1. Let children and young people choose the charity. You are never too young to realise that there are far more good causes than there is time, money and energy to respond to them. Learning to prioritise is a life skill. Always consider the option of splitting the proceeds between two or more charities. You can adopt an overseas and a local charity, for example.
2. Get to know where the money goes. Is it into a charity's general fund? Or is it earmarked for particular spending? This might be important to you. Promoting religion is a legitimate charitable aim. So a charity with religious links, which makes much of its poverty-relieving work overseas, may be spending the money you raise quite legitimately on promoting the faith.
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