Definitely. There are charities I used to support but gave up on, and that's entirely my free choice where I donate.
*ponder* Come to think of it, another way I help is boosting signal when a friend holds a donation or art sale or whatever because of a crisis like car engine failure. Boosting the signal costs nothing but a minute to write the link post, and can raise their donations.
I'm also generally inclined to pitch in when someone or somewhere I enjoy is having trouble. We donated after the Pigeon Forge disaster because we've visited there and had fun, also after a favorite publisher suffered a warehouse fire. And one of our favorites is Grand Prairie Friends, a local nature reserve, which buys and restores habitat that we can actually visit.
Re: Instant news, and 24-hour news cycles
*ponder* Come to think of it, another way I help is boosting signal when a friend holds a donation or art sale or whatever because of a crisis like car engine failure. Boosting the signal costs nothing but a minute to write the link post, and can raise their donations.
I'm also generally inclined to pitch in when someone or somewhere I enjoy is having trouble. We donated after the Pigeon Forge disaster because we've visited there and had fun, also after a favorite publisher suffered a warehouse fire. And one of our favorites is Grand Prairie Friends, a local nature reserve, which buys and restores habitat that we can actually visit.