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It's annoying that the article doesn't talk about how effective the Center for Disaster Philanthropy is. Sure, the Red Cross has mismanaged stuff, but this new
by nickodell 9y ago
It's annoying that the article doesn't talk about how effective the Center for Disaster Philanthropy is.
Sure, the Red Cross has mismanaged stuff, but this new charity could be even worse. All the article tells us is that Facebook thinks highly of them.
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- mjevans 9y agoLet's do some research: Red Cross: Mostly OK, but... there are some occasional issues. https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=3277 https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summar... https://www.charitywatch.org/ratings-and-metrics/american-red-cross/360 https://www.charitywatch.org/ratings-and-metrics/american-re... http://www.npr.org/2016/06/16/482020436/senators-report-finds-fundamental-concerns-about-red-cross-finances http://www.npr.org/2016/06/16/482020436/senators-report-find... Meanwhile the Center for Disaster Philanthropy ... is smaller. https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=10788 https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summar... I actually can't quickly find any issues on them, though comparing the one common source they seem to have far better transparency, and lower internal overhead (I suspect more volunteers?).
- AndrewCHM 9y agoFor direct sources of the information Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/about-us/news-and-events/publications http://www.redcross.org/about-us/news-and-events/publication... CDP: http://disasterphilanthropy.org/who-we-are/financials-annual-reports/ http://disasterphilanthropy.org/who-we-are/financials-annual...
- ColonelBlimp 9y agoI might be wrong, but I haven't found any reference on the Center for Disaster Philanthropy website of their non-profit status (e.g. 501(c)(3) organization). So my question is: are they a charity?