To be effective, demonstrate need. Reported in Substance Abuse Funding News , May 14, 1996. Ask other charities for grants . Some charities have more money to give away than foundations. Ask women .
Women care more about poverty than men.
Women also are less concerned about their own economic circumstances than about the economic situation facing others. Find out what your community needs . Gather community information. Allow donors to give via automatic electronic fund transfers . Donors give more when they have the choice of paying electronically.