As everyone knows, there are many organizations out there fighting on our behalf in many different arenas. And I am probably not alone in having developed new priorities for my charitable contributions. As much as I still value what Defenders of Wildlife, for example, can do, it just doesnt have my passion anymore. But, just as I did before, I want my contributions to do the most they can. And, effectiveness can be measured in many different ways. I have already sent a contribution to the organization behind Ask the Doc and Ask the Diet because they really help me in some of the practical stuff. But I also want to help influence the future. Has anyone else done research on the various Parkinsons org's that they would mind sharing. I remember there was a group that checked on charitable orgs and gave them approval if they spent a certain percentage of contributions on effecting change as opposed to admin costs such as high salaries. But I cant remember their name. Any tips for my search or info already gathered? Thanks, Bob ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn