BoingBoing has posted their yearly charitable gift-giving guide, primarily concentrating on US, UK, and Canadian nonprofits that are concerned with electronic freedom.<\/p>\n
Electronic Frontier Foundation: EFF always gets my largest annual donation.<\/p>\n
Last year:<\/I> No organization works harder, spends smarter and gets more done for your personal long-term technological liberty than EFF. I spent years inside the org and I know for a fact that every dime donated makes a difference.<\/p>\n
This year:<\/I> Man, that goes TRIPLE this year. EFF’s major work on clobbering the NSA and AT&T for their massive, illegal wiretapping program has convinced me to give EFF more money than I’ve ever given to a charity in my life. If one organization is going to keep the Internet free and open, it’s EFF. Add to that a raft of incredibly smart hires this year, and you’ve got a powerhouse organization that deserves everything you can spare for them.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The EFF frequently gets my charitable dollar as well, but there’s lots more–Creative Commons, The Internet Archive, NO2ID, et cetera–to choose from.<\/p>\n