$3 library fine for a stranger
$4 library fine for a stranger
$5 coffee for a stranger
$5 donation to Community CHIP, a program of Community Shares of Wisconsin
$5 donation to the Chazen Museum of Art
$5 donation to Operation Fresh Start
$2 bus fare for a stranger
$2 bus fare for a stranger
$2 bus fare for a stranger
$6 contribution to Middleton Outreach Ministry (food drive purchase)
$5 donation to Rape Crisis Center - Dane County
$5 donation to ARTworking - Work Opportunity in Rural Communities (WORC)
$2 busker contribution
$4 donation to Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy
$5 donation to WORT community radio
My attempts to give to the Literacy Network and Clean Wisconsin were foiled as each has a online donation minimum of $10. Ah well, their loss.
The one potential negative of microphilanthropy: I've given 5-10 bucks to charities in the past and gotten stacks of mailers that totalled at least $15 in printing and postage. I know how the game works, but it never feels great on this end.