For my first-of-the-year giving, I'm renewing my memberships in a few worthwhile organizations for 2007. These organizations are:
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)
Feminist Majority Foundation
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
Amnesty International USA
KUT (Austin's public radio station)
These are organizations that I believe are worth my membership every year, at least in our current climate. I encourage you to take a bit of time this January and consider whether you have similar organizations, and pledge your support to them--at whatever level--for 2007. You don't have to make a big donation to become a member, and increasing membership is as important as money for some of these groups, as they can bring down more funds of other types when their membership numbers go up, among other things. It's a good thing to do.Plus they send you stickers. And address labels. And this year the ASPCA send me really cool wrapping paper. So there's that...