Streamline Charities
Posted by: ToniW
15th Oct 2012 05:59pm
There are so many charities today, covering so many causes, I wonder whether funds are being wasted in duplication of services. ie Many charities setting up with own admin and infrastructure to provide their services, which cost so much, instead of supporting a charity whose admin is already estabilished.
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celiak
i agree they are and why is it my bank account they want. Even if i had enough money i would never give my account details and there is so much needless spending with some of these organisations. Give me the address of someone starving in africa and ill send them a cheque. its more money they they will ever get off thoes organisations who spend most of the money on staffing and idiots who like ot harass me when im just trying to pay my bills
Anonymous
Charities have administration fees, and for some charities these costs are were funds are credited. However there are great charities out there, and if the right approach and research is done, it is possible to find charities that the donations directly go towards the cause!
senorita
I do not trust these charities. You never know where your donations go and whether it's been fully donated in full for the amount you give or been taken half from what you donated
Anonymous
Hi, I personally support WSPA, RSPCA and lost dogs home as I feel the animals have no voice. I give to people with tins regularly but the other three are monthly direct debits.
mustang6000
I totally agree that charities with similar aims would greatly benefit by working together or merging. The savings in overheads is obvious, as well as the increased ability to increase the effectiveness of their donations and/or research efforts.
But, this probably wishful thinking as I believe that a lot of charities have other agendas linked to their charitable work.
simla
Yes maggie, so many agendas are a worry, and stop a lot of people from supporting causes.
If they were to amalgamate, may-be that would curb the "other agendas"?
Maggie
Sadly mustang6000 I think you are right. There is often someone behind the scenes with either a financial or political agenda that mars the whole concept.
Chicken
Yes when I consider donating to a new charity I study it's performance, percentage of funding going to beneficiaries vs admin etc.
Also I no longer give to Red Cross, as I forget the name of it but but when the cyclone hit New Orleans Red Cross supplied affected people with roast meals and all, a lot better than 3 world people ever get. Ok, there may be practical problems, but don't they deserve the best they can get too? Or is it a case of double standards?
simla
Hi PGS, yes charities should have a good hard look at themselves, they start out with good intentions, then grow so large and power-drunk, that their Good Name is at risk. This good name has taken a lot of hard work to achieve, work by the original founders, many of which will be turning in their graves at the antics of later generations. One that comes to mind is the RSPCA.
PGS
I agree with you on RC... What happened to all the money that was donated for but not used for the 2004 tsunami that affected Indonesia & Thailand. The houses still have not been finished, the money taken elsewhere.
RC's answer: You donated it to us, we can do what we want with it.
liz
I agree, there are too many small charities popping up and some are a bit dubious to say the least. It would be better to go under one umbrella of a larger organisation with the same goals and focus. People who are paid workers for these big ones like World Vision, Care etc need to remember they are not there for their own benefit but for the poor 2/3 of the world. When Tim Costello took over as head of World Vision he sold all the big cars the execs were using, cut the staff numbers, increased volunteers and ensured that 90% of all money donated went where it was supposed to go. And not into the pockets of the paid workers. I think everyone should volunteer with some sort of charity at least once a week, even the busiest person can find time to serve a meal or drive someone to an appointment etc etc.
simla
Hi liz, yes I agree, that some form of volunteering is possible for 99.9% of us. Even donating points when doing surveys is a way of doing your "bit" for humanity. Most of us, even the under paid and struggling can do their bit. It all adds up.