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Read
the section on choosing your nonprofit. This section
contains descriptions of 10 sample nonprofits. These nonprofits
aren’t real, but they’re very similar to real organizations.
They give you a sense of what a real nonprofit might be like.
> Choosing
your nonprofit |
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Choose
the nonprofits that you’d like to support. Which
nonprofits best match your interests? Which ones work to achieve
goals that you care about? Select up to five of the nonprofits
from the 10 samples. One nonprofit is fine, but you can choose
up to five if you like. You may wish to print the descriptions
of these nonprofits, too. |
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Complete
the total giving worksheet. This
worksheet lists the total amount you have to give in donations.
Use your spending plan to determine amounts. Enter the amount
you plan to give in monthly donations. Then enter the amount
of time you plan to volunteer each month. The worksheet will
calculate yearly totals for you. |
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Complete
the nonprofit contributions worksheet. This worksheet
lists the amount you plan to give to each organization. In the
first column, list each nonprofit name. Then list the amount
of money and volunteer time you’d like to give to that
nonprofit. The worksheet will calculate totals for you. Make
sure your totals match the amounts from your total giving worksheet. |
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Prepare for
the future. This
practice was just an exercise, but it helped you gain important
skills. If you were to donate to real nonprofits, you’d
follow the same process as you did here. You’ve done it
once—now you know how. You’ll be ready when it ’s
time to contribute. |
