Get a free .ca domain with cira, and donate the money to a charity or political party of your choice
this post was submitted on 13 Mar 2026
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I'm not trying to register a domain/build a website : I'm trying to make a cash transfer to the poorest people
I'd rather avoid giving money to a charity or political party if possible: I want to transfer it from me to other people.
The first thing that comes to mind is setting up scholarships/bursaries for underprivileged school/college kids. Your local school district or community college or University will be happy to help set that up for you.
Aside from that, it could potentially be challenging to do direct cash transfers without setting up some level of bureaucracy to help with the vetting/qualification of deserving individuals
Aside from that, it could potentially be challenging to do direct cash transfers without setting up some level of bureaucracy to help with the vetting/qualification of deserving individuals
Are there any groups doing this that are –
- Outside of the USA
- Accept donations from Joe Public. (e.g. Norwegian Refugee Council does it but I can't donate)
There might be some listed at https://www.calpnetwork.org/members/calp-members/ - I'm looking
some level of bureaucracy
If you're okay with bureaucracy, why not donate to one of the many humanitarian nonprofits that are working on poverty alleviation? eg.
(1) https://www.humanitariancoalition.ca/cash-transfer-programming
(2) https://unwrapped.oxfam.ca/products/cash-voucher
This next thing may or may not be exactly what you had in mind, but its set up along similar lines, and I see it as an interesting and timely experiment: https://encointer.org/
Thanks for these links
You're very welcome! Please put links to places that you found match your criteria, as it might be useful to others who stumble upon this post 😊