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Research is being done to find out why people give money to support a charitable goal. It seems that if the pleasure centers of the brain are activated then there is a greater probability of giving. The still unanswered question is why do some humans feel pleasure and others don’t when giving?
It is just a guess on my part but I feel that giving is connected to a basic belief in the charitable goal that you are giving to and having enough spare money to give in the first place.
Previous conditioning by role models who gave to charities probably affects your lifelong giving tendencies but most important is a personal strong belief in the charitable goal. I used to give to conservation organizations which I believed in when I was single and stopped doing so when I got married and had offspring and had less money to give for charitable goals. I no longer felt good about giving because my family priorities overrode charitable giving.
CONCLUSION:
You probably give to charities because it makes you feel good, because you believe in the charitable goal, and if you have some excess money to spend on the charitable goal. If you are very religious you may actually give about 10% of your income to the religious organization because you have been indoctrinated to believe that it is the right thing to do. Acting on a belief is a pleasurable experience.
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A ballpark figure for a reputable charity is about 10% administrative cost, about 10% cost for personnel, and about 25% cost for advertising. The rest should go to the purpose of the charity whether it is disaster relief, fighting a disease, ongoing charitable relief for the poor, or saving wildlife. Call or contact the charity and ask what percentage are administrative costs, personnel costs, and advertising costs. If you can’t get an answer to these questions over the phone then ask for the information in writing such as an IRS form if the charity has been in business over a year.
If you find out that less than 50% of the money or less than 50 cents for every dollar contributed or donated goes to the purpose advertised then consider the charity a scam business designed to benefit the members of the organization and not the cause.
Instant overnight charities for disaster relief are the most notorious thieves of your hard earned money. So BEWARE!!!!!!
Here is a video which shows some charity scams which are only the top of an iceberg.
http://hateandanger.wordpress.com/2013/10/06/top-5-charity-pyramid-schemes-stealing-your-cash/
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