Serious question: Who should I name in my will?

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12. Have you considered appointing an individual you respect and trust to give the money to causes based

on need and performance at the time you pass? You could set up a trust and a trustee with different amounts going to charities in certain groups based on how they perform. For example, 40% animal shelters, 30% environmental causes etc. etc. and they wouldn't necessarily have to give it out all at once. For example if there's a new shelter being set up they could give a small start-up amount, then if it performs well, they could give more the next year.

Also, have you asked the local shelter why they went to a kill shelter? Is it due to economic reasons? If so, would the decision be reversed if they raised more money? Some shelters kill only when an animal has a fatal disease and in a great deal of pain. Anything that can't be treated and puts the animal in great distress. We have one of those where I live but the decisions are made only when it's what's best for a suffering animal. Why let a dying animal suffer so you can claim no-kill?
Also, there are charities that rate and monitor charities. You can find out a great deal about charities and their performance.

Charity Navigator http://www.charitynavigator.org/
Charity Watch http://charitywatch.org/