The Active Giver (Part 4)

Carrying on from my last post, here are charities 11-20. Having gone back to work, this is taking a bit longer now, but I assure you, I'm still working on this.

11. Koanga Institute. Saving seeds and heritage plants. Membership-only options. Membership entitles free seeds and plant propagation. No social.
12. World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Campaigning and working for change in all areas of conservation, including marine, forests, species and climate change. No information on payroll giving, but there are plenty of donation options. They can be found on Facebook and Twitter.
13. TerraNature. Part of an international organisation which protects native habitats and wildlife. Difficult to join and donate (you need to print a webpage, fill out a form and post it. The internet does forms guys, and if this is your preferred method, a PDF is a better way to print a form). No information on regular giving at all. No social.
14. NZ Native Forest Restoration Trust. Acquires land and restores native forests to protect habitats and improve waterways. No social or information on payroll giving, but they do provide all the information you need to donate via payroll giving.
15. Shakespeare Open Sanctuary Society (SOSSI).  Involved in restoration, monitoring and pest control in the Shakespeare regional park. Membership and volunteer opportunities available. No information on payroll giving. Have Facebook.
16. Connected Media Charitable Trust. Promotes sustainability through media. Donations are only sought as one-offs through the website, and do not provide information for ongoing donations or payroll giving. There are no social media sites, which seems a little ironic considering what they do (they have an extensive film catalogue, but no YouTube account for trailers, for example).
17. Bushland Trust. Creating filtration zones around the Sweetwater lakes of Northland. Involved in planting and clean up projects. Seem to rely entirely on corporate and central/local government support. No information on donations at all, no social media channels.
18. Kea Conservation in New Zealand. Assisting in the conservation of the New Zealand Kea in it's natural environment. This is the only charity to provide information on payroll giving. They are on Facebook, but the link is hidden at the bottom of the homepage.
19. 350 Aotearoa. Working to reduce the amount of carbon in the atmosphere to a 'safe' level (defined as 350 parts per million by providing information, education, inspiration and practical tools. They use social media (you can find them on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube), and provide information on both one-off and ongoing donations, but once again, payroll giving is overlooked.
20. Environment and Conservation Organisation (ECO) of Aotearoa New Zealand. Umbrella organisation for over 60 national and international environment and conservation charities. They can be found on both Facebook and Twitter. They have a range of donation methods including automatic payment, but no payroll giving.

As I've been revisiting their websites, I've been extending the information I've got on each charity. I have now narrowed the list down to 5 charities which I would support via payroll giving. The next step is to contact the 4 charities who haven't said they support payroll giving and ask if they do. Needless to say, this is a step I could skip if the information was provided on the website.

It's also worth noting that every charity that has made it to this shortlist has social media channels. I'd like to see where my money is going. I want to be educated, and the best way to get that information to me is by putting it into my timeline and Twitter feed.

In Part 5, I'll relay the responses of the top 5 and hopefully end up telling you who I'll actually be supporting!