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by UncleMeat 1732 days ago
One of the reasons I like donating to local charities is that I get a letter from somebody saying thank you. It is small, but it warms my heart. Even at $10,000 donations, I have never got anything from a national charity other than more requests for donations.

Those thank-you notes matter, even if fundamentally the reason for giving is completely based on the actual work.