To which charity would you donate the $1k?

Like Jamie, I’m not eligible to win, but if I was, I’d donate the money to Red Cross or the American Cancer Society. I’ve lost several people to cancer.

I would donate it to The Alzheimer Society of Ireland.

I would donate it to http://www.aimislam.com/, who in turn would like to give to the hungry families , children in IRAQ.

I would donate to my local hospice
Ashgate Hospice.
It would be fantastic for the patients.

If I was lucky enough to win, I would donate the money to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. I’ve done extensive volunteering with them and truely love the extra mile they push for their patients.

I would donate $500 to the American Red Cross – who help people whether it’s “half a million disaster victims or one sick child who needs blood”. The other $500 I would donate to an Education charity to help make learning possible for students of all ages, from pre-school to graduate school.

If I won the money I would donate it to;
Help the Hero’s
http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/
Help For Heroes does wonderful work for soldiers and other servicemen and women both directly and through its support of other service charities.

I would donate to the American Cancer Society, that is, hoping and praying that I do win =) I’ll be entering the contest so that I can continue with my music using the Macbook Air, and supporting people with Cancer by donating the $1k. I lost my Godfather to Lukemia, and he was literally the best thing that’s ever happened to me. He worked for NBC and had a wing of our church named after him. He was a great man, but unfortunately lost his life to Lukemia. I’d hate for this to happen to other people with the same disease as my Godfather.

Amnesty International. They do invaluable work to protect the rights of individuals.

Cancer Research UK as many people I know (including my Mum) have been affected by the awful disease. Some pulled through, some weren’t so lucky (thankfully, my Mum was one of the lucky ones).

As a Kayako employee I couldn’t win. There are a variety of charities whose goal is to create sustainable agriculture in starving areas, instead of to donate food. So, if I had won, despite that I cannot, I would find one such sustainability charity, and donate to them.

I would donate the money to Engineers without Borders. It’s a organization that helps to solve problems in disadvantage communities worldwide with engineering projects.

My local college chapter is working with HERO (Health Education Relief Organization in Atlanta, GA) to find a way to provide clean water to a hilly area in Haiti.

Here’s a couple of sites to find out more info:
http://www.ewb-international.org
http://www.ewb-usa.org

@Elkaye – good choice, I am a member of EWB

I would donate it to Ayudham Society for Old and Infirm, our elders they spent their life supporting us, and today when they need us, people send them to old homes. I can’t contribute much but yes this way I can help them a bit.

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

If I win I would gladly nominate KIVA (http://www.kiva.org) as my choice for charity .

Kiva is a person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend directly to unique entrepreneurs around the globe. It’s mission is to connect people through lending for the sake of alleviating poverty.

Children’s Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS) is a Scottish charity established to provide hospice services in Scotland for children and young people with life-limiting conditions. http://www.chas.org.uk/

I would help a good and small Org. like Samvedana.

If I win the 1k USD, we support http://en.kindernothilfe.org/

The aim of Kindernothilfe’s work is to achieve a world in which children and young people can live a life of human dignity, develop their talents and together with their family and community take their development into their own hands

I;d give the money to a charity which has helped myself, and helps others.

i would give it to save the children uk.

I would give the donation to Jersey Hospice Trust in Jersey, UK they took real good care of my grandmother when she died 4 years ago, and a good friend of mine who died this year from cancer. They are a charity run care home for the terminally ill.

I would donate it to Oulu University Hospital / Kids Cancer Department

I would donate to Medicancer, Colombian League Against Cancer (http://www.medicancer.org/) a Colombian non-profit organization that has been around since 1977 investigating, educating, spreading the word on prevention campaigns and helping families that have to deal with this diseases.with financial and psychological assistance .

Recently my sister lost a very good friend, only 31 years old, who fought with brain cancer for 4 years. Also my girls grandfather is struggling with colon cancer and this foundation has been always there. They are awesome!

Would donate to the Kantowski Foundation which brings technology to children in low-income households and those with special needs by recycling and restoring used equipment. $1,000 would go a very long way within the organization.