Happy GivingTuesday!
When practical, I think it is better to buy stuff from people who’ve suffered a natural disaster rather than donate money (see Japan Relief Idea: Buy a folding saw and Japan Relief: Idea #1 (buy a knife)). Sarasota was hit at full Category 3 strength by Hurricane Milton (albeit apparently not as badly damaged as whatever apparatus was supposed to count votes in California!). The Ringling Museum there is a great cultural institution and a $200/year membership there (mostly tax-deductible?) gives a family access, via a digital card downloadable to a DouchePhone Wallet, to about 1,000 museums nationwide via the following networks:
- MARP (Museum Alliance Reciprocal Program)
- NARM (North American Reciprocal Museum Association)
- ROAM (Reciprocal Organization of Associated Museums)
- SERM (Southeastern Reciprocal Membership Program- Also SEMC)
If you’re going to hit just two or three museums in a year and weren’t smart enough to get a SNAP/EBT card (see How to get free museum admissions for life: sign up for food stamps (SNAP/EBT)) you’ll recover the $200.
Ahead of their time?
Anyone else want to offer an idea for GivingTuesday?