How To Find the Right Indian NGO To Offer Your Support?

The decision to donate your hard-earned money or give some valuable time for a noble cause by supporting a NGO foundation inIndia is sensible one. It is decision done by heart but when priority is also given to the brain to take a decision, then choosing the right IndianNGO comes for giving your donations or time. The reason is clear; the number of NGO’s in India is increasing slowly and often credibility of these organizations is dubious. There is also no transparency on their existence, financial reports, performance and results. So, before taking a leap it is necessary to check few things and find the right one.

While committing with a NGO you need to check for the following things:

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1.   First narrow your search for NGO’s by knowing what cause you want to support. Depending on ocation or group, you can search. When you find the appropriate one that matches your criteria, get a brief idea on what they do or some activities already done by them. Decide in what way you want to support, either by doing volunteer work or by donating money. In case you opt for volunteer work then check for the local branch, if any.

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2.   But if want to donate money some more things have to be checked. Initially, it is important to know whether the NGO of your choice is eligible for any tax exemptions. Check out whether it is registered with Income Tax department by browsing the NGO’s website.

3.   Search for annual reports of the NGO both online or offline. Study it in detail and know different sources of funding and check whether the figures match the funds spend by it on various charity projects.

4.   Check the social media websites for its presence and know the opinion of various donors, trustees and beneficiaries.

Finally, check its existence by a personal visit, if it is having any local office.

Know Different Ways Of Doing Charitable Donations To A Charity

Whenever anyone talks about donation for charity the first thing that dwells in the donor’s mind is how to give money? The thought arises mostly if you are not aware of various ways of doing donations. But the fact is, in addition to giving money you do have other choices in making donations to the charity. Even a best nonprofit organization will also allow you to donate in different forms. The most accepted way is monetary donation, which can be done either through check or by cash. Further there are some popular ways of donating that most of the charity organizations accept and they include:

1. The trendy way of doing charitable donations is through online. The donations are accepted by the nonprofit organization through their websites and the contributor can either use credit card or PayPal account to do the donations online. There are no limitations on time or the geographical location for doing the contribution. It is accessible for anyone at any time and is easiest way to support for a cause.

2. If you want to donate a large amount that you cannot afford then the most usual way is fundraising.

In this way the donors can organize some fundraising activities such as bake sales, garage sales, musical or dance concerts, auctions and more to accumulate the desired donation amount. There are numerous ideas to organize such events and the proceeds can be used on projects and activities of the charity you want to support.

3. If you have skills offer them for a cause by providing services in that specialized area to the charity.

For instance, if you have medical skills and qualification then use the knowledge for the benefit of society, by actively participating as volunteer in some medical mission, free clinics or medical camps set up by the charities. The charities often have various needs and there are several options to

select and donate your service as a volunteer.