As the year begins (or just ended), most of us will have a list of goals to fulfill, be it financial goals, fitness goals, relationship goals etc. One of the goals I have and many have, but never get around to it is giving to charities. Whereas people go to the gym (to start their fitness program and goals) for a month of two in the beginning of the year, only to stop in February or March, most of us never get to even think about a charity we want to be associated with even though somewhere back in our minds we say we want to start giving to charities.

As a reviewer of credit cards, I am aware that most credit card reward programs, as well as most frequent flyer and frequent guest programs have the option of allowing you to donate points or miles to charities. However, most cardholders of rewards credit cards use reward points for well, rewards and not to donate them to charities. Some organisations have credit cards that promote their cause, but are rarely marketed aggressively. It is for this reason that I would like to suggest you consider some of these “charity credit cards” if you have been thinking about giving regularly to charities.

The biggest issuer of charity credit cards is Bank of America. Below are just a sample of possible charities and their credit cards that you may want to consider.

The Anne Geddes Credit Card is a credit card that that allows to earn Anne Geddes Reward points. In addition to that, a portion of every $1 you spend on th e card is donated towards the Anne Geddes Philanthrophic Trust, which works in the area of prevention of child abuse. Anne Geddes is a reknowned photographer who takes wonderful pictures of babies and has a product line at their online store, www.annegeddes.com. I have also done a video review of the Anne Geddes credit card which you might want to check out.

Another charity credit card that has caught my eye is the Make-A-Wish Credit Card. The Make A Wish Foundation is the largest wish granting foundation which grants wishes of children with life threatening medical conditions. For every $1 that you spend on the card, $0.65 is donated to the Make A Wish Foundation.

Another card that I would like to mention is the Ducks Unlimited World Points Credit Card. Ducks Unlimited is an organization that is involved in land and nature conservation. I got to know more about this organization from someone I met who is a hunter. This is an interesting card because you earn reward points with this card and yet a portion of every dollar that you spend on the card is donated to Ducks Unlimited.

If you are not attracted to any of these organizations, check out this page from Bank of America for more charity credit cards. If, after doing some research you feel strongly about suporting any one of these organizations, you may want to consider their credit cards because it essentially jump start your charity giving and puts it on auto-pilot.

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