Monday, 13 August 2007

Charity Time

As most of you can tell by my WWF badge on the lower right hand corner of this page, I'm a big supporter of the World Wildlife Foundation and have been giving monthly donations for the last 4 years or so since being introduced to the concept while working for Good Cause where I used to raise funds for Diabetes Australia.

There has always been a lot of rumours about just how much of your donated money the WWF spends on actually doing what they say they do with very little to back up anyone's claims.

Luckily this site called Charity Navigator.org was brought to my attention.

It lists almost every charity you can think of including the WWF. Here's what they had to say about it on this page here:

Known worldwide by its panda logo, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) leads international efforts to protect endangered species and their habitats. Now in its fifth decade, WWF works in more than 100 countries around the globe to conserve the diversity of life on earth. With nearly 1.2 million members in the U.S. and another four million worldwide, WWF is the world's largest privately financed conservation organization. WWF directs its conservation efforts toward three global goals: saving endangered species, protecting endangered habitats and addressing global threats such as toxic pollution, over-fishing and climate change.

What really impressed me was how it gave a completely public breakdown of the charity's expenses so you know exactly what your money is doing. As expected, WWF does seem to spend a fair bit on itself though it's probably justified by how huge the organisation is with branches in almost every country and the range of projects they take on.

I for one am a strong believer in WWF and will continue my donations. They've just done so much for this planet to save the environment, prevent global warming and save entire animal species. Read for yourself.

Back to CharityNavigatory, the site is run by a guy named Navtej Kohli who was generous enough to actually sponsor this post for me to write about a cause I firmly believe in. You can read more about this interesting fellow here and here (cool!).

If you aren't currently involved in a charity, now's a good time as any to get involved. My monthly donations are as little as US15 and even if you can't afford that much there are other ways to get involved in a cause you believe in. There's always something that effects everyone.

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