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January 15th, 2010
09:52 AM ET
How to help: Aid organizations say cash donations are best
It's not just celebrities and big corporations that are giving. Millions of average Americans are donating record amounts, particularly online. The help is desperately needed, but there are people out there who will take advantage of people's generosity. So how can you be sure you're giving to a legitimate organization? Alina Cho is looks at the anatomy of a charity, where your money goes and what it buys once it gets there.
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Please produce a segment relative to what your donor dollars can provide. If you donate x amount of dollars, you can furnish y. For example, what is the cost of a portable hospital with Doctors Without Borders? What is the cost of clean water tablets? What is the cost of MREs? Thanks.