Know what the groups you care about are actually doing, and who else is behind them. Give when a story moves you.
Posts from the groups you follow and short notes from people you know. Giving lives at the end of a post, not in the feed.
An example: these groups and people are fictional.
We drive 61 boxes a week to people who can't get to a pantry during work hours. Here is the one rule we dropped, and what we need next.
“I drive the Monday route, so I see every box go out. Rosa posts what came in and what ran short. I give monthly because it's the one place I can check.”
A month of logging who comes when, and the two bakeries that said yes.
Groups near you write about what they tried, what worked and what’s next. You follow the work itself, not a fundraising email.
You give at the end of a story you just read, once or monthly. Every.org sends the tax receipt.
A few sentences from people you know, on the group’s own page. Yours helps the next person decide.
Use Avid when you want to keep up with a group after the urgent moment, and give again when you’re sure.
To help a friend or answer an emergency: GoFundMe, Facebook fundraisers
Use Avid when you want to see what a group is doing right now, in its own words, and why people you trust back it.
To check a charity is legitimate, or find the most cost-effective one: Charity Navigator, GiveWell, Candid
Use Avid when you’ve parked the money and don’t know where it should go. Every.org checkout accepts DAF gifts.
To set money aside for giving and take the tax deduction now: a donor-advised fund (Daffy, Fidelity Charitable)
Use Avid when you back several groups and want their updates in one place, with Give at the end and other donors’ reasons beside them.
To get a group’s updates: its newsletter, Instagram or Substack
Avid’s Give button runs on Every.org, so the receipt comes from Every.org. Gifts work only for orgs on Avid.