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Why not accept donations then redistribute them to those causes? Also I recommend https://www.givewell.org https://www.givewell.org
by aboutruby 8y ago
Why not accept donations then redistribute them to those causes?
Also I recommend https://www.givewell.org https://www.givewell.org
- antoineMoPa 8y agoI wonder if there is a thing like Patreon, but the money goes directly to foundations you choose.
- comboy 8y agoIf there's enough need for it to gain any traction, things like Patreon will just add it as an option.
- m000 8y agoA number of reasons. First, you may end-up paying some middle-man twice. Second, you may have to declare any donations as income and be taxed for them (more paperwork for you). Third, in order to reclaim the tax you paid for the donations, you will probably have to distribute them to charities within your (already rich) country.
- kingosticks 8y agoAnd having accepted the donation, some confused doners will think you owe them something. I think it's important to entirely remove that possible misunderstanding.
- gbear605 8y agoThis only works if the developer will be donating to open source already and not caring about deducting it on taxes, but they could say “donate to charity in my name and let me know how much” and then they donate that much less.