Baraka_Guru

I'm not currently a charitable person. I'm too indebted to be in a position to donate enough to make it matter. I know even a little is better than nothing, but one of my long-term goals is to set up a recurring donation plan. I'll donate up to 10% of my gross annual income when it makes sense to me financially.

Charities that matter most to me are those geared toward poverty, especially were children are involved. I'd like to support organizations that help children locally (in Toronto) as well as new immigrants in their transition to our society. These are pressing issues here, and I'd like to do my part to improve my city.

I'd also like to support a charity such as the Red Cross or Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders), which help out internationally, but this would be a second priority for me. I'm more about helping at home first, and then expanding to the rest of the world.

I'd also be willing to invest in projects listed on Kiva.org. It is more of a charity, as you don't actually earn any returns on your money.

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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön

Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot