I've seen quite a few more people discussing making gifts in the last day or two. I have half of my SBD (at the time) away on Christmas Eve to help minnows and there are people like @bitrocker2020 who've used donations from the Steemit community to help an orphanage.

While it's great to see, it's important to do some due diligence. I was in Japan in 2011 after the earthquake/tsunami/nuclear disasters and saw people like the Japan Red Cross sit on $1 billion in donations for a year (my hypothesis is that they wanted to accrue the interest for themselves). I saw e-mails from people in other countries asking if the recipient in Japan would take a photo of themselves wearing the t-shirt with the logo of an organisation that purported to be a charity that was working in the disaster area and seeking further funding.

There is a role for those who have a high profile in the Steemit community to assist with vetting worthy recipients. Are there any people whom you can think of who are trustworthy enough for such a role?