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CNNMoney: Research charities before making donations

Despite the credit crunch, Americans will donate more than $100 billion to charities. Here are the best ways you can make sure your donation is going to the right place.

Money Magazine: A smarter way to pick your charity

Like most donors, you probably spread your charitable contributions among several groups that you know or that your friends ask you to support. But when the request for help goes beyond the routine $50 or $100 check or if you decide on your own that you'd like to do something a little more significant, how do you know your money is going to the right cause?

CNNMoney: Charitable gift giving

Giving a present that also benefits charities may seem like the perfect holiday gift, but in most cause-related marketing, less than 10 percent of proceeds go to charities.

Money Magazine: Do the right thing, the right way

You want to be generous this holiday season. But before opening your checkbook, take these steps to ensure you gift is all it can be.

CNNMoney: Thwart charity scams

As the scandal involving Red Cross workers and Katrina donations shows, you can never be completely sure your money is safe when making donations to charity.

Still charitable?

Charities are anxious this holiday season. After an extraordinary year that began with a catastrophic tsunami followed by hurricanes Katrina and Wilma and ended with an earthquake in South Asia that killed thousands, charities worry that donors may not have much left to give.

CNNMoney: Charities: What you can do

Ever since Hurricane Katrina slammed into the region on last week hundreds of thousands of Louisiana and Mississippi residents have been forced to leave their homes.

CNNMoney: What to do with your tax refund

Got a tax refund coming? Last year, taxpayers netted $2,033 on average -- and this year could be even better. Tax experts say refunds could rise to $2,500 this year...which begs the question what should you do with your refund?

Money Magazine: The Money Guide To Wise Giving Smart ways to support a charity, from writing a check or donating your stuff to

When Liza Prior Lucy, a quiltmaker and author in New Hope, Pa., writes checks to charities every December, three groups are top of mind: Beyond Pesticides, an organization that monitors pesticide m...

Money Magazine: Web Resources

The best places on the Web to check out a charity before you write a check. --Rhett Butler

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