I am being inundated with donation solicitations from organizations as a last minute reminder to get those 2010 tax write-offs taken care of.
While most of the solicitations I receive are from worthy organizations, here are my top picks, by all means not inclusive of all the great organizations out there doing wonderful things for our communities and our world, along with links to their websites:
UTAH:
- Peace/Justice/Social Issues: Blue Sky Institute (bringing you the Imagine Peacefest,Community Coat Exchange, and Utah Peace House Projects) – http://blueskyinstitute.wordpress.com/
- Climate Change: Peaceful Uprising – http://www.peacefuluprising.org/
- The Arts: Mestizo Institute of Culture and Arts – http://www.mestizoarts.org/
- Reproductive Health: Planned Parenthood of Utah – http://www.plannedparenthood.org/utah
- Poverty Issues: Crossroads Urban Center – http://www.crossroads-u-c.org/
- LGBTQ Advocacy: Utah PRIDE Center – http://www.utahpridecenter.org/
- Girls Education: Children of Ethiopia Education Fund – https://coeef.org/donate-sponsor.html
- Local Business Advocacy: Local First Utah – http://www.localfirst.org/
- Women’s Empowerment Advocacy: YWCA Salt Lake City – http://www.ywca.org/
- Homeless Animals: No More Homeless Pets in Utah –http://www.utahpets.org/
- Anti-bias, anti-bullying, diversity education: Human Rights Education Center of Utah – http://www.hrecutah.org/
- Environment Awareness: Earth Jam – http://earthjam.org/
- Individual Rights and Liberties: American Civil Liberties Union of Utah – http://www.acluutah.org/
OUTSIDE OF UTAH
- Peace and Justice: School of the Americas Watch – http://soaw.org/
- Media:The Progressive – http://www.progressive.org/
- Mountaintop Removal: Appalachia Rising – http://appalachiarising.org/
- Nuclear Issues: Nevada Desert Experience –http://www.nevadadesertexperience.org/
- Indigenous Issues: Western Shoshone Defense Project – http://www.wsdp.org/
- Green Values Advocacy (Peace, Justice, Democracy): Green Change- http://www.greenchange.org/
Dee’s top pick for political organization support (NOTE: Not tax deductible)
- Green Party of the United States: http://www.gp.org/
Deanna Dee-Dee Taylor 