Many of us are not exactly organized when it comes to our charitable giving. We may have our favorite organizations that we give to regularly, but we also support a handful of projects throughout the year that are interesting and worthy. We’d like to think that we are making good decisions and using our resources to help the things that matter the most to us, but without a good plan and some organizational tools it’s hard to know for sure.
Following a plan and tracking your giving is a great way to make your life easier and your giving more effective. Simple budgeting tools will help you make decisions on how much to give (those are in the works), and our reports can help you see who and what you are supporting. This also makes life a little bit easier at tax time when you can go to one place to get all of your receipts.
We make it really easy to give regularly to organizations through Razoo, so you can put some (if not all) of your giving on auto-pilot. Simply tell us who the money goes to, how much, and how often– and we’ll take care of the rest. You’ll get a receipt just like you would if you went to the site to make the transaction. Scheduled giving is a great way to check one thing off the to do list every month without actually doing anything.
Giving planning and management on Razoo happens in your pesonalized portfolio section (under the red tabs after you login). You’ll see organizations you’ve given to in the past as well as those you want to keep track of for the future. Simply click on “Add to portfolio” when viewing the detail page of any organization to send it to your portfolio– organizations you’ve given to in the past show up automatically. More budgeting and planning tools are on the way, and we’ll let you know when they become available.
Learn more at the Razoo Giving Marketplace.