what are the most ethical places to give your stuff to in a will

ianovic69 , 6 months ago

Greenpeace.

thecrotch , 5 months ago

Their misguided anti-nuclear hysteria led directly to the climate crisis

ianovic69 , 5 months ago

That’s the line fed by the oil and gas industries. It amazes me how gullible we are, doing their work for them. We deserve to become extinct.

thecrotch , 5 months ago

Yeah, it’s a shame we didn’t have some sort of environmental organization fighting for a reasonable alternative for oil and gas instead of fighting against it

ianovic69 , 5 months ago

Sorry what? I don’t understand what you mean.

Saigonauticon , 6 months ago

One quirk of the laws in my country is that you can’t have arbitrary wills. Your family will inherit your possessions, and the order in which their claims have priority is also established. A will helps that process go more smoothly, that’s all.

The only guaranteed way to make sure your estate goes where you want it, is to enact the transfer when you’re still alive. Which has the added benefit of allowing you to see the impact it makes, so maybe this is a good idea in other places too.

SatanicNotMessianic , 6 months ago

That’s also what general happens in the US if you die without a will. It’s called intestate succession. If your spouse survives you, they will generally get everything held as community property. If you had property prior to the marriage, it might be divided among your children, if any. Of there are no immediate family (spouse and/or children), it can then be divided among any relatives you do happen to have.

If you have any valuable assets that you want to bequeath to someone in particular, then it’s important to have a will. If you want a bigger chunk of money to go to a relative you know is struggling financially or could otherwise use it (kids heading to college, buying a house, whatever), then that’s another reason to have a will. Of instead of a family member, you want the money to go to a charity, then that’s yet another reason.

Supermariofan67 , 6 months ago

Find an organization with a long history of successfully bringing meaningful change to society and that has stayed true to its values. In my opinion, the Electronic Frontier Foundation comes to mind.

Or find something local to your community, directly giving to actual families in need near you

fine_sandy_bottom , 6 months ago

I’ve been a volunteer treasurer for several medium sized non-profits.

You should have a think about what sort of charity resonates with you. Like education support, homelessness, legal support, drug rehabilitation, et cetera.

Then call a few in your area and tell them you’re considering a bequest, and would like to understand some more about their organisation and how the money is used. 1

solariplex , 6 months ago

DepYou could attempt the non-selfish kind and just donate it all to an independent health/rescue org like Red Cross/Red Crescent.

You could also go the kinda-selfish route like Alfred Nobel, known in his time as the merchant of death. Make an elaborate award&grant giving scheme for exceptional contributions to society in a variety of fields; boosting said contributions for many years. Would only recommend this route if you’ve got more than enough coin to spare, as the overhead of ensuring ethical operation is significant.

If you’ve got a house, you could transfer ownership to a trust/foundation/housing coop, to make it available for living at below market price.

I’d donate to various free software & open hardware projects important to societal improvement; like Mozilla, certain fediverse projects, PostmarketOS, Fairphone, etc. Also anarchist orgs.

aspire2493 , 6 months ago

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chaorace , 6 months ago

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The Sphinx (of Egypt)

The Riddler (of the Batman series)

Morpheus (of The Matrix series)

Nietzsche (the philosopher)