Yes, United Way is not the best way. They are an agency that doles it out but takes a cut off the top. I had a boyfriend, big in the Leukemia Society that convinced me that you should just give to whomever you want to have the money and if they couldn't deal with that well, then they shouldn't "succeed".

I help individuals too but guess the "big guys" if they're well run, can probably do it a little better than I can, make me feel I'm part of a "group" of some sort. I can't decide if I'm into "education" or "social services".