These charities have direct evidence of their effectiveness.
These charities will continue working after the season of goodwill has finished.
These charities can often offer better value and greater flexibility in responding to changing local demands.
"These charities have a duty to use money given to them to support patients and to understand and treat disease.
These charities illustrate that collaboration, planning, timing, and targeting are the building blocks of effective election campaigns.
"These charities and relief groups are a crucial part of terrorism's infrastructure," said one official who monitors terrorism closely.
These charities sometimes collect as much as half of their yearly contributions during the holidays, noted Robert Ottenhoff, chief executive of GuideStar USA, which tracks nonprofit groups.
These charities raise money in part through shops where people give clothes and other things that can be sold again.
"These charities want to continue following their faith.
These charities play a critical role in assisting when other means of help fail.
"These charities are all trying to solve some of the world's hardest problems.
