Tag Archives: charity
Embezzlement – the Dirty Secrets of Non-Profits
(aggregation) Notes from an investigative article in the Washington Post. Hundreds of millions of dollars worth of public donations and government grants are drained each year from US institutions by fraudsters working within the organizations. A culture of silence … Continue reading
Putting a Face to an Issue Improves Donations.
Researchers have long established two facts about the size of donations. First, the amount people are willing to give does not depend on the size of the problem, secondly they will give more to save a single, identifiable, victim than … Continue reading
Unintended Consequences of Charities for African Relief
1450 words I once had an application from an overseas aid fund cross my desk. A group of neighborhood people wanted to gather food, clothing, glasses, money and send it to a rural village in Senegal. It had come … Continue reading
Work as Punishment
A 3,650 word article in the New Statesman reflects on our rather unhealthy obsession with work at the expense of recreation. I wrote some notes on a few of the facts which struck me as being relevant to my cause: … Continue reading
No Charity for Old Men
1130 words I once spoke to a lady who wanted to establish a charity to care for abandoned elephants in Australia. She had two problems. First, all the elephants in Australia belong to zoos and circuses. Second, there are already … Continue reading
How the NFL Fleeces Taxpayers
I’ve been reading about how the owners of NFL teams lobby local governments to fund their stadiums at little or no cost to themselves. It’s no surprise to me, as I’ve plenty of experience of the non-profit sector. But if … Continue reading
Surrender Control to Achieve Your Purpose.
700 words. After talking on the phone for a couple of hours, my colleague turned to me with a satisfied smile and said “she finally got the message.” He had been considering her application to be accepted as a charity … Continue reading