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    <p><span class="dateline">NEW YORK &#8211; &nbsp;</span>Charities are stepping up their donation requests in the wake of Harvey, a severe, Category 4 hurricane that has devastated South Texas and could still lead to worse flooding in the days ahead.</p>
        
    
        
            
                
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    <p>But this is not an excuse to clean out your closet. Money is the quickest, most effective contribution most people can make during times of disaster, charities and philanthropy experts say. And donating directly through a website gets money to a charity faster than a text donation, even though the text might seem easier.</p>
        
    
    
	
    


    
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    <p>GuideStar's website has a database that lets you vet charities . You can find information on a charity's expenses, assets and revenue, as well as its programs.</p>
        
    
    
	
        
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    <p>Stacy Palmer, editor of The Chronicle of Philanthropy, also suggests looking at a charity's website for information on how it will use donations. And look through local news reports for information on a charity's work, or contact the local United Way and the local Community Foundation — in this case Houston's.</p>
        
    
    
	
    


    
    <p>It's up to you whether to go with a local charity that might know the area better, or a national charity that has wider reach. Palmer says &quot;both kinds of organizations have their place right now.&quot;</p>
        
    
    
	
    


    
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    <p>It might be tempting to make a donation through text and have the phone company charge it on your phone bill. It's easy, and it might feel as though it's the quickest way to get money to a charity.</p>
        
    
    
	
    


    
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    <p>The quickest way to give is to go to the charity's website and donate directly, using a credit or debit card. That said, relief agencies will need money beyond first few days or even weeks, so if the ease of text donations appeals to you, tap away. To donate $10 to the Red Cross via text, send a text message saying &quot;REDCROSS&quot; to the number 90999.</p>
        
    
    
	
    


    
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    <p>Donations often pour in immediately after disaster strikes but peter out during the long recovery process. While there are a lot of immediate needs, Palmer says, &quot;charities are going to need support on the long haul.&quot;</p>
        
    
    
	
    


    
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    <p>&quot;One of the things this disaster shows is that it's important to have resilience,&quot; she says. &quot;It's smart to just give and say that it can be used wherever it's most needed.&quot;</p>
        
    
    
	
    


    
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    <p>Donating food, clothing and household items can complicate and even hinder relief efforts, experts say. After Superstorm Sandy in 2012, for example, reports cited relief agencies not knowing what to do with the piles of clothing and other unsolicited items pouring in.</p>
        
    
    
	
    


    
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    <p>Facebook says it will match every dollar raised through its service, up to $1 million, for the Center for Disaster Philanthropy's Hurricane Harvey Recovery Fund. The money will support local recovery and rebuilding efforts. U.S. Facebook users are getting a message at the top of their news feed on how to donate.</p>
        
    
    
	
    


    
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