How to Place Gifts to Charity on Autopilot

The Giving USA Foundation estimates that in 2005, the average household gave 2.2% of its after-tax income to charity. Are you among the inadvertent misers who didn't? Try treating giving like any other monthly bill that you pay automatically via credit card or a direct debit from your bank account.
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About 2,500 churches offer ParishPay as an option now, up from 1,600 just a year ago. Tim Dockery, ParishPay's president, says the average family increases its annual contribution by 75% once it starts using the service.
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If yours isn't among them -- or there are other causes you wish to support with a regular payment -- there are independent services that can set it up. At networkforgood.org, you can schedule multiple recurring payments to just about any school, religious institution or charity, as long as you give more than $10 per contribution to each one.
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Meanwhile, American Express offers a similar service for cardholders at americanexpress.com/give. Want to work through your bank? Its online bill-pay service usually will let you schedule a monthly check for charity.