> A lot of people are willing to give, so long as they get to decide what is done with their funds. Of course, these same people have no idea what it actually t

> A lot of people are willing to give, so long as they get to decide what is done with their funds. Of course, these same people have no idea what it actually takes to run a charity; they have no idea what on-the-ground problems need to be solved day-to-day; they have absolutely zero understanding of the organizational supports needed to make any organization function. They're basically in the worst possible position to decide how best to use those funds. It's a reverse. All donors of charities that aren't casual dilettantes know that the charities are teats to suck on by the fabulous people running them. That's why such donors use "Restricted funds" https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/tools-resources/understanding-the-new-fasb-accounting-standards-overview https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/tools-resources/understa...