What Non-Profit Donation Would Be the Most Effective In Combatting Environmental Calamity?
We all give to environmental non-profits for different reasons. Sometimes, with local groups, it’s to fight a certain development or to protest a local company’s toxic emissions. With national groups, it’s usually to fight policies we don’t agree with that come from governments or multinational companies. Sometimes we win, sometimes we don’t. And even when we do, there are often compromises that make our hard fought victory less effective. It seems there is never a sure bet. Or is there?
There is one surefire way that donations will result in decreased emissions, decreased consumption, and slowing of environmental degradation. Can you guess how?
Community activism—getting involved in your community to make positive change—is both thrilling and rewarding. But fighting against the current to do it can be hard work. To be effective at making change in your community, it’s a good idea to first learn what the community itself sees as its major issues. By learning about and responding to your community’s needs, you can generate popular support for your actions and more easily find 
