This important minhag, which some still do with live chickens on Erev Yom Kippur, is commonly performed today by donating money to a worthy tzedakah. The Gedolei Hador shlita strongly encourage everyone to donate their kapparos money to Vaad Harabbanim, and give their warm blessings to whoever does:
To be blessed for a good and sweet year, to be written and sealed in the Book of life, blessing and peace and good parnassah, good decrees, salvations and consolations, health of the body and the soul, and satisfaction from all one’s offspring, and long
Send in your Kaparos now, and send along the specific names and prayer requests, too.
And have a good, gebentsched new year!!!