. Whatever the mission may be it must be genuine and real one. Also it should serve large section of the needy population. It is because the money donated by you must be able to help as many people as possible and that too in a genuine and fair way.
Donate to nonprofit organizations
It is always preferable to donate to nonprofit charitable organizations. The reason is that such organizations use the entire money or other gifts donated to them for charitable purposes. Also the money donated to such institutions is tax deductible. All the information regarding various charitable works going on in such organizations is made public. Always check and confirm about non-profit status of the concerned organizations from relevant authorities while giving to charity.
Check for accountability of the organizations
While donating to a charitable organization you must check its accountability. It means the concerned organization must be able to produce and show the report of all the expenses made through a financial year or for some specific time period. It must have a group of some governing body say 4-5 people that must plan and analyze all the actions and expenditures in an apt way. The concerned body must be liable to all the donators for the money donated by them. Also the organization must follow fair practices. It must be transparent in all its deeds, actions and expenses so that donors may remain updated about the money donated by them. It is because you are donating to serve someone in need or for some noble cause. The money thus donated must be used up specifically to benefit the targeted people or for some other good cause. Only then your purpose of donation can be fulfilled.
These are some important considerations that will help you succeed in your mission of making charity.
