Giving.

TMN will be offline through the holidays, but the newsletter will return on Friday, Dec. 27. Until then, our annual round-up of some of the places we like to give money.

A round-up of six of the most high-impact, cost-effective, evidence-based organizations fighting the climate crisis. 1/17

In case you want to feel better about flying this year: certified carbon offsets from Green-e. 2/17

See also: How to buy carbon offsets, and a calculator for tallying your offsets for the year. 3/17

Oil Change International researches the fossil fuel industry’s true cost to society and works to facilitate the transition to clean energy. 4/17

350.org works to accelerate efforts that enable communities to do green energy work and demand fossil fuel divestment. 5/17

5 Gyres is trying to stop plastic emissions at the source by encouraging the elimination of single-use plastics. 6/17

Patagonia Action Works connects donors with environmental protectors in their local community. 7/17

One Tree Planted is a non-profit that works to have one tree planted for every dollar it receives from donations. 8/17

For your charitable giving: 10 charities with the most consecutive four-star ratings on Charity Navigator. 9/17

Affordable, high-quality reproductive health care. Safe, legal abortion. Comprehensive sex education. That’s Planned Parenthood. 10/17

Sending money to the extremely poor has been thoroughly and rigorously shown to reduce poverty and improve lives. 11/17

The Inner City Law Center serves the most vulnerable in Los Angeles. 12/17

Flatbush Cats is working to reduce and manage Brooklyn’s street cat population with a network of trap-neuter volunteers. 13/17

Colorectal cancer diagnoses are rare in patients under 50, but that number is rising rapidly. 14/17

The Movement Centre helps children with disabilities increase their range of movement so they have access to the world we share. 15/17

Casa Colina offers a free and subsidized care fund providing specialized medical and rehabilitative care for under-resourced patients. 16/17

Border Kindness: Shelter, services and compassion for asylum-seeking families at the border. 17/17


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