I posted about this last year, so here’s our updated donation list for 2006. Again, I think they’re all great causes, so I encourage you to check them out.
- Electronic Frontier Foundation - The internet is the most innovative force in our lives and the EFF working to preserve freedom on the net.
- Free Software Foundation - When software is free, it means that we don’t have to reinvent the wheel over and over again. That allows developers to focus on more and more interesting problems.
- Asha for Education - A secular group bringing education to the most needy in India
- Grameen Foundation - In the news recently because they were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, they help the world’s poorest escape poverty through self-sufficiency
- WNYC - To support my NPR Podcast habit.
- Ashoka - Encouraging social entrepreneurs
- Association for India’s Development - Promoting sustainable development in India
- World Education - world education :)
You can look up most charities on the Charity Navigator website to see how efficient and organized they are. The ones above received the highest rating, 4 stars.
Comments from old site
Thanks From Grameen Foundation USA
Just wanted to thank you personally for your generous donation to GFUSA.
This is not an "official" thank your for tax purposes -- you will receive that via post in the next few days. I happened upon your blog after googling your name in an effort to reconcile an old MA address our database listed for your contact. Thought it would be neat to send along an extra thanks!
Matt Mechenbier 2006-01-05 16:12:20Asha running blog
Hi Vinod,
Congrats on your running achievements. I'm a Kurup runner also who coaches the DC Asha for Education marathon training program. drop me a line
Ramesh Kurup 2006-01-18 23:42:30