Donating During The Holiday Season

In a recent article by Raymund Flandez, titled " Most Americans Plan to Give This Holiday Season, Two Polls Find", he touches on how most Americans are still willing to donate to charity despite the financial issues from the bad economy. Recent surveys administered by the American Red Cross show that four out of five Americans plan to donate this holiday season to charities that focus on helping the poor and to charities that help people with specific diseases. I chose to blog about this article because I was surprised that many American are choosing to donate to in -store gift drives, or buy a discount card or coupon that supports a cause instead of donating to charities through social networks, such as Facebook, or going directly to a charity's website.

In my opinion I would much rather donate through social networks or directly through the charity's website. I guess because I am all about saving time. The most convenient way to donate is the best way to donate during the holiday season. Some interesting information that I learned from reading this article was that eighty-six percent of woman versus sixty-nine percent of men say that helping the less fortunate is very important during the holiday season. But only twenty-five percent of woman plan to give more than a $100 to charity and thirty-eight percent of men plan to donate the same amount. This holiday season I plan to donate a minimum of $200 to my charity of choice because the greatest gift for me this holiday season is knowing that I was able to make a difference in someone life.