Charitable giving Suggestions
sampling (ALPHABETICAL list) of national or international organizations to which you might consider donating. Regional and local charities are also great places to give.

At  bottom, links to:
- PDF/ BLOG post with information on Donating used shoes
- organization that helps runners donate medals to needy persons
- pdf/BLOG POST with tips FOR asking for (or declining) CHARITY RACE donatioNS
- PDF Blog post on Giving Tuesday (November 27, 2018)

AMERICAN RED CROSS (83.33*)
https://www.redcross.org/donate/donation

BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA (89.13*)
http://www.bgca.org/Pages/index.aspx

DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS USA (93.45*)
https://donate.doctorswithoutborders.org/monthly.cfm?source=AZD1500A1D51&utm_source=google&utm_medium=ppc

FEEDING AMERICA (93.89*)
https://secure.feedingamerica.org/site/Donation2?df_id=19008&19008.donation=form1&s_src=Y157P1B3X&s_subsrc=c&s_keyword=feeding%20america&gclid=CLOi-u-M_McCFVc2aQod22YIbA

NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION (93.15)
http://www.firehero.org/

UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF (95.26*)
https://www.unicefusa.org/donate/help-save-children/26206?utm_campaign=2015_misc&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&ms=cpc_dig_2015_misc_2015_google&initialms=cpc_dig_2015_misc_2015_google&utm_content=brand

WATER (96.33*)
http://water.org/

WOUNDED WARRIOR FAMILY SUPPORT (93.36*)
http://www.wwfs.org/

Animal shelters and rescue organizations are mostly regional or local. If you wish to support this kind of charity, explore nearby centers.
Organizations that raise funds in the name of medical conditions, like cancer, often specifically aim to support research, or the needs of patients, or raise awareness. Investigate further to find those that help in the way YOU want to help. There are too many to list here.    

*As rated out of 100 by CHARITY NAVIGATOR (http://www.charitynavigator.org/)
This non-profit is a national service that says it evaluates "charities of all types, in all regions of the country, and whose work impacts all corners of the globe". It publishes it's guidelines and methodology. There are other watchdog organizations which provide similar ratings.

DONATE YOUR USED SHOES INFORMATION (PDF of BLOG post May 11, 2016)

DONATE YOUR MEDALS TO PERSONS WITH SERIOUS ILLNESS THROUGH Medals4Mettle
http://www.medals4mettle.org

TIPS TO HELP WITH ASKING FOR (AND DECLINING) CHARITY RACE DONATIONS  (PDF of  BLOG post July 19, 2017)

Earned Runs Blog post November 27, 2018: Giving Tuesday PDF
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